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2018 CHADD Regional ADHD Awareness Month FREE Resource Fair
October is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Month
With October as ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Awareness Month, the 2018 CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Resource Fair, “Building a System of Support” is Sat., Oct. 20 from 8 AM to 1 PM at BASIS Independent McLean in McLean, Va. at 8000 Jones Branch Drive. Entrance is free and open to the public. More information on ADHD, go to www.chadd.net.
The event will showcase more than 30 exhibitors with community resources to support those with ADHD. Keynote speaker, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., has practiced in the Washington, DC, area for more than 30 years, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. She is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD and has served on the national professional advisory boards of both CHADD and ADDA, the two major advocacy organizations for individuals with ADHD.
An expert panel will also be available to include: Judith Bass, CEP of Bass Educational Services, LLC; Robert Chase, Ph.D. of Chesapeake ADHD Center; J. Thomas Giroux, Ph.D. of Inova Kellar Center; and Carey Heller, Psy.D. of The Heller Psychology Group, LLC.
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Breakout sessions include: Joni Johnson, M.D. with Pediatric Partners for Attention and Learning, Inc. discussing ‘ADHD Reimagined: From Fear to Acceptance”; Rebecca Resnik, Psy.D. of Rebecca Resnik and Associates discussing “You and What Armey? Building Your Powerhouse ADHD Team”; and Rick Silver, M.D. of The THRIVE Center for ADHD discussing “The Struggling to Launch Young Adult: From Failure to Success.”
Event sponsors include Commonwealth Academy, The Ross Center, LearningRx, Inova Behavioral Health Services of Virginia, CHADD and Dominion Hospital--an HCA Virginia Health System.
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‘So many people suffer with ADHD or have children that suffer with ADHD—it affects school work and home life,” said Maureen Loftus, executive director of LearningRx Reston and Vienna and CHADD board member. “We’re honored to have such an excellent group of panelists available to support and provide resources to our CHADD event,” said Loftus.
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