Adult ADD Strengths

They keep on coming, must be a demand for them. ADDClasses is offering 3 free ADHD Teleclasses in October and 3 free Audio classes too.

Here’s their 3 free ADD teleclasses in October

1. How to Thrive in a Marriage with ADHD Instructor: Melissa Orlov Date: Tuesday October 16, 2007 Time: 9:00 pm Eastern
2. Coach Yourself to Success Instructor: Nancy Ratey Date: Wednesday October 17, 2007, Time: 3:00 pm Eastern
3. Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction Instructor: Geri Markel, Ph.D Date: Tuesday October 23, 2007

Here’s 3 more free ADD audio classes ie (pre recorded classes) from ADDClasses.com . during the week of October 1, 2007:

Seattle based ADD Resources is offering 4 free ADHD Teleclasses in October. They’re free but registration is required. If you’ve never been on a teleclass please read these tips on teleclass etiquette. I was on one teleclass recently when some clueless person started vacuming while on speakerphone! Here’s what they have:

1. Unwrapping the Gift of the ADD Mind Edward Hallowell, M.D. Tues Oct 2, 6 pm PST (30 min)
2. ADD and Addictions Lyn Purpura Tues Oct 9, 5:30 pm PST
3. ADD and School: Keys to Success Brenda Nicholson Wed, Oct 17, 5 pm PST, (90 min)
4. Procrastination: Stop It Before It Stops You! Rhonda Pawlan Thu Oct 25, 6 pm PST

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Karin Klein an LA Times editorial staff writer wrote an editorial in the August 20th, 2007 issue entitled “Pens, Pencils and Meds”, which I thought just piled more unneeded stigma on people with ADHD. It unfortunately got picked up by many other newspapers, websites and blogs, further spreading the stigma and ignorance. I recently got an email from her saying she was on the Pulliam Fellowship, so she can work full time on an in-depth project in ADD and asked me to help her find mothers with ADD to interview. Being the curious type, I googled her and found this editorial Karin Klein wrote last August. I wrote back saying I declined and citing her article and made a few point about the stigma against ADDers it created, and that I didn’t want to help her create more stigma against ADDers.

ADDA the US based Adult ADD Association used to have an annual conference on Adult ADHD. This year they’re doing regional one day conferences instead. Which is probably a good idea, a large part of the cost of going to a conference is just getting there and accommodations. So they’re making it easier to adults with ADD to attend.

Here’s the places and dates for the conferences:

Providence, RI - September 29, 2007
San Francisco – October 6, 2007
Atlanta, GA 30326 – October 20, 2007
Chicago, IL November 3, 2007

Here’s some links to some of the content that will be mentioned in my discussion on Attention Surplus Condition in Technology at Barcamp Saskatoon Saturday September 29th.

Adult ADHD Screener Test

Top Ten Advantages of Having ADD in a High Tech Career

ADHD Treatment - Technology - Online, desktop and external clock and reminder for those of us whose internal clocks don’t work so well.

Succeeding with ADHD in the Workplace

Here’s a few other links relating to ADHD at work

ADD at work articles

ADDA’s ADHD at work section

ADHD on the Job

Possible places to call for ADHD Diagnosis in Saskatchewan. Or where to get suggestions on where to look.

There’s going to be 2 free public talks on Adult ADHD October 3rd and 4th on the North Shore. The topic is Adult ADHD: Putting the Pieces Together. They’ll be given by the people at the North Shore Adult ADHD clinic. Namely:

• Lawrence Sheppard MA, RCC Registered Clinical Counsellor
• Dr. Stephen Holliday PhD Psychologist
• Dr. Anthony Ocana MD CCFP ASAM Family Physician with a special interest in Mental Health and Addiction

One will be in West Vancouver at the Kay Meek Centre 1700 Mathers Ave. (604) 981-1175 Thursday October 4th, 2007 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Good news to Adults with ADHD in the lower mainland. There is a clinic that focuses on adults with ADHD that recently opened up in the Vancouver area. It’s called the North Shore Adult ADHD Clinic. They’re  located within Continuum Medical Clinic at # 201 - 520 17th St, West Vancouver, BC. It’s a private run clinic, but some services are covered under MSP and some you have to pay for out of pocket. ADHD Diagnosis will be covered under MSP. It will be focused on adults with adhd who live in North Vancouver and West Vancouver but will be open to those who live in other cities as well.

After doing a presentation at Barcamp Vancouver on Attention Surplus Condition in Technology that seemed to go over well, I was asked to do a presentation on the same topic at Barcamp Saskatoon by Ginger Koolick, one of the organizers and who is also the Manager of Media Development for Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP) at the University of Saskatchewan.

I’ll be doing it Saturday September 29th at 3.15 Saskatoon time. It will be an interactive one and questions are welcome. If you’re not sure what are Barcamp is check this out.

I recently got a isight camera and we’ll be doing the presentation virtually through ichat. Seems like a lot of interesting topics for techies, here’s the topics page.