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family CHADD of Nassau County - Providing support, education and resources in your community since September 1989.

2009-2010 Meeting Dates:
September 14
October 26
November 16
January 11
February 22
March 15
April 19
May 10

**June 13, 2010 - CHADD of Nassau County Family Fun Day** Click on the "MORE" tab above for further details.

SPECIAL OFFER IF YOU JOIN OR RENEW IN PERSON AT OUR FEBRUARY OR MARCH MEETING!! CHADD will provide 3 FREE months membership benefits, including one additional issue of Attention magazine at no additional cost. Membership must be submitted to the on-site volunteer in order to be eligible for this offer. Promotion ends March 31, 2010.

Please bookmark our Web site and set up a reminder on your calendar to check back with us regularly for our upcoming list of meeting topics and speakers.

PARENT-TO-PARENT Family Training Classes on AD/HD are scheduled to begin in Nassau County on April 13, 2010. Have you been searching for a reliable source of information about AD/HD and how to manage the issues realted to this disorder? The ability of parents to help their children navigate the hardships associated with AD/HD is STRONGLY linked to the parents understanding of AD/HD. Parent-to-Parent Family Training on AD/HD allows family members to become experts in the management of your child's AD/HD. This is a multi-session, interactive and educational program for parents of children and adolescents with AD/HD. Click on the "MORE" tab above for further information.

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CHADD offers these additional avenues of support that may be helpful to you.

*The National Resource Center on AD/HD- www.help4adhd.org

* CHADD's Online Community: The message boards provide a virtual online community for persons with AD/HD, parents/guardians. Our message boards are available to thousands of members from around the United States and is available 24 hours a day. The online community is a secure place to share with others and you can post messages anonymously if you wish.

* Call 800-233-4050 or visit www.chadd.org to learn more about CHADD's programs and member benefits available to you all year long.

View our entire meeting schedule with dates, times and locations and a list of other events happening in the area.

**If you are not a CHADD member, or are new to CHADD, please register your contact information with CHADD so that we can contact you about local activities. Your privacy is protected and will not be used for any other purpose except to contact you about CHADD programs and activities. You can also contact us directly at nassau-county@chadd.net.

Look for upcoming information about CHADD OF NASSAU COUNTY's second annual Family Fun Day.

Additional programs available to you and a list of ways to support our chapter!
Find out more about programs that will support you and our chapter

About Us: CHADD of Nassau County, PO Box 548, Levittown, NY 11756

(516) 932-0903 - voicemail ONLY - we are unable to return phone calls. Please use email to communicate with us.
email: nassau-county@chadd.net

CHADD of Nassau County holds a meeting once a month to help our community better understand and cope with the wide scope of problems dealing with AD/HD.

The first hour is dedicated to support. Attendees meet with one of our professionals. The parenting groups are divided based on age of the child. This gives parents a chance to learn and share with other parents having similar problems. The professionals provide advice and coping skills. There is also an adult support group where adults share common problems and get ideas how to maintain a productive life while coping with this disorder.

The second half of the meeting is dedicated to education. Professionals facilitate seminars on various topics discussing what AD/HD is, how to recognize it, and methods to help live productively, and cope with family and social relationships. There are two separate educational forums: one dealing with parenting and the other targeting adult AD/HD.

All CHADD of Nassau County meetings are held at:

The East Meadow Jewish Center

1400 Prospect Ave.

East Meadow, NY 11554

Directions:

From Southern State Parkway:

Take the MEADOWBROOK RD exit- EXIT 23. Turn RIGHT onto MEADOWBROOK RD. 0.4 miles Turn LEFT onto MERRICK AVE. 0.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto PROSPECT AVE. 0.2 miles. End at 1400 Prospect Ave.

From Northern State and Long Island Expressway: Take Meadowbrook Parkway South to Hempstead Tpke. East. At first light, turn right onto Merrick Ave. Go approximately 2 miles. Make a slight left onto Bellmore Ave. Turn left onto Prospect Ave. 0.1 mile on your right.

Meeting Times:

Support Meeting: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Educational Forum: 8:30 PM to 10 PM

**2009- 2010 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS**

CO-COORDINATORS: Vicki Rogers and Kathleen Post

VICE PRESIDENT / EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR: Sharron Rossi

TREASURER: Judi Russin

SECRETARY: *VACANCY (Please contact us ASAP if you can help us out.)*

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: David Russin

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: David Russin

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS: Thomas Rogers, Edward Rossi, Anne Salvatore, Heidi Zuckerman

*We are always looking for new people to volunteer some time to help us run the chapter. As you can see, we are a small group with overlapping responsibilities. Join us at one of our meetings to get to know us. Any amount of help would be appreciated. We need help to be able to help you.
Additional programs available to you and a list of ways to support our chapter!

Find out more about programs that will support you and our chapter

CHADD OF NASSAU COUNTY CLINICAL BOARD

Steven Aletkin, PhD, PhD, MS

Alissa Barosin, PhD

Nancy Koff, MS, LMFT

Rod Marden, PhD

Sharron Rossi, LMSW (Parent-To-Parent Trainer)

CHADD OF NASSAU COUNTY PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Andrew Adesman, MD

Cathy L. Budman, MD

F. Greg Coffey, PhD

Alan V. Dustman, PhD

Donna Geffner, PhD, CCC-SP/A

Marc W. Reitman, MD

Shahal Rozenblatt, PhD

James B. Snyder, MD

Mary V. Solanto, PhD

Cathi Zillmann, NPP, CPNP
CHADD does not endorse or represent products, services, publication, medications or treatments. Meetings are free and open to the public, although membership with CHADD is strongly encouraged, since your local group will receive a portion of your dues to continue supporting your community.

Volunteer Opportunities:

PLEASE VOLUNTEER. YOUR ORGANIZATION NEEDS YOU NOW!

We are proud to be one of the longest standing affiliates in New York. Our local Nassau County chapter was founded in 1989 in order to support and educate the families in our community who were experiencing frustration and a sense of isolation when dealing with issues concerning AD/HD. At that time there were few places one could go for support or information. Many clinicians and educators knew little about AD/HD and our children were often incorrectly labeled as "behavior problems," "unmotivated," or "not intelligent enough."

Much has changed in these last 20 years, as CHADD has grown and advocated on your behalf. We are a grass-roots volunteer organization charged with effecting change in our community through collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and support. Today, AD/HD is recognized as a legitimate neurobiological syndrome. Children with AD/HD are eligible for special education services or classroom modifications when needed and adults with AD/HD may be eligible for accommodations in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Internet has opened up unparalleled opportunities to accumulate information on AD/HD and related conditions. However, nothing compares to the face-to-face, member-to-member experience that our support groups can offer.

Our Executive and Clinical Boards are composed of a small group of dedicated volunteers from around Nassau County who play an integral part in the chapter's success by providing support, education and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals. We all have busy lives affected in some way by AD/HD, however, we have managed to maintain the passion and commitment of our founders. When we joined CHADD we became part of something bigger than ourselves. We offer you all this, and in return we ask you to join with us and become involved to continue this effort. We are always in need of volunteers and we need your participation. Effecting change in our community begins and ends with collaborative leadership. Without your help, change for AD/HD children, parents and adults in our community will not happen. With your involvement we can continue to change the way AD/HD children and adults are treated in our schools, workplaces and throughout our state.

There are many volunteer opportunities available. Just contact us and express your interest. You can play an important part in helping us continue to accomplish our mission. Become a part of our social movement – Join with us today!

CHADD of Nassau County Executive Board

This information was last updated on: 02/05/2010