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Date:  June 14th, 2010

Time:  5:55 PM - 7:15 PM

Address:  65 East 89th Street, , Manhattan - St Thomas More Offices

For: Adults, Parents, Caregivers, School and Mental Health Professionals

Meetings are free to members and $5.00 to those who can afford it.

Speaker/Topic:  CHADD NYC June Meeting

The twice exceptional individual – intellectually gifted, with ADHD – continues to be an enigma, even within the field of ADHD.  Because they successfully compensate for their hidden difficulties – at great emotional cost – their issues rarely come to the fore.  These children have come to internalize a self-image revolving around astounding potential confounded by an in ability to realize it.  That undermining discrepancy is psychically devastating for a teen to understand, accept or own.  The conflictual sense of self inherent in this discrepancy is creates an intensity of shame specific to the twice-exceptional individual; indeed, they are unable to accept responsibility for perceived failures they cannot comprehend.  In addition, significant delays in emotional growth thwart development of the ability for introspection necessary to accurately interpret or report their inner experience.
This demoralizing conundrum gradually manifests in their distorted assumption that everyone holds them responsible for that discrepancy, and that they disappoint others even more than they disappoint themselves.  To deny being the perpetrators of their own despair, they defend themselves by forcing their words into the mouths of others.  Unfortunately, projecting their self-loathing does not free them from self-condemnation.  The alleged crime of their families and other members of the support network is reflecting back the teen’s distorted recriminations. Nonetheless, these feelings result in strained resentments and isolation fueled by misunderstanding.

The above sheds some light as to why we are rarely permitted a glimpse into the emotional experiences that haunt these children.  However, I myself am a twice-exceptional 26-year-old young man with a unique vantage point.  As a result of having a parent in the field, I received the benefits of every early intervention, as well as a relatively sophisticated understanding of the literature.  In addition, I have worked in a psychiatric hospital, bearing witness to children and teens struggling with crippling shame.  Having lived it, learned it and observed it, I am finally able to articulate the academic complexities of this dilemma while embracing the emotionally wrenching truth.
Do I want to expose my own incredibly painful journey in order to illuminate the hidden dangers to psyche and soul, so that others may benefit from my experience?
Awkwardly enough, yes.

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(Our meetings are not meant to diagnose or treat any illness or disorder.  Consult your medical, legal, or financial professionals for assistance.)

TRANSPORTATION to 65 East 89th Street

We have been furnished with a listing of garages near our meeting location (65 East 89th Street).  If you would like transit information, go to: www.hopstop.com  or www.promospot.com

 Name Address ZIP  PhoneHourly rate 
 Knickerbocker Garage Corporation  1601 3rd Ave  10128 (212) 722-97588.45
 200 East 90th Street Garage Corporation 200 E 90th St  10128  (212) 722-95838.45
 92nd Street Garage Corporation   1641 3rd Ave  10128 (212) 860-96578.45
 Croyden Garage Inc   12 E 86th St 10028 (212) 650-17399.28
   
Imperial Parking: The Carnegie GarageLt  200 E 94th St 10128 (212) 987-4189  9.29
Icon Parking: Gallant Parking LLC182 E 95th St 10128(212) 289-97609.29
 Majestic Car Park, LLC 1199 Park Ave 10128(212)534-961612.67
 Icon Parking: Royal 89 Parking LLC200 E 89th St10128(646) 672-008013.52 
 Icon Parking: Swift Parking LLC160 E 88th St 10128 (212) 534-9106 18.59
    
 
Imperial Parking: Millennium Garage Corp 35 E 85th St    10028 (212) 737-1932 20.27  
 Sylvan Madison Garage Corp. 66 E 90th St   10128   (212)987-359121.12 
 Impark 89, LLC 40 E 89th St  10128 (212) 987-085521.12  
 Rapid Park Industries 55 E 87th St   10128  (212) 831-4818 21.12  
 GMC Parking: Park Regis Garage 50 E 89th St  10128  (646) 213-0842 21.12
GMC Parking: 1065 Garage   1065 Park Ave  10128 (646) 213-0842   21.12   
 1050 Garage Corp   1050 5th Ave 10128 (212) 289-9761  
GGMC Parking LLC -Corporate Office   230 E 92nd St 10128  
 Icon Parking: 1056 5th Ave Park LLC 1056 5th Ave    
     

If you have any negative comments on any of these garages or rate corrections, please let us know.
 
Transit Information:
http://hopstop.com
http://primospot.com/
 
All meetings (excluding the October 1st meetin) are free to members, $5.00 to those who can afford it.

LOCATION:  Thomas More Offices, 65 East 89th Street - Manhattan
TIME: 5:55pm promptly. Doors will open at 5:35.
FEE:   FREE to CHADD of New York City members; a $5 donation is requested of others.
Reservations are not required. Children are NOT invited.

Contact us:  CHADD OF NEW YORK CITY - PO Box 133 - New York, NY 10024-0133
212-721-0007  - INFOLINE

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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This information was last updated on: 05/13/2010

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