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RED RIVER VALLEY SATELLITE OF CHADD
Your Award Winning Local Connection and Resource to
Solutions, Information, and Success for ADHD.
Announcing our Upcoming Monthly Meeting for 2024-2025
ADHD: Caregiver & Parental Burnout
- featuring speaker Jessica Clairmont, RN, MS
DATE: Monday, October 21st
Time: 7:00 to 8:15 PM
Presented Virtually, Live on Zoom
Registration is Required. To register, copy and paste the following link into your browser:
https://cord.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceqoqjgqH9cFiafA1JDYmJulhj0_K_Hj
Once registered you will recieve the meeting zoom link to attend.
Hope to see you there!
See Our 2024-2025 Monthly Programming Schedule!
Monday, Oct. 21- Topic: Parental & Caregiver Burnout
Register in advance for this meeting using the following link:
https://cord.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceqoqjgqH9cFiafA1JDYmJulhj0_K_Hj
Monday, Nov. 18 - Topic: Behavior Management with ADHD
Register in advance for this meeting using the following link:
https://cord.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrcu6vqD8jG9GQzPZpXs7ggmHrc7B9E9_3
Monday, Dec. 16- Topic: The Impact of ADHD on Siblings
Register in advance for this meeting using the following link:
https://cord.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYofuCrrjwuGNYX3B7t-KRtOjQuTs1_U78c
Note: Dates/Topics Subject to Change
Further details about each monthly meeting is available under the "Events Tab".
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*Upcoming topics:
Dec. 16, 2024: The Impact of ADHD on Siblings
Nov. 18, 2024: Behavioral Managment of ADHD
Oct. 21, 2024: Parental/Caregiver Burnout and ADHD
Sept. 16, 2024: Back to School with ADHD
Summer Series on ADHD- 08/05, 08/12, 08/19 (Mondays)
7:00 to 8:30 PM - Presented Virtually Live Via Zoom
Pre-registration required - see links at top of page.
Hope you will join us!
As always, don't forget to check out the amazing resources on the National Website: www.chadd.org
Continue to watch your email, the RRV Facebook Page and Local RRV Website for updates and announcements.
Facebook page: CHADD Red River Valley
Website: www.chadd.net/chapter/336
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
-Winston Churchill
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Current Local online Resources for ADHD:
RRV CHADD Coordinator - Dr. Jane Indergaard- is the creator and author of several online learning modules for ADHD, offered through the Concordia College Graduate & Continuing Studies series.
These modules are available for a small cost, through the link below. Folks who complete these learning modules are granted CEU credit. They include the following topics:
- ADHD and the Reproductive Hormones (1.5 CEU)
- Understanding & Managing the Impact of ADHD on Siblings in a Household (1.5 CEU)
- The 4-Part Series on ADHD: A comprehensive, evidence-based primer for: (everyone!) - parents, caregivers, educators, coaches, clinicians, and providers who work or live with someone with ADHD. (Soon to be posted)
PART I: Ten Things Everyone Needs to Know About ADHD
PART II: What Everyone Needs to Know about Executive Function and the Lived Experience of ADHD
PART III: What Everyone Needs to Know about ADHD Treatment & Management
PART IV: Essential Skills, Strategies & Support for Living with ADHD
To access these online learning opportunities use the following link:
https://concordiacontinuingstudies.com/professional-development/sw-healthcare-professionals/
Previous Events of 2024-2025:
Monday Sept. 16th- Opening Meeting- Topic: Back to School With ADHD- with specialist Judy Bandy
July/August 2024: Three-Part Summer Series on ADHD
Events of 2023-2024:
May:
05/20 - Brynna Grimestad, MS CCC-SLP, CBIS, ADHD-RSP - Topic: Adulting and ADHD
April:
04/27- MIdwest Regional Conference on ADHD - Des Moines, IA
04/15- Dr. Ruth Hughes, Clinical Psychologist- Topic: Successfully Launching Your Yound Adult with ADHD
March:
03/18 - ADHD in Children (Preschool through Adolescence)
February:
02/19- Everything You Need to Know About ADHD and CHADD
January:
01/25 & 26 - Southeast Regional Conference on ADHD- THe University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Events in 2022-2023:
May 8th MeetingTopic: Emotional Regulation and Taming the Hot ADHD Brain
Saturday, April 29, 2023. We participated in Fargo-Moorhead's celebration of Neurodiversity! Anything But Typical
April 15th, 2023: Midwest Regional Conference on ADHD: Living Well with ADHD - all invited - Johnston Iowa
April 10th Meeting Topic: To Sleep or Not to Sleep - the Big Question in ADHD
March 13th Meeting Topic: Effective Behavior Managment Strategies for ADHD
February 13th Meeting Topic: Unlocking the Secrets to Motivation in ADHD
January 9th Meeting Topic: 10 Tips for Organizing and Structuring the Life of a Child or Adult with ADHD
December 9th Meeting Topic: ADHD and Executive Function - Now What? Strategies, Supports & Services
November 17-20th: Annual International Conference on ADHD- Dallas, Tx -Strenght in Connection- all invited
November 14th Meeting Topic: ADHD and Executive Function- What Gives?
ADHD Summit October 17-21 - online event - available to all RRV CHADD Members
October 14th: Tourette's Association of America Webinar: Impact of ADHD and TS on Siblings
October 10th Meeting Topic: A Community Conversation: This Thing We Call ADHD
ADHD Palooza July 28-30th - online event - available to all RRV CHADD Members
Also -see our Facebook Page: CHADD Red River Valley Satellite
Red River Valley CHADD
Your partner in ADHD Education and Support
To stay current on upcoming events and programs, please see this webpage or our Facebook page. For questions, requests and inquiries email us at redrivervalley@chadd.org
Contact Information
Contact: Jane Indergaard
Address:
www.chadd.net/chapter/336
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701 367-5108
Email: redrivervalley@chadd.org
Contact Information
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Local Volunteer Opportunities
Marketing and ListServe Manager: A volunteer who is good at editing/word processing and moderating email lists that will assist with updating our advertisements and expanding our marketing outreach through email list-serve and other avenues.
CHADD AFFILIATE: Red River Valley Chapter of CHADD
Contact: Jane Indergaard; Email: redrivervalley@chadd.org; Phone: 701 367-5108
CHADD NATIONAL
CHADD Local Groups Need Your Support
CHADD has local groups throughout the United States. Each group offers programming or information specific to their geographic area. Local CHADD groups offer assistance for parents, children, young adults, adults and other stakeholders (psychologists, teachers, doctors, etc.). CHADD groups also provide advocacy, support, networking and information to those affected by ADHD in their communities.
Ways you can support these efforts are as follows:
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Donate to this effort
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Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for support groups
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Contact your school district to host and support newly forming or current groups
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Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your area to support this effort
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please visit our web site at https://CHADD..org or contact the CHADD National office at (301) 306-7070.
