Free Webinar from CHADD - DSM-5 & ADHD : New Diagnostic Guidelines - July 10th 3 - 4 PM

	Who:		Mary Solanto, PhD
	When:		Wednesday, July 10, 2013,  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern time)
	What:		DSM-5 & ADHD: New Diagnostic Guidelines

 

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is here! ‘So what?’- you say.  Well, as the saying goes, “the devil is in the details."

The DSM-5 is the latest edition of the manual doctors and mental health professionals use to diagnose mental health conditions like ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism and others. That means the guidelines for determining if you or someone you love has ADHD have changed!  That’s big news!

These are just a few examples of questions that the new DSM-5 changes may prompt:

• “I’m an adult with ADHD and have been struggling with it for years.  What do the new guidelines mean for an adult like me?
• “My child has Autism, and for years I was told he can’t be diagnosed with ADHD, too.  Now his therapist says he can have both. I’m confused.  Which one is it?
• “My child is 12 years old.  If she had ADHD, she would have been diagnosed by now, right?”

Psychologist, Mary Solanto will join us on July 10, 2013 to explain what the new ADHD guidelines mean for you and your family.   

Pre-registration is required for this free chat.

Please click above to pre-register for the chat. Follow the instructions on that page to participate. This is an online webinar with audio and video streaming. Dr. Solanto will give a brief presentation on the DSM and the new diagnostic criteria for ADHD and will then answer questions submitted by chat participants. 

 
About the Expert
Mary Solanto, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and director of the ADHD Center in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.  Dr. Solanto’s research on the cognitive and behavioral functioning of children with ADHD, the effects of psychostimulants, and characteristics of the subtypes of ADHD has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Happy FOURTH OF JULY!

 

Happy Fourth of July -----   Happy Independence Day!   Yes, this is the day we told Great Britain and its King ----- we declare independence!

Fireworks in Boston

Here are some interesting facts about the Fourth and some links to more facts and activities:

The Fourth of July was not declared a NATIONAL holiday until 1941.

The stars on the original American flag were in a circle so all those rebellious Colonies would appear equal.

The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men from 13 colonies.

The only one to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th was the first signature, John Hancock, it took another month to get the other signatures.

The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) estimates that more than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each Fourth of July.

Events that have occurred on the Fourth of July:
     Henry David Thoreau moved into his shack on Walden Pond (1845)
     Beach Boys' "I Get Around" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts (1964)
     Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (1966)
     Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on the Fourth.   
        Adams and Jefferson died on the same day within hours of each other in 1826.

The first official Fourth of July was held at the White House in 1801.

Approximately 150 million hot dogs are consumed on this day.

The number of Americans who will spend the holiday at other people's homes is approximately 45 million (this figure varies depending on which site you are looking at).

There are more than 30 towns nationwide that have the word "Liberty" in their names.

Check out these sites:

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence-Day.shtml

http://www.military.com/independence-day/fun-facts-about-the-fourth.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100704-fourth-of-july-google-doodle-facts-nation-july-4-fourth/

International Mud Day 2013!

Yes that is correct, International Mud Day is Saturday, June 29th!  Let's play in the mud! 

I know just what Moms around the world don't want to hear --- everyone should be joining in to squishing, sliding, rolling, splashing, sliding, making mud pies and more on Saturday!  This is International!

The World Forum Foundation's Nature Action Collaborative for Children offers a number of resources for planning on your play for Mud Day!  Lots of good stuff on their website, check it out. 

In addition, check out Jan White's colorful resource, Making a Mud Kitchen!

Happy Mud Day!

SUMMER!!!!

Yes, it SUMMER, and for some - early due to --- well here is the explanation taken from The Old Farmer's Almanac:

In 2013, the solstice falls on Friday, June 21 at 5:04 Universal time, which is 1:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time and 12:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time. 

But this year, the solstice happens on Thursday, June 20 for places in North America west of the Central Time Zone, occurring at 11:04 P.M Mountain Daylight Time and 10:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time.

The timing of the solstice depends on when the Sun reaches its farthest point north of the equator.

RIGHT, now on to other stuff - oh you know, summer activities, summer facts, those things ---  check out the sites below for some SUMMER fun ---- and ---- try not to think about the fact that from the beginning of SUMMER, we start to loosing some of the hard won SUNSHINE!!!!!!

Apple for the Teacher site: 
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/summer/about.html


Old Farmer's Almanac site:  http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-summer-summer-solstice







Activity Village:  http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/summer_activities.htm

Flag Day - June 14, 2013

Just a few facts:

On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14th.

On June 14, 1977, at a meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia John Adams spoke about the flag, "Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field representing a new constellation."

There have been 27 official versions of the flag so far; stars have been added to the flag as states have entered the Union. 

The current version of the flag dates to July 4, 1960 when Hawaii be came the 50th state.

6 American flags were planted on the moon by crews from Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

$301.5 million is the annual dollar value of shipments of fabricated flags, banners and similar emblems by the nation's manufactures.

95% of U.S. flags are manufactured in the United States.

For more information and for activities about Flag Day, visit these sites:

Flag Day Activities for Kids
Flag Day Lesson Plans and Activities
The National Flag Day Foundation
The American Flag and its Protocol
America's Story from America's Library
Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia

Webinar on Infant Hearing Loss

Family Centered Practice: What have virtual home visits taught us about coaching and family centered early intervention? June 5, 2013 12 noon EST

 

Don't miss this free webinar on infant hearing loss hosted by Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech and CREC-Soundbridge. Join us for an enriching seminar presented by early intervention experts Jan Gatty, Ed.D (Clarke Northampton), Barbara Hecht, Ph.D. (Clarke Boston), Elizabeth Cole, Ed.D (CREC-Soundbridge), and special guest Tracy Osbahr, MA, CCC-SLP (Office of Specialty Services, MA Department of Public Health). The talk will cover issues related to virtual intervention (tele-intervention) and family coaching. Certificates of participation will be available for those who attend the live event and remote captioning services will be available free of charge. Don't miss this great seminar - register now! More information is available at: http://clarkeschools.org/webinars