Welcome To LEAN
Listen, Educate and Nurture
This ADD/ADHD support group in Columbus, GA, is for parents, educators and other concerned adults who interact with children affected by attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity. LEAN (Listen, Educate and Nurture) was started by two friends, who by chance found strength in leaning on each other. Together we push through the mental, physical and emotional challenges of raising children affected with these symptoms. We don’t have all the answers. We do have empathy, encouragement and information for others faced with the same dilemma. Join us as we encourage one another.
Support Group Meetings
Friday, March 28, 2008, 6:30-8:00 PM: Jeffrey Conklin, Ph.D., will discuss the effects of medication as well as discipline and issues of consistent parenting.
location: Our House on Veteran’s Pkwy.
Friday, May 2, 2008, 6:30-8:00 PM: Interactive Metronome therapy is an alternative/addition to medications.
location: Our House on Veteran’s Pkwy.
***Break for summer. Please email me if you have suggestions for future meeting topics. Also, we will need a new meeting place starting fall, 2008.
Recommended Reading
Authoritative Guide from the Academy of Pediatrics
Different Minds: Gifted Children with ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, other Learning Deficits by Deidre V. LoveckySolving the Relationship Puzzle by Steven E. Gutstein
Other Possible Topics
- social skills
- working with schools
- neuropsychological perspective
Facts About ADD/ADHD
- No one knows what causes ADHD
- ADD/ADHD is not due to poor parenting or lack of discipline
- 3-10 % of children have ADHD
- Only 3 million children are diagnosed
- Americans spend 1 billion dollars a year on ADHD medications
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