Caron "Unsung Hero" Award
Caron Treatment Centers honors Candace Sahm Kopit with
their "Unsung Hero" Award.
According to Caron, the "Unsung Hero" Award recognizes individuals who
work at the grassroots level and fight the daily battles, on the front
line, in the war against drugs. These individuals give unselfishly of
their time, energy and talents.
Candace Kopit
In early 2005,
Candace became part of Caron's Washington, DC Fellowship and Charter
Group. She is committed to this group and volunteers at every event
held in the area. She also plays a major role in fundraising efforts
for Caron's Capital Region Scholarship Fund, which provides financial
aids to people who otherwise could not afford treatment at Caron.
Whether she is asked to help, Candace is always more than willing to
suit up and show up.
The Disorganized Mind
book signing
Candace
Sahm , founder of PLE and
AD/HD Coaching for Life, goes to Boston to accompany Nancy Ratey (left) and other AD/HD Coaches for the signing of
The Disorganized Mind. This is an amazing book
written by Nancy Ratey
. Nancy's husband, Dr. John Ratey, is a distinguished professional in the psychiatry field. His critically acclaimed book, Spark, explores the connection between exercise and the brain.
Spectrum
AD/HD in Children and Adults:
Early Intervention, Diagnosis, and Treatment, and Where to
Find Support
Tom
Grooms hosts our segment with Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst and Dr. Bill d'Alelio, followed by a segment with Dr. Phil
Pearl, Chief of General Neurology Children's National Medical
Center and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology GWU
with, Dr. Jorge Rodriguez Clinical Neuro-Psychologist also at Children's Hospital and in
private practice.
CHADD Conference Highlights
PLE Director Candace Sahm attended the annual CHADD Conference in Arlington in November,
featuring the “All Stars” of the ADHD professional community. Candace
reports that she was delighted to meet and exchange ideas with many
fascinating researchers, writers, and educators.
Have you ever wished you could get inside
your child’s head? Dr. Jay
Giedd (right) has done exactly that with 1,800
children at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD. By
taking an MRI snapshot of his subjects’ normal brains every two years,
Dr. Giedd is creating a huge control group for scientists who are
studying the human brain. Giedd currently serves as Chief of Brain
Imaging in the child psychiatry branch at NIMH. Candace and Dr. Giedd
discussed the possibility of his presenting at one of PLE’s educational
workshops for parents!
Anne Teeter Ellison, Ed.D., President of
CHADD, co-edited the CHADD Educator's Manual on Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An In-depth Look from an Educational
Perspective. She has published and/or presented many papers, articles
and books in the area of AD/HD and currently serves as Professor of
Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
Chris Dendy’s first book, Teenagers with ADD
(TWA), sold over 75,000 copies. Since then, this mother of three
children with ADHD has published a companion guide to TWA packed with
strategies for ensuring school success called Teaching Teenagers with
ADD and ADHD. Her latest book, A Bird's-Eye View of Life with ADD and
ADHD, is an excellent survival guide for teens, preteens, and young
adults by other teenagers. Dendy serves as a national mental health
consultant on children’s issues.
Dr.
Sam Goldstein, clinical
neuropsychologist, Chairman of the National Professional Advisory Board
for CHADD, Senior Editor of the Journal of Attention Disorders,
speaker, and author of numerous books, including the outstanding
Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in
your Child.
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