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Strategies for Parents of Kids with ADHD [presentation]
Parenting a child with ADHD has its challenges. There are strategies that you can learn and use that can make a big difference for your child. In this parent education class, learn more about how you can support your child Read more >>
Five Ways to Help Children with ADHD Develop Their Strengths
Dr. Sharon Saline, author of What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew, is a psychotherapist who works with children diagnosed with ADHD and their families. She argues that an informed empathy for ADHD children — for what they experience on Read more >>
Teaching Middle School Students with ADHD [presentation]
Do you have students in your middle school classes that call out, seem inattentive or disruptively interrupt the class? This workshop for educators presented by CHC’s Chris Harris, MEd will help you understand the similarities and differences between ADHD and Read more >>
What I Wish the World Knew About My Child’s ADHD
ADDitude magazine asked readers to share what they most wish the neurotypical world would understand and respect about attention deficit disorder. Read more >>
ADHD, Anxiety or Both? [presentation]
Glen Elliott, PhD, MD, psychiatrist and former Medical Director at CHC, and Chris Harris, MEd, Chief Education Officer, discuss how behaviors associated with ADHD and anxiety may both occur in the same individual but also can mimic each other, leading Read more >>
American Psychiatric Association [web resource]
The American Psychiatric Association is primarily a professional organization of psychiatrists working together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental illness, including substance use disorders. As a service to the community, the American Psychiatric Association Read more >>
Getting on an IEP [presentation]
An IEP, or Individualized Education Plan must be in place for a student to receive special education services. Chris Harris, the Director of CHC’s Esther B. Clark School, explains what an IEP is, the eligibility requirements for an IEP, and Read more >>
ADHD at Home and at School [presentation]
In this presentation, Chris Harris, the Director of CHC’s Esther B. Clark School, explains the primary types and the hallmark symptoms of ADHD and how they are manifested in home and school settings. Learn the most effective practices for in-school Read more >>
Twice-Exceptionality (2e): What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter? [presentation]
CHC’s Vivien Keil, Ph.D., and Ann Smith, Executive Director of Gifted Support Center, define what it means to be twice exceptional — that is, both gifted and challenged by a learning difference. The presenters also discuss the mental health needs of Read more >>
In this presentation from the Palo Alto Unified School District’s Family Leadership Summit, CHC’s Lisa Parnello builds a basic understanding of dyslexia: what it is, how it presents, and the type of instruction that benefits students with language-based learning differences. Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
