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Video ADHD Seminar for Parents and Children

Dr. C — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:10:41 +0000

I am looking forward to my first video ADHD seminar.

You can learn about ADHD without even having to leave your own home. This seminar is specially designed for parents who have just found out that their child has ADHD. I will discuss how ADHD is diagnosed, the causes of ADHD, and parents’ responses to learning that their child has been diagnosed. Frequently parents don’t feel that they have the opportunity to ask questions when they visit the doctor. After all, doctors are busy and often don’t appear to have much time to spend with the parents.

If you are anything like me, I always remember my best questions after I leave the doctor’s office. Please email me your questions when you think of them. When you sign up for my email newsletter, you can reply to them and I will get your emails. The questions will either be answered live, or, for those questions I am unable to answer during the seminar, I will email the questions and answers to everybody who attends. There will also be a comprehensive discussion guide and a chance for you to win a free magic trick grab-bag for your child. The Puppet Dr. C., Mr. Splinter, and Mrs. Splinter (Elwood’s parents) will all participate. I hope that you will be able to attend my first video teleconference. I guarantee that my seminar will be a unique, enjoyable way to learn about ADHD.

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You’ll receive the video of the seminar, along with a number of of goodies and surprises (worth over $47.00, including several magic tricks you can learn with and teach your child), among other things. Plus, you’ll receive a FREE 30 day trial to Dr. C & Elwood’s ADHD Club! After your trial, you’ll pay just $17 a month to continue to get members’ only access to seminars like this one, brand new videos you won’t see anywhere else, special mailings, and much much more. We may even do a special video on your particular question, so send them in! You can cancel at any time, AND the gifts are yours to keep, no matter what. So go ahead and pre-order now, or get your copy if you missed the seminar. Thanks!

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ADHD, Puppets and Play Therapy

Dr. C — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:35:53 +0000

A few years ago I conducted a work shop on unique play therapy, a technique I developed to help me work more effectively with children and families. Unique play therapy uses unusual toys, magic, balloons, and puppets to help educate and treat children. Next month I will be at ChADD in Anaheim. I will be demonstrating some of these techniques at my booth. I will also be using unique play therapy when I begin on line social skills training. By incorporating these techniques, I am able to make the treatment more fun and interesting. This encourages more participation by the child and increases the chance that (s)he will remember the main points.

I use unique techniques on my ADHD videos too. Puppets are a particularly strong technique since they are communication toys. I first started using my puppets this way when I was working at a residential hospital for profoundly and severely retarded people. It has always amazed me how much more attention the patients paid to the puppet than to me.

Now, I would like to claim that I was the first one to work this way, but that would not be true. As a child I used to watch The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show. Winchell also used puppets to teach children lessons. Next I watched Shari Lewis and Lambchop. I actually spent some time with Lambchop last year in Japan. We shouldn’t forget Mr. Rogers and especially can’t forget the Muppets on Sesame Street.
Please stop by my booth in Anaheim next month and meet some of the puppets.

For more information on the videos and the adhd club, go to www.adhd1.net/at-last-the-truth-about-adhd

ChADD Conference, ADHD Seminars, and Remembering 9/11

Dr. C — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:33:40 +0000

This weekend Elwood and I led a workshop on social skills training for ChADD in Tucson. About 40 people attended, including 17 children. My goal was to present in such a fashion that it was attractive to the children as well as to the adults. I began with a vignette with Elwood in which we discussed the importance of communication, cooperation, kindness, and conflict resolution. After that Elwood shrunk my head. I am going to try to put the head shrinking up on my page. Everybody seemed to enjoy our presentation.

I have been thinking a great deal about how to conduct attractive and productive video seminars. I think that I will alternate between sessions for the parents and special entertaining therapeutic shows for the children. I will let you know when more information is available.

My thoughts have turned to 9/11. Currently I work at Fort Huachuca, an Army post in Southeastern Arizona. Not only am I remembering 9/11 but also quite aware of the impact the attack has had on young soldiers. I sincerely hope that peace will be with us in the near future.

ADHD, School, Homework, and ChADD

Elwood — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:04:06 +0000

I haven’t written in my blog for a long time. That is because I have been working on my homework. Mom and dad were able to get the amount of work reduced because of my ADHD. I now have a lot less but it still takes me about as much time as the other kids spend on their work. I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to do any homework, but it didn’t work out that way.
This weekend I went with Dr. C to tell kids about social skills at a ChADD meeting in Tucson. Guess what? Dr. C made a big mistake. He thought that we had to be at the workshop on Saturday, and so we went to Tucson. Turns out that the workshop was on Sunday. We were one whole day early. I got to sing the “Even Dr. C, You See, Makes Mistakes Like You and Me” song. I guess that it really is true.
The workshop was fun. I got to shrink Dr. C’s head. I always like doing that magic trick. The kids liked it too.
I’ll write more when I have time. I need to go to bed now. Mom says so.
That’s all for now from me. Elwood, signing off…

Online ADHD Group

Dr. C — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:23:12 +0000

Ever since I have been counseling children and families, I have tried to combine my entertaining talents with my therapy skills in order to make my treatments more powerful. I even conducted workshops for mental health professionals on how to use unique toys to improve counseling skills. I also conducted workshops for ventriloquists on puppet therapy. In fact, I am an honorary member of the Japanese Puppet Therapy Association.

For a long time I have wanted to use my skills to provide group family treatment for ADHD families. However, living in a small town, it is difficult to start this type of group. Also most people accept the fact that it is tricky to run groups for children with ADHD since they tend to set each other off.

That is why I have finally decided to run these groups online. I am actively preparing them and hope that some of you will be interested in participating. We can have fun while simultaneously improving the quality of family life. More information will follow.

Elwood’s Blog: School, Friends, Homework and Birthdays

Elwood — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:53:38 +0000

The coin flipping thing is really working. We don’t argue about who is in charge. Dr. C says we might need to time how long we do each activity so that we each get equal time, but I don’t have a watch. Maybe we will just take turns so that I get to decide every other recess and he gets to decide to the other recesses.
About all the homework, Dr. C said to talk to my parents so that they could talk to my teacher. He said that sometimes children with ADHD only have to do enough work to show that they understand the lesson and don’t have to do as much homework as other kids. This is because it takes us so much longer. He said that it was up to my parents and the teacher. I sure hope that they will all agree. It sounds like a great plan to me!
I got to go to two birthday parties this weekend and sing happy birthday to the birthday girls. One of the girls was 70 and one was 90. Do I still get to call them girls when they are that old? I don’t know. It was a lot of fun and everybody liked my songs.
That’s all for now from me. Elwood, signing off.

Olympic ADHD Champion

Dr. C — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:53:22 +0000

I just read that Michael Phelps, Olympic swimming champion, was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 9 years old. His mother reports that swimming helped to calm him down and overcome the disorder. He certainly is an example of someone diagnosed with ADHD who is succeeding amazingly well. Make sure that your children are aware of Michael and his swimming gold medals. It is important that they know that people diagnosed with ADHD can not only do well but be the best. Check out his mother’s website at: http://www.facebook.com/ADHDMoms

Elwood’s Blog - A New Friend and Deciding Who Will Decide

Elwood — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:49:45 +0000

I did what Dr. C said. I found a kid who was sitting alone at recess. He did not look very happy. I went up to him and asked him if he wanted to play, and he said yes. It turned out that he has ADHD just like me. It was fun to play together. We did have one problem. I wanted to tell him what to do and he wanted to tell me what to do. I told Dr. C, and he said that next time we should flip a coin to decide what to do next. He said we could also just flip a coin to decide who gets to decide first and then just take turns deciding. I don’t know if this will work but I will try it. It seems like I have too much homework. I need to ask Dr C what to do about all that homework.

That’s all for now from me. Elwood, signing off.

Elwood’s ADHD Blog

Dr. C — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:51:43 +0000

School seems to be going ok except I don’t have any friends. Nobody likes me but at least I‘m not getting bullied. Dr. C says that it is important for everybody to have at least one friend. He said that I should look around my class for other kids who don’t seem to have a lot of friends. Then I could try to be their friend. He also said that we are going to be working with families to help the children get better at having a friend in their own family and to having friends at school. I’m gonna see if I can find someone who wants a friend like I do so that I can have somebody to play with at recess.
That’s all for now from me. Elwood, signing off.

Elwood’s Blog

Elwood — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:22:49 +0000

Today was the first day of school. I always worry that the other kids will tease me and call me a dummy. Dr. C told me that puppets like me are called dummies. I told him that I preferred puppet or vent figure, and he told me that he would just call me Elwood.

The first day of school is always hard for me. I worry whether or not I will like my teacher. I worry whether I will know the children in my class, and if they will be nice. I also worry about bullies.

Dr. C. made a shirt with me on it. I say no, no, no, no, no, no, no to a bully who wants my money. The shirt is in Japanese, so all I can read are the no’s. I told Dr. C that if I said no, no, no, no, no, no, no to a bully, the bully might hurt me. Next he told me that I could tell the teacher or the counselor, or the principal. I told him that then the other children might not like me. Finally he agreed that bullies can be a big problem.

The writing on the shirt is in Japanese because Dr. C. wore it when he spoke about bullying at the Japanese Puppet Therapy meeting. I got to be there too because I am the puppet. Dr. C. said that bullies are even a bigger problem in Japan than in here in the USA. I am sure glad I don’t live in Japan because I don’t like bullies.

Anyway, probably it will be ok for me this year. Usually I have friends and nobody bullies me. Also my friends can help me if there is a bully. That’s good to know.

That’s all for now from me. Elwood, signing off.