Welcome to the RRV Satellite of CHADD, your local partner in ADHD education and support. This satellite affiliate is run by a board of volunteers. There may be small delays in responses to inquiries. An email address for the coordinator is posted below. Please use our Facebook & Web pages as listed for information.
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RED RIVER VALLEY SATELLITE OF CHADD
Your Award Winning Local Connection and Resource to
Solutions, Information, and Success for ADHD.
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For questions, requests and inquiries email us at redrivervalley@chadd.org
Facebook page: CHADD Red River Valley
This website: www.chadd.net/chapter/336
National Website: www.chadd.org
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Upcoming Monthly Meeting for 2024-2025
Looking Beyond Behavior:
Perspective, Planning, & Problem Solving
Monday, Dec. 16th - 7:00 to 8:15 PM
This meeting was originally scheduled for the 11/17 November RRV CHADD date & has been moved to December 16.
See Our 2024-2025 Monthly Programming Schedule!
Note - the Topic: The Impact of ADHD on Siblings will be rescheduled into our Jan-May 2025 programming. Check back for details.
Note: Dates/Topics Subject to Change
Further details about each monthly meeting is available under the "Events Tab".
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*Upcoming topics:
TBD
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
-Winston Churchill
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Local online resources for ADHD
RRV CHADD Coordinator - Dr. Jane Indergaard - is the creator and author of several online learning modules for ADHD, offered through the Concordia College Graduate & Continuing Studies series, Social Work | Mental Health Professionals · Concordia Continuing Studies.
These modules are available for a small cost. Folks who complete these learning modules are granted CEU credit. They include the following topics:
- ADHD and the Reproductive Hormones (1.5 CEU)
- Understanding & Managing the Impact of ADHD on Siblings in a Household (1.5 CEU)
- The 4-Part Series on ADHD: A comprehensive primer for parents, caregivers, educators, clinicians, social workers and others within the support network of those with ADHD.
- Part One | 10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About ADHD
- Part Two | Executive Function and the Lived Experience of ADHD
- Part Three | Evidence-Based Treatment & Management of ADHD
- Part Four | Skills, Strategies, & Support for Living with ADHD
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Completed Events from 2024-2025
December 16: Specialist Brian Clark - Topic: Behavioral Management of ADHD
November 14-16: Participation and Attendance at the International Conference for ADHD in Anaheim, CA
October 22: Nurse and educator Jessica Clairmont - Topic: Parental and Caregiver Burnout and ADHS
September 16: Opening Meeting - Specialist Judy Bandy - Topic: Back to School With ADHD
August 5, 12 & 19: Dr. Jane Indergaard, RN - Three-Part Summer Series on ADHD
Events from 2023-2024
May 20: Brynna Grimestad, MS CCC-SLP, CBIS, ADHD-RSP - Topic: Adulting and ADHD
April 27: Midwest Regional Conference on ADHD - Des Moines, IA
April 15: Dr. Ruth Hughes, Clinical Psychologist - Topic: Successfully Launching Your Young Adult with ADHD
March 18: Topic: ADHD in Children (Preschool through Adolescence)
February 19: Topic: Everything You Need to Know About ADHD and CHADD
January 25 & 26: Southeast Regional Conference on ADHD - The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Events from 2022-2023
May 8: Topic: Emotional Regulation and Taming the Hot ADHD Brain
April 29, 2023: We participated in Fargo-Moorhead's celebration of Neurodiversity! Anything But Typical
April 15, 2023: Midwest Regional Conference on ADHD: Living Well with ADHD - all invited - Johnston Iowa
April 10: Topic: To Sleep or Not to Sleep - the Big Question in ADHD
March 13: Topic: Effective Behavior Management Strategies for ADHD
February 13: Topic: Unlocking the Secrets to Motivation in ADHD
January 9: Topic: 10 Tips for Organizing and Structuring the Life of a Child or Adult with ADHD
December 9: Topic: ADHD and Executive Function - Now What? Strategies, Supports & Services
November 17-20: Annual International Conference on ADHD - Dallas, TX - Strength in Connection - all invited
November 14: Topic: ADHD and Executive Function - What Gives?
October 17-21: ADHD Summit: Online event - available to all RRV CHADD Members
October 14: Tourette's Association of America Webinar: Impact of ADHD and TS on Siblings
October 10: Topic: A Community Conversation: This Thing We Call ADHD
July 28-30: ADHD Palooza: Online event - available to all RRV CHADD Members
Contact Information
Contact: Jane Indergaard
Address:
www.chadd.net/chapter/336
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701 367-5108
Email: redrivervalley@chadd.org
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Local Volunteer Opportunities
Marketing and ListServe Manager: A volunteer who is good at editing/word processing and moderating email lists that will assist with updating our advertisements and expanding our marketing outreach through email list-serve and other avenues.
CHADD AFFILIATE: Red River Valley Chapter of CHADD
Contact: Jane Indergaard; Email: redrivervalley@chadd.org; Phone: 701 367-5108
CHADD NATIONAL
CHADD Local Groups Need Your Support
CHADD has local groups throughout the United States. Each group offers programming or information specific to their geographic area. Local CHADD groups offer assistance for parents, children, young adults, adults and other stakeholders (psychologists, teachers, doctors, etc.). CHADD groups also provide advocacy, support, networking and information to those affected by ADHD in their communities.
Ways you can support these efforts are as follows:
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Donate to this effort
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Contact your local CHADD group to advocate for support groups
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Contact your school district to host and support newly forming or current groups
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Contact your local community foundation or other foundations in your area to support this effort
For questions on these, or any options to support CHADD please visit our web site at https://CHADD..org or contact the CHADD National office at (301) 306-7070.
