Jane Mildrod of Princeton-Mercer CHADD
September is the month students head back to school. It is also the month when we celebrate AD/HD Awareness Week. As the founding coordinator of the Princeton-Mercer County chapter of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), I wish to recognize and honor the systems that enable us to raise awareness in our community.
For families whose students have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), back to school can present special challenges. Our local CHADD meetings have evolved into a large and vibrant community of support for the families struggling to cope.
The credit for our reach is due in great measure to our local media. Thanks to the publishers who create community pages, Web sites, event calendars, and other methods of disseminating special interest group meetings, our CHADD group exists. From the very start, the editors have been supportive of our efforts to publicize our group and group events.
The Mercer County CHADD group is thriving thanks to our wonderful local newspapers and Web sites. You are our unsung heroes.
In addition, we wish to thank the Princeton Regional Schools, the Riverside School principal, media specialist, and maintenance professionals for opening your doors to CHADD.
We hold meetings for parents in the evening and the daytime, adults in the evening, and nutritionally focused families in an eight-week Suppers for ADHD program. In addition, we offer the nationally acclaimed CHADD Parent to Parent Course twice per year.
For more information, visit the Web site (www.chadd.org) of CHADD. Here’s to AD/HD Awareness Week. Here’s to the success of every family and individual affected by AH/HD! Here’s to the Mercer County media and the Princeton Regional Schools for making all of the above possible.
Jane Milrod
Founding Coordinator
Princeton-Mercer County CHADD
Princeton

