The Manhattan Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group has been meeting in NYC since 1992. Our mission is to provide information, resources & a sense of community n opportunity for Adults with ADD/ADHD . We live by the motto: Were not Lazy, Crazy, or Stupid.
To register for any of our General Support Group meetings or lectures, please send an E mail to: webmaster@maaddsg.org (please include your first name & E mail address).
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The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group is please to present the following lecture on Thursday March 23, 2023 From 6:00 to 8:00 PM EST.
Cannabis, CBD & ADHD w/ Mariely Hernandez, PhD.
The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group is please to present the following lecture on Thursday March 23, 2023 From 6:00 to 8:00 PM EST.
Cannabis, CBD & ADHD w/ Mariely Hernandez, PhD.
Despite its shifting legal status, cannabis -- also known as marijuana -- has long been popular within the ADHD community. With widespread decriminalization, that appetite is expected to grow.
This in the face of research-based arguments -- that cannabis can interfere with brain maturation; that it can limit cognitive development; that it can cause respiratory or cardiovascular distress; that it can addict -- against such use.
In recent years, a counterargument has emerged, largely from user experience.
Cannabis, it's said, can promote sleep (a perennial issue for those with ADHD). Others say it can soothe chronic pain (often elevated in persons with ADHD). Or help with anxiety (a common co-existing condition); including that brought on by stimulant medication.
Meanwhile, some of these same effects have been reported for a cannabis derivative -- cannabidiol, or CBD oil -- that can also be readily obtained.
On March 23, explore this topic with psychologist Mariely Hernandez. Dominican-born, and Bronx-raised, she earned a doctorate in clinical psychology at the City College of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center.
The work leading up to that degree, which focused on addiction-related issues, was funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Her recent scholarship brings in ADHD as well, particularly in racially diverse college students.
Dr. Hernandez plans to investigate the origin, course, and spreading of these phenomena across the lifespan (and beyond). As such, she's currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Intergenerational Psychiatry at the uptown complex now known as the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
She writes that "the point is not to be dream-crushers but to investigate drug effects so that users can make informed decisions."
To register for this lecture, please send E mail to: webmaster@maaddsg.org (please include your first name & E mail address).
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Thursday April 7 , 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Tuesday April 25, 2023 From 6:00 -8:00 PM EDT
The DISRUPTORS:
A Ground Breaking Film on ADHD
w/ Nancy Armstrong
executive producer, "The Disruptors"
The Disruptors documentary hears from many of those game-changing people about their ADHD, and takes an immersive look at our approach to ADHD that debunks the most harmful myths, intimately taking viewers inside a number of families as they navigate the challenges-and the surprising triumphs-of living with ADHD
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Thursday May 4, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday | May 18, 2023 | 6-8pm EDT
"NEURODIVERGENCE"
& CORPORATE HIRING:
A RECRUITMENT REVOLUTION?
w/ Michael S. Bernick, Esq.
co-author, The Autism Full Employment Act:
The Next Stage of Jobs for Adults with Autism, ADHD,
and Other Learning and Mental Health Differences
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Thursday June 1, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday July 6, 2023 (Tentative) From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday August 3, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday September 7, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday October 5, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday November 2, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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Thursday December 7, 2023 From 6:00 - 8:00 PM (NYC Time) on Zoom
General Support & Group Discussion
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To register for any of our general support group meetings, or lectures , please send E mail to: webmaster@maaddsg.org (please include your first name and E mail address).
We also have a discussion forum that we invite you to join. All meeting announcements & updates as well as member generated discussions are posted there. To join, go to https://groups.io/g/ManhattanAdultADDSupportGroup and ask to subscribe.
We request a $5.00 dollar donation at all of our meetings.
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