
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 16, 1991                   TAG: 9103160123
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

HYPERACTIVE DISORDER FOCUS OF SUPPORT GROUP

A Blacksburg support group will discuss attention deficit hyperactive disorder at its March 27. March is ADHD Awareness Month.

The meeting is for parents and professionals who deal with the disorder, which is said to affect 5 percent of schoolchildren.

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder symptoms include short attention span, difficulty in following directions, easy distraction and disorganization, impulsive temperment and inability to sit still.

The 7 p.m. meeting will be held at the Child Study Center on Prices Fork Road. The "Medication and the ADHD Child" presentation will feature pediatrician Martha Sparrow. Refreshments will be served.

The support group meets regularly on last Wednesdays at the study center.

For information, write to ADHD Support Group, 207 W. Roanoke St., Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0543 or call 951-3346.

by CNB