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Families 8 Monday, Feb. 28,1994 Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune Guild is seeking donations The Hospital Cheer Guild is in the midst of its annual fund-raising drive. During the 1994 fund drive the "Supporting Guild" will recognize gifts of $25 to $99; gifts of $100 to $250 will be recognized in the "Contributing Guild," and contributions of more than $250 will be included in the "Sustaining Guild." Checks may be sent to the guild, Post Office Box 412, Kokomo, 46903-0412. In addition, the guild has announced its annual charity dance will be May 14 at the Kokomo Country Club. The five and one-half hour event, which starts at 7 p.m., will begin with cocktails, followed by dining.

Patrons will be able to dance to "Starry Knights;" disc jockey Brian Cossell will perform downstairs. Tickets may be ordered by calling 459-3570. TC class plans reunion SHARPSVILLE, Ind. Members of the Tri-Central High School Class of 1984 have announced they will have a reunion Aug. 6.

Alumni wanting more information on the event may call Tina (Ripberger) Colbert at 945-7463 or Tammy (Honchell) McKay at 455-0840. Those two also are requesting assistance in locating the following "missing" alumni: Doug Carter, Tim DeRossett, James Edwards, Mike Grady, Lisa Hancock, John Hart, Rodney Horn, Harold Kidwell, Stanley Marcum, Lori Pio, Ricky Ramos, Janette Sutherin, Christi Tharp, and Steve Wiles. Have breakfast with bunny The Easter Bunny will host breakfast for parents and children from 8 a.m. until noon March 19 at Maple Crest School, 300 W. Lincoln Road.

The menu will be pancakes, sausage and orange slices. Attendants will be able to do face painting, crafts, cookie decorating and make their own Easter basket. Cookies and other baked goods will be sold. There will be a charge for the breakfast; also, attendants will be able to have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, for a charge. Lisa Todd is chairwoman of the event, and proceeds will benefit Bona Vista Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services.

More information on the event may be obtained by calling 4578273. The reservation deadline is March 16. Bread recipes are sought The topic of the Kokomo Tribune's March readers' food page will be bread machine recipes. Bread machines are becoming more popular. Just in time for Easter baking, the readers' food page will feature recipes from area cooks for use in the machines.

Recipes can also use dough that is prepared in the machines but baked in the oven, such as pizza dough. Please include the size of machine the recipe is designed for. The deadline for submissions is Thursday. Please mail submissions to the Kokomo Tribune, Post Office Box 9014, Kokomo, Ind. 46904-9014.

Informational meeting is planned A meeting to provide information about the needs and treatment of children with cerebral palsy will be conducted Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Kokomo-Center Township School Administration Building, 100 W. Lincoln Rd. Charles Dietzen, from Children's Lifeline Rehabilitation Hospital, Indianapolis, will be at the meeting to answer questions and provide information. For more information, call Sue Fowler, 457-0209.

Thinking Day fun for Scouts -This year's annual Thinking Day Celebration was recently conducted at St. Joan of Arc School Gym. Over 100 area Girl Scouts took part in the International Festival. The purpose of Thinking Day is to offer the opportunity for Scouts to think about their counterparts around the world. Each participant was given a passport and traveled through the event tasting foods from the countries represented.

There was also an hour of entertainment with an international theme. Each troop had a table with information, Girl Scout materials and items from one of the countries Included. Scouts and leader dresses in the native costume from the country they selected for a parade of flags. Disorder affects attention span There are ways to help sufferers A session on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) was presented by Sandra Zimmerman of Columbus, Indiana, at a recent counseling conference. Zimmerman explained that ADD is an information processing problem which affects up to ten percent of all children and is three to four times more prevalent in boys.

68 percent of sufferers continue to have problems into the teenage years and it follows 43 percent into adulthood. The disorder seems to be genetic, as it is often seen in families. Attention is the ability of the brain to concentrate and to select the important data on which to focus. It is the ability to filter out distractions and to control mood and body activities. This ability enables a person to be alert and to reflect and plan.

All of these abilities are trouble areas for the person with ADD. There are three important signs which signal ADD. The first is distractibility which causes a short attention span. The affected person is easily distracted or diverted from a task or activity, even by small noises or movements. Their attention drifts in and out.

ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder) children can maintain attention for only nine minutes and they then distract for five minutes or longer. The second sign of ADD is non- goal oriented or non-essential motion fidgety movement. This is very apparent in the ADHD but may not be.as evident in the non- At school By Loretta Holihan hyperactive person. The third major clue for ADD is impulsivity. This results in impulsive actions and speech without thought for consequences.

When asked to explain an action or behavior, a child with ADD will answer, "I don't know," which will be true. This trait may lead to lies, storytelling, and face-saving strategies in attempts to explain behavior. People with ADD struggle with organization. They have a hard time getting ready for bed and find it difficult to relax and go to sleep. They are restless sleepers and may even sleepwalk.

This may cause fatigue during the day and lead to even more difficulty with concentration. ADD can be hard to diagnose, especially if it is not accompanied by hyperactivity. For a valid diagnosis, a thorough physical examination by a competent medical doctor is essential. Psychometric testing may also be helpful. Family and genetic histories must be compiled.

Also, depression must be ruled out as a cause for the symptoms, although a 1993 study indicates that nearly 49 per- cent of ADHD sufferers also have anxiety depressive problems which are greatly aggravated by fatigue or hunger. The ADHD child is commonly known as a "pretzel kid" and usually gets lots of attention. They are restless and squirmy. They make inappropriate noises and are excitable and impulsive. Demands are excessive and must be met immediately.

This is the child who constantly sharpens pencils and asks to go to the bathroom. Stretching and moving about should be allowed, since the child re-stimulates and regains attention in this way. Most of these children actually appreciate a desk in a corner of the classroom where they are not as likely to disturb other children or get into trouble with impulsive actions. Sixty or seventy percent of children with ADHD also have oppositional conduct problems. This is the behavior which gets them into trouble.

The problem often manifests itself in uncooperative, unpredictable, and impudent, sassy behavior. These children are overly sensitive to criticism, pout, display temper, and are quarrelsome. They may exhibit quick and drastic mood changes and tend to blame others and deny their own mistakes. The ADD child without hyperactivity may be a model student whose needs are easy to overlook. The parent and the teacher must scrutinize the entire child, including the grade history, the range of test scores throughout the student's school years, and any anecdotal or case conference records.

Underachievement, indicated by a discrepancy between standardized test score results and actual classroom performance, may provide the most important diagnostic clue for ADD. This may be the child with an I.Q. of 120 who struggles to earn C's. Also, handwriting of affected persons may be poor. The intense energy needed to deal with spelling, punctuation, format, and other mechanics may leave little energy for the physical act of getting thoughts clown on paper.

For this reason, it is absolutely necessary to shorten assignments for the ADD or ADHD child. As the child learns to compensate, assignments should be increased to a level which can be tolerated. The goal is for the child to eventually learn to cope and to succeed without special consideration. The extremely bright child may make it to sixth or seventh grade before ADD becomes a real problem. Until then, they can ctimpen- sate for deficiencies using their intelligence and self-learned coping skills.

However, the average ADD child will be in trouble by third grade. Structure and managed control must be built-in for these children. Many techniques can be utilized, both at home and at school. The child may need to be physically touched or have his or her hand held to gain attention. A timer may be used to set a block of time, after which the child is allowed to stretch, stand up, or use other acceptable movement.

The child will need assignment sheets every day. Outside motivation rewards and praise for achievement is needed. A token system to keep track of positive achievements may be instituted. This system must allow the child to lose as well as earn tokens and must be used consistently 3651 days a year until the child is able! to self-motivate. These children; should be all right by ninth grade' when neuro-maturation develops.

ADD seems to be a malfunction in the frontal lobe of the brain and can also involve the brain stem, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and the neurotransmitters of the brain. The brain of a person with ADD or ADHD looks different on a scan than the brain of a person without the disorder. Some scientists believe that the chemical messenger system of the brain is not functioning properly and that the gap between synapses is not always bridged. Two thyroid deficiencies are also recognized as part of the problem. However, it is important to understand that this disorder does not affect intelligence.

People with ADD may be just as smart and healthy as their peers. Many techniques can be used to help the person with ADD restructure and concentrate. There are several excellent books on the subject. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with ADHD Children by Braswell and Bloomquist and Putting on the Brakes oy Guinn and Stern are very informative. (Holihan is director of guidance for Northwestern Junior- Senior High School and may be reached through the Tribune office.) Students named on the Dean's List at Miami University for the first semester are: Elizabeth Burgan, 303 N.

Forest Drive; Alicia S. Hasan, 2813 Plum Court; Ryan Blackburn, Kokomo, and Janette Hostetler, 1205 Bagley Drive, have been named to the dean's list at Anderson University during the first semester of 199394 school year. Jason Todd Steiner, son of Terry and Joyce Steiner, has received recognition on the National Dean's List for the Fall semester of the 1993-94 academic year. Marlea Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Martha Grant, has been accepted for admission in the Fall of 1994 to Grace College.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List and achieved semester honors at Purdue university for the fall 1993 semester. Kokomo: Christopher Jon Ap, David Gene Bass, Joseph Allen Bentzler, Michael Alvin Cavalier, June Belinda Cole, Keith Eric Fenton, William B. Gifford, Michael William Gilbert, Nicholas Craig Hipp, Christopher Brian LaGrave, Richard Craig Lewis, Alicia Monroe, Frank Robert Peters, Kevin Oliver Smith, Jeffrey James Weed. Miami: John Clois Dodd. Elwood: Keith Roland Fernung, Michael Lee' Williams; Bunker Hill: Ronald Kerry McBride; Gas City: Robert C.

McCormick; Greentown: Reed Allen McKinney; Peru: Gerald Joseph Mekosh, Lee Eric Rush; Logansport: Richard Lee Moore Jr. Twelve Mile: James Floyd Center II, Walton: Brenda Kaye Robertson. Grissom AFB: Patrick L. Vinson. Students named to the Dean's List at Purdue University for the fall 1993 semester are: Kokomo: Gregory Dean Heins, Scott Ronald Herren, Carolina Mazabe; Peru: Judith Lynn Roberson; Russiaville: David Wayne Tucker.

Students achieving semester honors at Purdue University for the fall 1993 semester are Kokomo: Michael A. S. Alfred, Sally Diana Bowser, Mark Richard Bryant, Karen Sue Dockemeyer, Bryan Phillip Eltzeroth, Christina S. Fivecoate, John Anthony Grawcock, Timothy J. Hartleroad, Mark Wayne Helton, Jonathan Alphonse Lewis, Joseph William Lyon, Jonathan Paul Nichols, Ronald Scott Orttel, Hollis Dean Osborne, Jason Kent Paul, Bryce W.

Steinsberger, Troy Allen Wideman, Joseph J. Wiles, Marjory R. Williams, William Allen Winburn, Ricky Allan Yard; Russiaville: Donna Joan Bennett; Peru: Frederick L. Carpenter II; Tipton: Michael Edward Enneking, Davey Joe Mahaney; Bunker Hill: Thomas James Feazel; Logansport: Andrew Jay Felton, Richard Sigel Foltz, Brian Michael Musselman, Keith Allen Rechkemmer, Larry Mason Zeck. Students named on the dean's list at Marian College: Christine M.

Duffek, daughter of Daniel and Arlene Dutfek, 1709 Gordon Sophomore, Major: Radiologic Technology; Robert J. Kodrea, son of Teresa Lee, 2225 Canterbury Freshman, Major: Wade, daughter of Rick and Mary Amy Lynn Budd, Robert Ryan dean's list at Indiana State History; Holly L. Sheagley, Hagenow, 521 W. Taylor, Dickson, and David Andrew Rash University for the 1993 Fall Freshman, Major: Nursing; Ara D. Freshman, Major: Psychology.

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