For ADHD youth, impulsive behaviors can get them into trouble with the legal system. Michael Kelly, Criminal Defense and Family Law Attorney at Kelly and Kelly, PC, will discuss how to best avoid this trouble and what to do if we and our youth need help, especially highlighting issues pertaining to youth with ADHD.

Topics include:
• What if I give away or sell my ADD meds?
• Should I report my teen to the police to teach him a lesson?
• What does having a record mean?
• What about underage sex and the law in Michigan?
• What about Internet trouble--social media, porn, cyber bullying?
• Do scared straight programs work? Are there prevention programs that work?
• What should I do if I get into a car accident?
• What do I do and how should I act if I get stopped by the police?
• What are the stats regarding ADHD and incarceration, accidents, drug and alcohol abuse?

This event is cosponsored by AADL and Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) of Washtenaw County.

Most ADHD students have difficulty with the transition from high school to college; in fact, the vast majority drop out of school.

Join ADHD Coach Michael Thompson and learn answers to key questions:

Why do ADHD college students have so much trouble their first year?
Which aspects of their ADHD give them the most problems?
What is the Performance Gap for ADHD Students?
What is the 5-Point Approach for helping students with ADHD?
How does their understanding of ADHD make a huge difference in their performance?
What are the typical strengths of a person with ADHD?
How can an ADHD Coach make the transition to college easier for an ADHD student?

Michael Thompson is an ADHD coach, speaker, and educator. He is president of ADHD Coaching Empowers, a company specializing in helping those with ADHD. He is humorous and spirited as a speaker, delivering high energy, solution-oriented, informative talks.

This event is co-sponsored by AADL and CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder) of Washtenaw County.

If you've recently lost a loved one and have photos you'd like to organize in a unique and meaningful way, come make a memory book with the staff of Arbor Hospice’s Grief Support Services.

You don't need to be creative and don't need any previous experience. Just bring photos of your loved ones and we will have everything you need.

Arbor Hospice is a community resource that provides grief support services to any member of our community who has experienced a loss through death. In addition to providing support services to family members who have utilized Arbor Hospice’s services, programs are open to any member of the community who has experienced a loss. For more information on Arbor Hospice Grief Support, contact Grief Support at 734-794-5375.

Registered nurse and certified childbirth educator Melissa Neill demonstrates baby massage and sing-song exercises for the pre-crawling babe.

Join us for a presentation given by Tom Hayden on the eve of the opening of the United Nations treaty talks. Hayden, a U-M graduate and California environmental leader will discuss how Michigan and the Great Lakes region can move the US towards the protections of a clean energy economy. He believes the problems of economic recession and climate crisis must be addressed in a Global Green New Deal.

This event will include a book signing and copies of several of Tom Hayden’s books will be for sale.

After over 50 years of activism, politics and writing, Tom Hayden is still a leading voice for ending the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, for erasing sweatshops, saving the environment, and reforming politics through a more participatory democracy. He was a leader of the student, civil rights, peace and environmental movements of the 1960s, and went on to serve 18 years in the California legislature, where he chaired labor, higher education and natural resources committees.

Join Kindermusik leader Denise Owens in a program of songs, touch, and motion for the youngest Library patrons.

This program is for babies who are not walking yet, accompanied by their caregiver. No older siblings, please.

Join Denise Owens, KinderMusik Leader, in a program of songs, touch and motion for the youngest Library patrons. This program is for babies who are not walking yet, accompanied by their Caregiver.

No older siblings please.

Gari Stein leads this unique program that focuses on play, movement and touch, featuring rhymes, tunes for everyday routines, massage, waltzing, folk dance, instruments, lullabies, and more. This event promotes healthy development and strong bonds derived from research on the body-brain connection. It’s a time to share resources and support and turn cranky to calm in a warm, gentle, and nurturing environment. No older siblings, please.

This events was originally scheduled for the Youth Story Corner and has been relocated.

Local teacher Natalie Berry will lead a fun, story-yoga program for kids.

This 2014 VISIONS Vendor Fair is presented by the Ann Arbor District Library (which also serves as the Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled) and is cosponsored by the State of Michigan's Bureau of Services for Blind Persons and Washtenaw Community College.

A variety of Michigan exhibitors will demonstrate the latest products and services for the blind and visually impaired. Electronic readers, magnifiers, support services for the blind, Braille devices, library services, CCTVs, leader dogs, and transportation services are just a few of the many outstanding services and products that will be on display.

Presentations will also be offered each hour:

11:00 AM - Don Olson, National Library Service For The Blind And Physically Handicapped;
12:00 PM - AADL Library Director Josie Parker will present service highlights from Washtenaw Library For The Blind@AADL services, now in its 5th year ;
1:00 PM - The A T Guys - What's New In Assistive Technology?;
2:00 PM - Sherry H. Day, O.D., FAAO and Ashley Howson M.S., OTR/L of the U-M Kellogg Eye Center

There is no admission charge and ample free parking is available.

Four hundred people attended the 2012 Visions Vendor Fair and this year's fair, featuring presentations addressing national and regional issues, promises to be even more eventful.