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2020 ADHD Parents' Palooza Pandemic Insights
We’ll never have an ADHD Parents’ Palooza quite like this one (fingers crossed). This virus shocked us by completely altering our lives – home, work, family, leisure, education, travel. So let’s take a breather, gather the top tidbits from this week’s sessions, then have a little compassion and encouragement for making it this far. A calm look at turbulent times.
Linda Roggli is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), award-winning author and founder of the A-D-Diva Network for ADHD women 40-and-better. She is an internationally-recognized expert in midlife and senior ADHD. She co-founded the Annual ADHD Women’s Palooza, a week of online conversation with 35 of the world’s top ADHD women’s experts. She will launch the first ADHD Parents’ Palooza in August 2018.
Linda’s book Confessions of an ADDiva- midlife in the non-linear lane won first prize for women’s issues in the prestigious Next Generation Indy Book Awards competition. She is a regular contributor to “ADDitude Magazine” and a popular speaker online and at on-site conferences. She lives in Durham, NC with her slightly OCD husband and two adorable ADHD Shelties
Improv Games are Social Games— An Hour of Fun for Parents and Kids
Can playing games actually improve your ADHD child’s social skills? Absolutely! Maja Watkins will demonstrate how the art of Improv allows ADHD kiddos (and their parents) to be authentic in the moment, while adding a bit of fun to the mix. An intriguing and interesting hour for both you and your ADHD kiddos (and hey, the whole family is invited, ADHD or not!).
Maja’s background working children and her experience growing up having a brother on the autism spectrum has allowed Maja to develop an understanding of various perspectives. Maja works as a Social Emotional Learning Specialist and creates inclusive opportunities for individuals of all abilities. Maja is the Co-Founder of Zip Zap Zop Enrichment, a non-profit teaching improv for social skills, and the author of “The Brain’s Playground: Using Improv Games To Teach Social and Emotional Learning.” More info on Zip Zap Zop Enrichment and interviews with Maja Watkins can be found at www.zipzapzopenrichment.org.
Integrating Parents' Palooza Info into Your ADHD Household
There is SO much ADHD Parents’ information presented in one brief week. It can be overwhelming to absorb, let alone implement the sage advice from our experts. In this sanity-saving workshop, Diane and Elaine offer practical ideas that can help you make the best use of this year’s information. Don’t miss this important workshop- well worth your time.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC, and Diane Dempster MHSA, PCC, CPC, are co-founders of ImpactADHD.com, an online resource for parents raising kids with ADHD, LD, Anxiety and related challenges. Parent educators and certified coaches with 6 complex kids between two families, Elaine and Diane are internationally recognized as leaders in the fields of parenting, coaching, and ADHD. The authors of Parenting ADHD Now, they help parents reduce the stress of raising complex children.
After graduating with a BSc. in Physics, Rick Green became a comedy writer, actor, director, and producer. He has worked on 700 episodes of television and radio, including History Bites; Prisoners of Gravity; The Red Green Show; and The Frantics. In 2009 Rick and his wife, Ava, created the award-winning website TotallyADD.com, plus two ground-breaking PBS documentaries on adult ADHD: ADD & Loving It?! and ADD & Mastering It!, and 16 full-length videos on every aspect of ADHD. These program feature 60 doctors, specialists, researchers, coaches, and authors. Combining practical information with a warm, lively, and visual style, these videos offer sensible answers on parenting, holistic strategies, success at school and university, medication, mindfulness, sleep, emotional sensitivity, and more. For his work helping millions of people affected by ADHD, Rick was appointed to The Order of Ontario and The Order of Canada.
Parenting a Child With ADHD | From TotallyADD — In Parenting ADHD Kids, you’ll find answers to the big questions. Why is my child so short-tempered and stubborn? How can I help build my child’s confidence and self-esteem? Can my child flourish without ADHD medication? And so much more!
Simple Strategies & Practical Ideas: This video addresses the unique challenges faced by families with ADHD kids, offering practical solutions and revealing unexpected opportunities. Join actor/comedian Patrick McKenna and his wife, Janis, along with some of the world’s leading ADHD experts, as they explain how to transform your child’s life by understanding what works for ADHD kids and why.
Learn how to drop the guilt, let go of the fear, and focus on what will help your child soar.
Rediscover your child by seeing beyond their ADHD challenges.
End the conflicts and lower your stress level!
Rewrite Your ADHD Story: Healing the Past by Understanding Your ADHD Family History
Family and genetic studies estimate a 25-90% chance of inheriting ADHD. This means it is highly likely that if you or your child has ADHD, the relational, behavioral and emotional patterns of ADHD extend in your family for generations. When misunderstood or undiagnosed, the negative impact, even trauma of the ADHD experience, gets transferred trans-generationally directly or indirectly. Healing, higher self-esteem, increased emotional health, resilience and even happiness is possible with a broader understanding of other family members ADHD. Join Laurie Dupar, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and ADHD Life Coach to begin reshaping your current ADHD story by exploring your family’s past.
Laurie Dupar trained Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 20-year veteran ADHD Life Coach and Director of the International ADHD Coach Training Center (IACTCenter.com) uses her unparalleled expertise in both the neuroscience and behavior management of ADHD, to help people thrive with ADHD. Laurie’s private clients benefit from finally understanding how their brain works, are able to minimize their challenges and get things done! In 2015 she founded the International ADHD Coach Training Center an International Coach Federation approved program where she trains and mentors emerging ADHD life coaches so they can reach their dream of making a living while making a difference. Laurie is the co-author and editor of the #1 Amazon bestseller series, the ADHD Awareness Book Project, that includes titles such as: “365 Ways to Succeed with ADHD”, “Inspirational ways to Succeed with ADHD” and “Wacky Ways to Succeed with ADHD.” She is a sought-after speaker and presenter on the topics of ADHD and coaching. To find out if you have what it takes to be an ADHD life coach, take the online assessment at www.iACTCenter.com
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: The ADHD Family Tree: Understanding Your ADHD History Worksheet — Your ADHD Family Tree: Increase your self-awareness, resilience, emotional health and even happiness by increasing your understanding of the trans generational influence of ADHD in your family.
Helping Teens Adjust & Succeed with Hybrid Learning
Succeeding in school is often a huge challenge for students with ADHD. Even in a normal school environment, the effort required to stay focused, keep up with assignments, and manage time effectively can take a toll on students’ motivation and create stress for the entire family. Add to that the complication of online learning, or on-campus/online learning hybrid, and the challenges ADHD students face become even more exacerbated. Join us for this special presentation with Dr. Maggie Wray to learn some of the top reasons smart but scattered students struggle in school and how to help them succeed in online or hybrid learning environments!
Dr. Maggie Wray, Ph.D. is a certified ADHD Coach & Academic Life Coach with a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell and a Bachelor’s degree in Astrophysics from Princeton. She founded Creating Positive Futures in 2012 to help high school and college students learn how to earn better grades with less stress. Her small team of dedicated coaches is on a mission to empower students to develop the mindset, organization, time management, and study skills they need to achieve their goals.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: 30-Minute Back-to-School Parent Strategy Session — Set your teen up for success with a 30-minute Back-to-School Parent Strategy Session to talk about how to apply these ideas at home and support your teen with online or hybrid learning this Fall!
Am I preparing my child for college, or a career?
In the United Kingdom, schools start discussing career options in elementary school. Is this too young for children to start thinking of a career path? Actually, elementary school and high school may be the perfect time for the ADHD brain that is always asking “Why?” A better understanding of how school relates to career can help academic performance. Changing the “end goal” from college to career also opens up many potential paths for the ADHD child. This mindset can take some of the pressure off excelling in every class and allow the child to focus on their strengths.
Tom Bergeron is co-founder of Inventive Labs, a career and business incubator focused on adults with ADHD, dyslexia, and ASD. The Lab runs a hands-on program helping individuals find their path forward by exploring career, school and entrepreneurship options. Tom has worked at various start-up companies helping identify how new products fit into their market. He now uses the same concepts he learnt in business to help individuals find their “market fit”. Tom experienced many challenges in school, but by charting his own path he found success in business. He noticed the traits that hold some individuals back in school can actually be their advantage in the workplace. It is his belief that individuals with ADHD tend to be the best and brightest entrepreneurs, artists, designers, inventors, and scientists. He is now committed to helping the next generation find their path forward and launch their careers. He believes it isn’t a race to the finish line, but a journey of learning and exploration to find a livelihood that offers fulfillment and success. Prior to Inventive Labs, Tom worked for a number of startup companies, heading up sales, marketing, and product development teams. More information is available online at www.inventivelabs.org.
Bonus for Encore Purchasers: School Acceptance Checklist — Accommodations are a key component of any EIP or 504 education plan. But accommodations alone don’t help you child feel accepted in the school environment. While ensuring your child gets the accommodations they need, also work with your school to ensure they foster an accepting environment. The School Acceptance Checklist provides a guide for discussing acceptance with your child’s teachers, specialists, and administrators.
Preemptive Parenting: Catching Meltdowns Before They Happen
Parents often ask questions about managing meltdowns. However, many meltdowns can be avoided before they happen. I want to share some amazing de-escalation techniques to help parents tune into their kiddos cues.
Gwendolyn comes to us with a very unique set of skills. Not only is she neuro-divergent herself, she is also the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom are neuro-divergent! Professionally, Gwendolyn taught for 9 years in the USA and the UK. Her teaching career focused on Special Educational Needs (SEN) in children with “emotional and behavioural concerns”. She retrained as a parenting coach and relationship therapist so that she could follow her true passion of empowering parents and enriching the lives of families.
Gwendolyn now lives in the UK. She has trained thousands of parents in corporate seminars around diversity of all kinds. She has founded The Skilled Parent as a place for parents and carers to learn and hone the skills they need to enjoy parenting their children by building bonds that last a lifetime!
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: The Body/Mind Scan — This is an amazing printable designed to Notice and Name What’s Happening for You Both Before/During/After Meltdowns.
Recommended Treatment for ADHD: Medication and Beyond…
Dr. Cheyette brings a powerful professional perspective on the benefits and limitations of ADHD medication, and the many behavioral adaptations people with ADHD must embrace to thrive with their condition. There are many varieties of ADHD medication so Dr. Cheyette will discuss how to tell if the medication can benefit your child, how to choose the right one and dosage and how to enhance its effects through behavioral interventions
Sarah Cheyette, M.D. is a pediatric neurologist, and an expert in working with kids and young adults with ADHD and Autism. She has a private practice near Palo Alto, CA, and has treated thousands of patients and their families. She knows how the minds and bodies of these kids and teens work. She also writes about ADHD online and has authored two books on the subject: Winning with ADHD and ADHD & The Focused Mind, with the goal of helping young people with ADHD learn to become independent, strong, and successful.
Bonus for Encore Purchasers: Non Medication Strategies to Manage ADHD — Kids with ADHD often think in an unfocused way too much of the time. The suggestions in this download will help your child try to prioritize one thing over others.
Who me?! The Oblivious Kid. Why kids with ADHD are so oblivious to their actions.
What appears to be a natural consequence to a behavior is often lost on your child with ADHD. Shouldn’t he “get it” that putting fingers in someone’s face will make them annoyed? Shouldn’t she realize that blowing off her teacher multiple times will make him not available? Your daughter can’t be bothered to reach out to friends for weeks, and yet expects to resume where they left off. According to the Laws of Science, repeated activities should predict outcomes. In this presentation, Caroline Maguire, M. Ed., PCC shares insight into the mind of your child. These kids aren’t necessarily lonely, although many are. They have low self-awareness, and fail to understand the social world. She will offer actionable steps to help your child read social cues, body language, tone, and facial expressions. She will advise on how to help your child be the first to reach out to a potential new friend and how to embrace responsibility for their actions. Let’s help your son finally connect the dots between his actions and his social sphere.
Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC., is a leader in the field social skills development. She guides parents, clinicians and academic professionals to recognize and address the challenges associated with executive functioning and social isolation. She is the author of Why Will No One Play With Me. Caroline earned her undergraduate degree from Trinity College and her Masters of Education and Early Childhood Development from Lesley University. She is also a graduate of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA) and the founder and director of an ADDCA new training curriculum, The Fundamentals of ADHD Coaching for Families – the only Coach Training program accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
In addition to her private practice, Caroline also speaks at various venues throughout the world on topics related to coaching children and adults with ADHD, LD, or social skills challenges. She is a favored contributor to U.S. News & World Report, Mind Body Green, Salon, Huffington Post, Today Parenting, ADDitude, Attention Magazine and WebMD and is as sought-after lecturer and workshop facilitator. Please join her on Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, Twitter, Medium, Pinterest and download her free video “How to Tell a Tighter Story,” for people that ramble at https://www.carolinemaguireauthor.com/telling-a-tighter-story/
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Good Winner, Good Loser Video — In this video, Caroline Maguire demonstrates how to discuss with your child what a good winner and what a good loser looks like. This is a skill we all need, as most of us lose more often than win. Rehearse what level of reaction is expected and what it feels like when someone over-reacts. What would these reactions look like to her, and what could be a better response.
Talking With Kids About All Kinds of Challenges
Do you struggle sometimes with how to talk to your kids about their complex issues? Or maybe about what’s going on in the world these days? Do you wish you had just the right thing to say to comfort or guide them? In this conversation with leading developmental pediatrician Mark Bertin, we talk about the art of having difficult conversations of all kinds with your complex children and teens. We will talk about mindfulness, when to address critical issues (and when to wait), raising kids’ self-awareness, and more. Learn about your role as a parent in helping kids grow to become their own medical managers over time.
Dr. Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrate mindfulness into the rest of evidence-based pediatric care.
He is a contributing author for the book Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertin is on faculty at New York Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and on the advisory boards for the non-profits Common Sense Media and Reach Out and Read.
He is a regular contributor to Mindful Magazine, and his blog is available through Mindful.org and Psychology Today. For more information, please visit his website at www.developmentaldoctor.com.
Bonus for Encore Purchasers: “How Children Thrive” Book Excerpt
Top 10 Strategies for Successful Communication Between Parents and Educators of 2e Students
Educators and parents often struggle with twice exceptional children. Frustrated teachers and parents experience self-doubt and their self-confidence is often compromised. Emotions and ego can get in the way of collaborative communication and effective strategies. This session provides the top 10 strategies that encourage meaningful interactions for educators and parents of 2e students.
Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., Founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, LLC, passionately guides parents of gifted and distractible children, mentors 2e adults, trains educators and advises professionals on how to bring out the best and raise self-confidence in their 2e students and clients. Julie serves as Secretary to the Maryland Superintendent’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, is the Maryland liaison for Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), is a Committee member for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and serves as an advisor to “The G Word” feature documentary currently in production. Julie produces Let’s Talk 2e! virtual conferences, hosts the Let’s Talk 2e! Membership Community, publishes “Gifted & Distractible” newsletter and a monthly blog. A frequent speaker and prolific writer, Julie is also the mother of three twice exceptional children who keep her on her toes and uproariously laughing. Subscribe to “Gifted & Distractible” monthly newsletter at https://www.withunderstandingcomescalm.com/newsletters/. Follow Julie on social media: Facebook.com/WithUnderstandingComesCalm, Instagram: @LetsTalk2e, Twitter: @JulieSkolnick, LinkedIn: Julie Rosenbaum Skolnick, and YouTube: Let’s Talk 2e
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Top 10 Strategies for Successful Communication Between Parents and Educators of 2e Students
Can You Do the Math? Unexpected Homeschooling Challenges for Parents
Parents, have been unexpectedly thrown into the role of teacher, tasked with homeschooling your children? While this can be a great way to connect with your child’s learning, the shift from homework helper to full-time educator is daunting. How do you support them and get your own work done? What will motivate your teens to do the work? How can you help them navigate the lack of social connection and new subject matter that you were not taught back in high school? This webinar will provide tips and tools to help you provide scaffolding and strategies for your family and balance your own time and energy.
Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, BA, MCC, BCC, is a trainer, mentor, coach and speaker. She is the author of Empowering Youth with ADHD and contributing author of Becoming Self-Determined: Creating Thoughtful Learners in a Standards-Driven, Admissions-Frenzied Culture. Her company, JST Coaching & Training, provides student and ADHD coach training programs to individuals and educational institutions. Jodi is the recipient of the 2016 CHADD Hall of Fame Award & 2017 ADHD Coaches Organization Founders Award. She is seen by many as the foremost authority on student and ADHD coaching. As president of the Association of Coach Training Organizations, Jodi’s platform is focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion in coach training.
Bonus for Encore Purchasers: Complimentary Chapter from: “Empowering Youth with ADHD: Your Guide to Coaching Adolescents and Young Adults for Coaches, Parents, and Professionals” Book — This chapter focuses on the role of parents in the coaching process.
It’s a complicated world these days, and many of us are struggling to navigate through it with grace. And that’s before we deal with issues that come up because of the ADHD in our families. So there’s no better time to learn from the experience and wisdom of Dr. Ned Hallowell than now. This conversation will guide you to shift your approach to some of the decisions you need to make, and encourage you to take a bigger picture to allow for creativity and opportunity to thrive in your home — yes, even in the midst of a pandemic. What should you be focusing on in terms of education, screen time, and other parenting challenges? Tune in to hear what the good doctor recommends.
Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, leading authority in the field of ADHD, the host of “Distraction” – a podcast for thriving in this CrazyBusy world, NY Times best-selling author, world-renowned speaker and the founder of The Hallowell Centers in Boston MetroWest, NYC, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Seattle. Dr. Hallowell has authored twenty books on various psychological topics, including ADHD, the power of the human connection, raising happy children, worry, and managing your “crazybusy” life and his memoir, Because I Come From A Crazy Family: The Making Of A Psychiatrist. His next book co-authored with Dr. Ratey, ADHD 2.0 , is available to pre-order (release date January, 2021.) Dr. Hallowell is a highly recognized public figure and has appeared on major TV show including Oprah, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America; Today; 60 Minutes and CNN and interviewed for The New York Times, Newsweek, Time and many other leading publications.
Bonus for Encore Purchasers: Dr. Hallowell’s Top 10 Tips on ADHD for Parents — Ten most important tips I have for parents who are raising one or more children who have ADHD.
Understanding Coexisting Conditions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD
Understanding Coexisting Conditions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD. This presentation will discuss the importance of identifying and addressing the numerous potential conditions that can coexist with ADHD. ADHD is a foundational disorder that frequently occurs with a number of medical, sleep, neurodevelopmental, sensory processing, fetal substance exposure, psychological, and trauma conditions. These can worsen ADHD, or cause ADHD-like symptoms when true ADHD does not exist. Between 67-80% of clinic-referred children with ADHD have at least one additional disorder, and up to 50% have two or more other conditions. When coexisting conditions are not identified, effective treatment typically doesn’t occur and families and clinicians may experience confusion with only partial progress while challenges persist.
Gene Carroccia, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and author who has extensive experience working with individuals with ADHD, as well as other conditions, including psychological trauma and maltreatment. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Delaware and obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois in 1998. For over twenty years, he has evaluated and treated hundreds of children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD. Dr. Carroccia works at a large not-for-profit health care system as a vice president of behavioral health care services. Previously, for many years, he supervised doctoral psychology interns and was the director of training of an accredited doctoral clinical psychology internship program. Dr. Carroccia is the author of two ADHDology books, Treating ADHD/ADD in Children and Adolescents: Solutions for Parents and Clinicians and Evaluating ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Diagnostic Screening System. He was also the editor of the clinical workbook Treating Sexual Abuse and Trauma with Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, published by Charles C. Thomas. He resides in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two sons. ADHDology: Assess. Address. Success. Visit www.adhdology.com.
Article: Understanding Coexisting Conditions for Children and Teens with ADHD — This original article describes the importance of understanding and identifying coexisting conditions in children and teens with ADHD, and can help families to address these concerns. Because ADHD is a foundational disorder that frequently coexists with other conditions, parents, educators, and clinicians should be concerned if children and teens have 1 or more other conditions that may worsen ADHD and limit their progress. Between 67 to 80% of clinic-referred children and 80% or more of adults with ADHD have at least one additional disorder, up to 50% have two or more other conditions. This article presents the most common coexisting conditions, and also provides a comprehensive list of these, including medical, sleep, psychological, substance use, trauma, neurodevelopmental, sensory processing, and fetal substance exposure conditions. Parents can use this information to discuss their concerns about addressing coexisting conditions with their providers.
Partnering with Your Young Adult With ADHD
The relationships parents have with children with ADHD take one form when their children are young, and a different one when they are 18-30. Yet because of struggles that young adults with ADHD may face, it is sometimes hard for parents to step back. In this program we talk about how to partner with your young adult in order to offer the support they might need while not remaining in control.
Melissa Orlov is the founder of ADHDmarriage.com, and author of two award-winning books on the impact of ADHD in relationships – The ADHD Effect on Marriage (2010) and The Couple’s Guide to Thriving with ADHD (2014). She is considered one of the foremost authorities on the topic of how ADHD impacts adult relationships. A marriage consultant, Melissa helps ADHD-affected couples from around the world re-balance their relationships and learn to thrive through her seminars, consulting and books. She also teaches marriage counselors and other professionals about effective marriage therapy for couples impacted by ADHD. Orlov blogs for Psychology Today and at www.adhdmarriage.com, where she also hosts a large community of adults learning about ADHD in relationships. She has been interviewed by many, including the New York Times, CNN, Today, and US News and World Report. Ms. Orlov is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers:
How to Become More at Ease with ADHD When You Aren’t the One Who Has It Worksheet — Having ADHD – or living with a partner or kids with ADHD – creates a life full of conundrums and, often, frustration. You expect one thing to happen…and get another. This worksheet helps you better understand where the ADHD ‘sticky’ points or areas of frustration are for you, as well as provides specific ways to target moving beyond those obstacles to a calmer, happier relationship with those you love most.
Digital Parenting and ADHD
A discussion of how digital families can get benefits from the online environment and reduce risks.
– does online gaming make ADHD worse?
– does screen use make ADHD worse?
– are there benefits in digital environment?
Elizabeth Milovidov is a Digital Parenting Consultant, who provides support to governments, companies, schools, and parenting associations on digital parenting and children and internet. Currently, Elizabeth is a Board Trustee for the The Diana Award, an Advisor on European Cooperation and International Projects to e-Enfance, the French Child Online Protection Association and a Digital Parenting Contributor to France 24. She also consults for UNICEF, Child Online Protection and the Council of Europe as an independent expert on Digital Parenting and Children’s Rights and Internet. On occasion she provides eSafety content to the UK Safer Internet Centre, the Family Online Safety Institute, Internet Matters and Vodafone. She regularly gives interviews to the press and has been featured in BBC, The Financial Times, OZY and more.
The Journey is the Destination: Creating Environments that Promote Success
Are you looking for strategies to aid in the development of these dynamic young people? This presentation will focus on maximizing the growth potential of opportunities presented to our children as they move through childhood and adolescence. Help children learn to view problems as opportunities, failures as steppingstones, and success as the result hard work and effort. We will examine ways to create environments which maximize the opportunity for the development of self-esteem and resilience, while helping these children discovers their hidden strengths.
John Willson is the Executive Director of SOAR, a non-profit residential boarding school, adventure summer camp, and GAP program serving youth with learning and attention challenges. He has a Masters degree in Outdoor Therapeutic Recreation Administration and is a certified Wilderness First Responder. He has served on the national board for CHADD, and as a State President for the Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina. He has led hundreds of adventure courses with youth diagnosed with LD & ADHD. He actively presents to parents and professionals at local, state and national conferences.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: SOAR Behavior Management Guide for Families E-Bo0k — This comprehensive list of tried and true behavior management strategies is organized by categories and provides a wonderful resource when looking for ways to promote healthy behaviors.
You Mean They're NOT Really Procrastinating? Motivation & Ambiguity
What impact does ambiguity have on motivation and procrastination? You might be surprised at the answer. Think about it. If you don’t know what to do, isn’t it more productive to do something else, or just escape to play Xbox? Ambiguity comes from a lack of clarity because you just don’t know or because you can’t hold it in your working memory. These challenges impact adults but have a greater impact on ADHD kids who have not developed problem-solving skills and whose executive functioning brains aren’t as developed. Join us for insight to understand motivation and procrastination through the lens of ambiguity and how ADHD children can thrive when they gain clarity. We’ll share mindsets to help you help your kids.
Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG, is an attention coach and expert on attention issues. He founded DIG Coaching Practice and is host and founder of Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video. He coaches individuals with ADD/ADHD symptoms who are seeking personal and business results by helping them realize their potential. As someone who has had to learn to manage attention and deal with his own challenges, Jeff helps his clients understand themselves and how their minds work. To this end, Jeff developed his anatomy of attention construct to help them regain control of their attention and move past barriers so they can achieve what they are capable of faster and with less stress. Jeff holds an undergraduate degree from Indiana University, an MBA from University of Tampa, professional designations from International Coaches Federation (ICF), Professional Association for ADHD Coaches, and certification programs at ADD Coach Academy and Coaches Training Institute. Jeff is a member of Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), CHADD, ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO), Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC), ADD Resources, and the International Coach Federation.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Surfing Attention: Fun and Facts — Free downloadable cartoon eBook, PLUS a chance to win a 1-on-1 call (60 minutes) with ADHD and attention coach, Jeff Copper.
Parent Guilt: The Loss of the Idealized Child Stages of Grief, Anger, Acceptance, and Joy
Do you remember bringing your perfect, beautiful, newborn baby home from the hospital, ecstatic that he/she will now fit into or complete your family- a dream you perhaps have had for as far back as you can remember? As your baby grows into toddlerhood (or even earlier), your world starts to quietly crack. Then the school years begin and your child isn’t living up to your hopes, dreams, and expectations. Something has gone awry- his/her ADHD has created challenges far beyond what you could possibly have expected. The cracks keep getting wider. This continues throughout your child’s lifespan (a parent is a parent forever). How do you manage your feelings of guilt, sadness, even anger? We will be talking about getting through the stages of loss of the “idealized” child: denial, grief, anger, acceptance, and yes, even joy!
Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW, a nationally recognized expert on ADHD in women, is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, and coach, and a leading expert on ADHD, specializing in women with ADHD. She is the author of the award-winning book, “The Queen of Distraction” and “Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD”, and runs ADDconsults.com, an international online resource serving women with ADHD, and QueensOfDistraction, an online coaching program for women with ADHD. With over 25 years of experience helping women with ADHD, Terry is a sought- after presenter at conferences, webinars, and interviews. She has written hundreds of articles for various publications, including ADDitude Magazine, Attention Magazine, Healthline.com, and more. She served for many years on the board of directors of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Assoc.), and is immediate past coordinator of the E. Oakland County CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Chapter in Michigan. Terry has been interviewed by NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Glamour Magazine, and more. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/ADDconsults/, https://twitter.com/addconsults, https://www.instagram.com/addconsults/ Terry can be reached at terry@ADDconsults.com.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Clutter Crusher Toolkit E-Workbook — My ADHD eWorkbook will help you manage your rooms and clutter! The Clutter Crusher Toolkit will take you through your home — room by room, pile by pile — with simple, workable, ADHD-friendly solutions.
Nutritional Lithium for the Treatment of ADHD
When it comes to ADHD, it is easy to focus on attentional deficits to the exclusion of other symptoms. ADHD patients often struggle with irritability and aggression, symptoms that can impact social functioning, stymie therapeutic trajectories, and disrupt a healthy home dynamic. Fortunately, low-dose nutritional lithium – an essential, natural mineral with clinically proven neuroprotective properties – is effective in addressing the irritability and aggression that often appears alongside attentional issues but is too often overlooked in ADHD patients.
Join renowned functional psychiatry expert Dr. James Greenblatt in exploring the incredible properties and therapeutic potentials of low-dose lithium for ADHD.
A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated patients since 1988. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Dr. Greenblatt currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. In April of 2017, Dr. Greenblatt was inducted into the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame by the International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine. He is author of 7 books, including Finally Focused, Nutritional Lithium: A Cinderella Story, Answers to Anorexia, Integrative Medicine for Alzheimer’s, Integrative Medicine for Binge Eating, and Integrative Medicine for Depression, and co-editor with Kelly Brogan, MD of the textbook Integrative Therapies for Depression. Dr. Greenblatt is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to the transformation of psychiatry. Psychiatry Redefined offers online CME-approved courses, webinars, and fellowships for professionals to learn about functional and integrative medicine for mental illness. Please visit www.PsychiatryRedefined.org or www.JamesGreenblattMD.com for more information.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Surfing Attention: Fun and Facts — Free downloadable cartoon eBook, PLUS a chance to win a 1-on-1 call (60 minutes) with ADHD and attention coach, Jeff Copper.
Productivity in the Age of Coronavirus: When You Work from Home With Three Kids, a Dog, a Cat And a Goldfish
As if working in an office while living with ADHD were not hard enough, try working from home while living with ADHD, entertaining your kids, home schooling, and all the distractions of a busy home life while trying to survive a pandemic! Solving these challenges demands creative approaches. It’s impossible to just recreate business-as-usual work day in this chaos. In this session, we’ll look at how to navigate working from home with kids and other distractions. We’ll see how you can optimize your productivity to get more done with less time. Because, one thing we all have in our confinement is LESS TIME! We all need to maintain work-life balance when it seems impossible.
Linda Walker, PCC, works with entrepreneurs, adults with ADHD and other Creative Geniuses. Linda has helped adults with ADHD move from chaos and overwhelm to productivity and feeling in control. Her unique approach has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, professionals and other Creative Geniuses. Traditional approaches to focus, productivity and organization fall short for adults with ADHD. Linda discovered entrepreneurs and professionals face common roadblocks. These obstacles can leave them struggling and burnt out. Since 2005, Linda has created programs for Creative Geniuses on the journey toward productivity that combine group coaching, online training and community. She’s the author of With Time to Spare. Get your copy of the Top 3 Creative Genius Productivity Hacks and be informed about her next free online workshop at www.CreativeGeniusReport.com
Your Path Forward: Conquer Your Adult ADHD One Step at a Time Online Course — 10-week program of information to reduce your adult ADHD symptoms. Each week you learn one new easy strategy to conquer ADHD that makes a difference. We provide you with how you can implement it in your life right away by using the approach of 1) learning a little; 2) applying the change in your life; 3) Evaluating the results; 4) Adjusting if needed, and 5) repeating it until it becomes a new supportive habit.
Why are there so many kids who don’t respond very well to rewards and punishments? What can we do instead? This insightful conversation discusses alternatives to parenting through power and control. Dr. Greene offers a three-step collaborative approach to help parents address difficult behaviors — especially when rewards and consequences are ineffective.
Dr. Greene is currently adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, after having served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years. Along the way, he’s also been on the faculty in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at University of Massachusetts Medical Center and in the Department of Education at Tufts University. Way more important than the titles is the non-profit organization he founded – called Lives in the Balance – which aims to disseminate the CPS model through free web-based programming and to support and advocate on behalf of behaviorally challenging kids and their parents, teachers, and other caregivers. One component of his advocacy efforts is the recently-released documentary film, The Kids We Lose, which won the Best Feature Documentary Award at the 2018 New Hamshire Film Festival, at the 2019 Women’s Film Festival in Philadelphia, and at the 2019 Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival, and has been screened on Maine Public Television.
Humor is more than something we all could use more of. There are scientific benefits from humor including an immune system boost, increased social connection and stress reduction. In addition humor can provide perspective and can provide a mindful, nonjudgmental way of coping with some of the challenges and frustrations of having and/or parenting ADHD. This fun conversation will explore this topic while Dr. Roberto Olivardia shares some funny, poignant anecdotes from his own lived experience with ADHD.
Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He maintains a private practice in Lexington, MA where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and eating disorders. He has appeared in publications such as TIME, GQ, and Rolling Stone, and has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, and VH1. He has spoken on numerous webinars and presents at many talks and conferences around the country. He currently serves on the Professional Advisory Boards for CHADD, ADDA and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders. He is also on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude, as well as a Featured Expert on Understood.org.
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Understanding Neurofeedback and ADHD
Neurofeedback has been around for more than 50 years, but technology, experience, and research have finally advanced enough that it has become more widely used and accessible. At the heart of neurofeedback is the process of self-regulation, an essential factor in living with ADHD. Miriam will discuss the benefits, the latest research, how long it takes, and whether it lasts.
Miriam is the Director of Whole Family Neurofeedback and has been a LMFT for 22 years. She has 2 daughters about to launch and has been married for 19 years. Miriam discovered the helpfulness of neurofeedback for herself and for her younger daughter who has ADHD, Dyslexia, and Anxiety. She comes to us with a broad understanding of the field of neurofeedback and the family.
What is Neurofeedback? Video — If you are new to neurofeedback or if you are ready to deepen your research, this short webinar will answer your questions. What is neurofeedback? Where did it come from? What does it do? Who can benefit? Do the results last?
ADHDing While Black. Keeping Our Boys Alive In a Dangerous World
The “Talk” that Black parents must have with every Black child is hard enough as it is. Throw ADHD in the mix and see just how complicated things can get. There is very definitely a cultural component to ADHD – and one that can get our children killed if not addressed head on. This presentation will address the complexities of raising Black and Brown children with ADHD, the additional challenges when parents also have the disorder and how to stay sane as parents while still giving your child roots and wings.
Evelyn Polk Green, MSEd, is a past president of both ADDA, the Attention Deficit Disorder Association and CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder). Evelyn is an adult with ADHD and the mother of two adult sons, Perry and Robert, both of whom also have ADHD. Active in ADHD and mental health advocacy for more than 20 years she has served as a leader representing the family voice in the ADHD and mental health communities in many capacities, including as a member of the Network on Children’s Mental Health Services funded by the MacArthur Foundation. She has been focused on the challenges of ADHD in minority, poor and other underserved populations throughout her advocacy career. She is the recipient of several honors for her volunteer work in mental health and education, including the Beacon College Achieving Lifetime Vision and Excellence (ALiVE) Award for her advocacy work on behalf of children and adults with learning differences and ADHD. Evelyn works as an administrator with the Chicago Public Schools, planning professional development programs for early childhood special education professionals and families. She holds bachelor and master’s degrees from National Louis University and a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
How Parents Can Help Their ADHD Teen with “Career Clarity”
Are you worried about your teen’s future? Are you concerned about how are they going to support themselves? Are you wondering what career are they going to choose and when they will decide? Do you want tips on how to help your kids go a direction that will be right for them? In this talk, ADHD Coach and Career Coach, Lynn Miner-Rosen, she will share challenges that teens with (and without) ADHD face around thinking about and planning their future career. Lynn will give parents tips to help their youngsters explore different options, encourage discussions, understand the common challenges and potential for success.
Lynn Miner-Rosen, MEd, ACC, CDCS is a Career Development Coach, Life Coach and ADHD Coach. Lynn works nationwide via live Zoom/Facetime or phone with high school seniors, college students and young adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD, EFD and ASD/High-Functioning Asperger’s. Lynn earned her ACC from the International Coaching Federation. She has a private practice in Boca Raton, Florida and supports her clients by helping them choose a college major, career choice, career future planning, job search, time management, organization, study skills, managing screen time and whole life challenges. Lynn teaches ADHD and ASD classes for New York-based institute, CORE Professional Development, and is a frequent speaker and presenter at conferences and schools throughout the country. Prior to coaching, Lynn was a Special Education middle school teacher, IEP coordinator and business teacher for 12 years with the New York City Department of Education. She received her undergraduate degree from California State University Northridge, and two master’s Degrees from Adelphi University in Elementary Education and Special Education.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: 3 Free Worksheets — These worksheets will be helpful for parents and students and get you started on positive career conversations.
Faster Than Normal
With a clear-cut method for ADHD management that works for him, Peter Shankman harnesses the power of ADHD and encourages parents to do the same for their kids. In Shankman’s world, ADHD is a gift — and in this interview he shares strategies gleaned from his own experience, as well as his interviews with hundreds of successful professionals with ADHD.
Bio The New York Times has called Peter Shankman “a rockstar who knows everything about social media and then some.” He is a 5x best selling author, entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker, focusing on customer service and the new and emerging customer and neurotatypical economy. With three startup launches and exits under his belt, Peter is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about the customer experience, social media, PR, marketing, advertising, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the new Neurodiverse Economy)
In addition to his passion for helping people and companies find success, some of Peter’s highlights also include:
• Founder of HARO – Help A Reporter Out, which became the standard for thousands of journalists looking for sources prior to being acquired three years after launch
• The ShankMinds Breakthrough Network, an elite, online mastermind of thought leaders, business experts, and change makers
• Faster than Normal – The Internet’s #1 podcast on ADHD, focusing on the superpowers and gifts of having a “faster than normal brain,” which has helped thousands of people all around the world realize that having a neuroatypical brain is actually a gift, not a curse.
Peter is a worldwide influencer and/or spokesperson for several global brands including Specialized Bicycles, Skratch Labs, Sylvania Lighting, National Car Rental, and many others. Finally, Peter is a father, a 2x ironman triathlete, a class B licensed skydiver, and has a pretty serious Peloton addiction. When he’s not traveling around the world speaking to companies big and small, he’s based in NYC with his five-year-old daughter and 19-year-old cat, both of whom consistently refuse him access to the couch.
Fork in the Road: Parent Smarter Not Harder to Shape Child’s Behavior
How do you make rewards really work for complex kids? Phil Bossiere breaks it down into short and long term windows. His “fork in the road” method allows parents to repair challenging relationships and empower their kids to become increasingly independent and successful.
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Phil Boissiere is an ADHD and couples counseling specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His goal-focused approach and use of evidence-based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and skills training, form an empowering therapeutic process. Phil has pursued expertise in brain science, advanced training in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and adult ADHD specific training at the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy. In 2014 Phil founded Beyond Focused, a web-based video learning series for adults with ADHD and others who are looking to achieve optimal cognitive, occupational, and personal success. The Beyond Focused for Adult ADHD video series has gained considerable popularity outside of the United States, where resources for adults with ADHD are scarce. In 2015 Phil co-founded the Elite Focus Clinic in the Silicon Valley with two Stanford-trained psychiatrists. Elite Focus Clinic specializes in the treatment of adult ADHD, especially among entrepreneurs, business professionals, and attorneys connected to the tech world.
Join Debbie, Diane and Linda to talk about bright and quirky kids, who are also called ‘twice exceptional,’ because they are very bright and also have challenges such as ADHD, autism, learning differences, or all at the same time! Debbie will share some of the main themes from her recent parent survey as well as key concepts and tips to try out at home. Learn about the self-scientist lifestyle and how a family can use the design thinking process to build their own success strategies. Learn tips for student disengagement, executive function deficits, disruptive behavior in class and a stressed parent-child relationship.
Debbie Steinberg Kuntz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in private practice near Seattle. She received her undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and her Master’s in child, couple, and family counseling from Antioch University. She enjoys working with twice exceptional children and their parents, many of whom work in Seattle’s high tech field. She runs the Bright & Quirky Child online summit.
Debbie will talk about what acceptance actually looks like, explain how everyone in the family benefits when parents accept who their kids inherently are, and share strategies for fostering a more accepting, positive relationship with their ADHD children.
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Debbie Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a website, weekly podcast, and social media community for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 400,000 downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. Debbie’s newest book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Workman Publishing, 2018). Prior to launching TiLT, Debbie spent fifteen years writing inspiring books for women and teens, and ten years working in TV and video production, including working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon and developing original series for Cartoon Network. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University. In 2013, Debbie moved from Seattle to Amsterdam, where she currently lives with her husband Derin and homeschools her 13-year-old son Asher.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Difficult Situation Cheat Sheet— The Difficult Situations Cheat Sheet PDF offers accessible, specific language and phrasing you can use when you’re in a a difficult situation with a teacher, another parent, a friend, or a family member and need some help getting the (right) words out.
Pets, Chores, and Other Nuisances: Negotiating Household Responsibilities
Why are household responsibilities a source of endless conflict, especially when one or more family members has ADHD? Learn how to view chores through the lens of Executive Function skills – and discover some specific tools to get your household running smoothly (or at least with less friction and chaos!) from a father of two teen girls and an expert in Executive Function.
Massachusetts Distinguished Educator Michael Delman is the CEO of Beyond BookSmart, the nation’s leader in executive function coaching. He is the author of Your Kid’s Gonna Be Okay: Building the Executive Function Skills Your Child Needs in the Age of Attention. Michael is a pioneer and leader in the area of Executive Function coaching. He originated the application of Dr. James Prochaska’s Transtheoretical Model of Change to help students improve academic performance. Michael is also the co-founder of the McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School in Framingham, Massachusetts. He presents frequently around the country at conferences and to professionals and parent groups.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Infographic Set — Set of colorful, educational infographics to share with family, friends, and teachers to describe Typical Executive Function Development, Signs of Executive Function Challenges in Children and Adults, and some of our favorite apps to keep students and adults on time, focused, and well-regulated.
Developing "Future Thinking:" the Key to Getting Things Done with Less Stress and Fuss
If you have a child who is always putting off projects, and studying for tests, to the very last minute, this talk is for you. Time management educator, Marydee Sklar, will focus this conversation on the executive function skills of planning and prioritization, more simply described as “future thinking.” Learn why this executive skill is so important. Learn how to support the development of these skills using simple but critical tools and strategies. You will get tips on how to make a paper calendars and planners useful as a time awareness tool. No apps needed!
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For 25 years, Marydee Sklar has been helping students and adults with time management, planning and organization skills, taught from the perspective of the brain. She has done presentations for national and international audiences. She is an award winning author of three books on the subject of building executive functioning skills which have been sold around the world, including her Amazon Best Seller: 50 Tips to Help Students Succeed. She offers online training programs for professionals to learn how to teach her Seeing My Time® program which is used in therapeutic and educational settings. She personally teaches the program from her office in Portland, Oregon or online for a distance option.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Back-to-School Checklist — It’s so important to also plan for the school year, and well in advance. This Ready for School Checklist contains suggestions for helping your child participate in the process of getting ready to go back to school. Their participation in this process helps build the executive function skills of organization, planning and prioritizing!
Organizing the Family Calendar
Families are busy! Dealing with the complexities of multiple schedules is enough to tax the ADHD brain. With the right systems in place, you can help manage schedules, routines, chores and other responsibilities with greater confidence and less stress. In this session, coach Nikki Kinzer and her Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast partner Pete Wright offer straight-forward solutions for your biggest family organizing issues.
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Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright are the co-hosts of Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast, where they strive to help listeners with support, life management strategies, time and technology tips. Nikki is a certified ADHD Coach, who works with adults and college students. Her passion is to partner with individuals to help them build positive life habits and reduce stress. Pete is a podcaster, photographer, teacher, and technologist. He was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and has been working for more than a decade to build the living and organizational systems to support his work.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Family Meeting Checklist — Getting the family together in one place at the same time is hard enough. Once they’re seated, make sure you don’t forget anything by running through our Quickstart Family Planning Meeting planner!
Happy Spouses Are Better Parents
Parenting kids with additional needs can make it even harder to give your relationship the energy it deserves, but a strong romantic relationship will help you be a better parent. We will talk about how to keep your relationship from sliding off the priority list without feeling like you’re short-changing your kids. Additional parenting demands require spouses to work even better together, so they still have time and energy for each other, including keeping a vibrant sex life going. We will also talk about how to parent kids with ADHD when one (or both) parent has ADHD themselves.
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA has given more than 350 presentations and routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complicated information understandable and useful. He is the author of three books: Understand Your Brain, Get More Done, More Attention, Less Deficit and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD. His More Attention, Less Deficit podcast has more than 100 episodes and more than two million downloads. He is a psychologist in private practice in West Chester, PA, a former board member of CHADD National, and co-chair of the CHADD conference committee.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers:
Sex Makes You a Better Person: a free chapter from Dr. Tuckman’s forthcoming book, ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship (available September 2019) — Keeping your sex life going strong involves important personal and relationship work that can’t help but make you a better person. This was the hardest chapter in this new book to write because I really wanted to get it right. Relationships (and sex) are way too important to not put in my best effort.
Improving Executive Functions with Games and Technology
Executive-functioning skills such as organization, flexibility, planning, and time management are crucial for success at school and in many 21st century jobs. Improving executive functions via traditional methods of training and support often does not engage either kids or adults. But what if we could use popular video games and apps to practice and support weak executive function skills? It is important to first identify the best popular video games and apps as teaching tools. However, technology alone is not enough. This discussion will provide clear and pragmatic strategies for generalizing skills and making game-based learning into real-world skills.
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Randy Kulman, Ph.D. is the Founder and President of LearningWorks for Kids, an educational technology company that specializes in using video games to teach executive-functioning and academic skills. For the past 30 years, Dr. Kulman has also been the Clinical Director and President of South County Child and Family Consultants, a private practice that specializes in assessment of children with learning disorders and attention difficulties. Additionally, Dr. Kulman is the author of numerous essays and book chapters on the use of digital technologies for improving executive functioning skills in children. His current research projects include the development of a parent and teacher scale for assessing executive-functioning skills in children and a large survey study examining how children with ADHD and Autism use popular video games and apps. He is an advisor and occasional writer for ADDitude Magazine, Commonsensemedia.org, and Toca Boca. He is the author of two books: Train Your Brain for Success: A Teenager’s Guide to Executive Functions and Playing Smarter in a Digital World.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: One Totally FREE month of live, small group online executive functioning training for children ages 8-16 at LearningWorks LIVE, no credit card or other commitment required! — LearningWorks LIVE is an online executive function training program consisting of small-group workshops using popular video games and apps for children ages 8-16. Sessions on organization, time management, planning, social-emotional learning, flexibility, focusing, and study skills are currently being offered. Participants have fun-because of the game-based approach- and learn executive functioning skills with their peers and our expert educators and technology specialists.
Why You, the Parent, Need to Change and Not Your Child
A parent’s intuition is to “fix” their child’s pain. But ADHD can’t be fixed. Until you accept that and move beyond it, all the energy you put into helping your child will not get you very far. The key to raising a happy and successful child with ADHD is throwing out everything you knew about parenting and childhood and raising the individual child you have. In this session, Penny will share the secrets to doing exactly that.
Penny Williams trains and coaches parents raising kids with ADHD and/or “high-functioning” autism. Through her award-winning books, Parenting ADHD Podcast, online parent training courses, and mama retreats, she empowers parents to help their kids thrive.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Parenting ADHD Cheatsheet — More-effective parenting, at your fingertips. Not sure where to start with ADHD? Still struggling and feel like you might be missing something? Get the Parenting ADHD Cheatsheet, and get started down the right path, right now.
Between You and Me, I’m Not Really Liking My Child Right Now — Help!
Dr. Sharon Saline, author of What your ADHD child wishes you knew: Working together to empower kids in school and life, discusses how listening to and working with the voices of kids diagnosed with ADHD can improve cooperation and success. Based on interviews with dozens of kids and their parents as well as over 25 years of clinical experience, she provides parents with helpful insights into how kids honestly think and feel about having ADHD and how to better assist them. With her unique, strength-based approach, “the 5 C’s of ADHD parenting”, Dr. Saline guides parents in learning effective, practical tools to improve self-Control, Compassion, Collaboration, Consistency and Celebration in their families. Her collaborative approach will reduce your stress while fostering cooperation and closeness.
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Dr. Sharon Saline, author of What your ADHD child wishes you knew: Working together to empower kids in school and life, discusses how listening to and working with the voices of kids diagnosed with ADHD can improve cooperation and success. Based on interviews with dozens of kids and their parents as well as over 25 years of clinical experience, she provides parents with helpful insights into how kids honestly think and feel about having ADHD and how to better assist them. With her unique, strength-based approach, “the 5 C’s of ADHD parenting”, Dr. Saline guides parents in learning effective, practical tools to improve self-Control, Compassion, Collaboration, Consistency and Celebration in their families. Her collaborative approach will reduce your stress while fostering cooperation and closeness.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Use the 5C’s of Successful ADHD Parenting Today! — Overwhelmed by the challenges of raising a child or teen with ADHD? Try these easy, practical, tips for using the 5C’s of ADHD parenting to reduce your stress and build positive connections.
Making Sense of Stress and Anxiety in ADHD
Having ADHD can be stressful. Raising a child with ADHD is often stressful. Having ADHD yourself AND parenting a child with ADHD…well, let’s just say that some days “stressful” is an understatement. In addition, about 30% of children and 50% of adults with ADHD also have anxiety, both of which often run in families. We will discuss be discussing how stress and anxiety manifests in our children as well as ourselves as parents, and how this knowledge can help us and our children better approach some the our challenges.
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Dr. Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells is a board-certified pediatrician and the owner and President of Girls to Women/Young Men’s Health and Wellness Fort Worth, a multi-faceted clinic providing integrated medical care dedicated to meeting the physical and emotional needs of young women and men ages 10-25 years old. As a physician with ADHD herself, she has a special interest in caring for patients with ADHD and learning issues. Dr. Parcells regularly speaks to parent, student, and professional audiences on subjects such as parenting, ADHD, depression, anxiety and stress, adolescent development, sexuality, and preparing for college.
SUPERPARENTING FOR ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child
With decades of experience working with ADHD children, Dr. Edward Hallowell understands how easily the gifts of this condition are lost on a child amid negative comments from doctors, teachers, and even loving but frustrated parents. Dr. Hallowell has long argued that ADHD is too often misunderstood, mistreated, and mislabeled as a “disability.” The practical strength-based techniques Dr. Hallowell will discuss put the talents, charms, and positive essence of your child ahead of any presumed shortcomings. You’ll learn how to view ADHD as a positive trait, how to implement his cycle of excellence and pinpoint your child’s inner, cognitive strengths.
Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., is a child and adult psychiatrist, leading authority in the field of ADHD, the host of “Distraction” – a weekly podcast for thriving in this CrazyBusy world, NY Times best-selling author, world-renowned speaker and the founder of The Hallowell Centers in Boston MetroWest, NYC, San Francisco and Seattle. Learn more at drhallowell.com.
Teaching Your ADHD Child How to Organize Their Bedroom
Imagine your favorite grade school teacher coming over to your house to help you get your bedroom organized. She won’t go too fast. She won’t judge you or shame you. And she will help you not only get the job done but also learn how to do it again yourself. Lisa Woodruff is a former teacher who will do just that. She understands the strengths and challenges of having ADHD and will help you with solutions to make getting your room organized possible. Let’s learn how to get organized!
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Lisa Woodruff is the founder of Organize 365, the creator of the 100 Day Home Organization Program, the Sunday Basket Workshop and Sunday Basket Workshop Paper Organization Certification Program. As the Amazon bestselling author of The Mindset of Organization, Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time & How ADHD Affects Home Organization, Lisa shares her belief that organization is not a skill you are born with. It is a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her focus on functional organizing, encouragement, and humor her through her weekly podcasts Organize 365.
Science finds stimulant medication to be safe and effective, but what about the horror stories and stigma? We’ll discuss tips for minimizing side effects and maximizing benefit. We’ll also explore language to discuss ADHD and medication with children and teens to help them develop an understanding of their diagnosis and treatment.
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Dr. Wiley is a pediatrician and practiced primary care before founding Focus-MD, a network of medical clinics dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and related disorders eleven years ago. He approaches ADHD as a patient, parent, and provider and has a passion for empowering neurodiverse families. “Every day I learn something new about ADHD and related problems from my patients and their families. I am grateful to share their journey.”
Beyond Behaviors: New Ways to Solve Kid's Behavioral Challenges
Dr. Delahooke will describe new ways to reduce behavioral challenges based on neuroscience and compassion research in order to promote satisfying, secure relationships. When we view behaviors as the “tip of the iceberg,” we move beyond techniques that focus solely on compliance and surface behaviors. Once we appreciate a child’s unique needs and individual differences, our interactions become more positive as we strengthen relationships of trust and understanding.
Mona Delahooke, Ph.D. is a clinical child psychologist, author and speaker with a passion for supporting families and children. She has worked widely with multidisciplinary teams for over 25 years. She is a senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation and is a trainer and consultant to schools and agencies including the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health. Her blog, The Visible Parent,
and books, Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges, (2019) and Social & Emotional Development.
One domain that many parents of ADHD children have concerns about is one that presents itself multiple times a day – eating. Whether the issue is impulsive eating, overeating, picky eating, or not eating enough, parents are often at a loss as to how to understand their ADHD child’s eating habits and how to make sure their children are properly nourished and maintain a healthy relationship with food. Dr. Olivardia will discuss why ADHD is a risk factor for these issues, as well as behavioral strategies to promote healthy eating and a positive relationship with food.
Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Clinical Associate at McLean Hospital. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in the treatment of ADHD, OCD, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). He is an internationally recognized expert in eating disorders and body image problems in boys and men. He has appeared in publications such as TIME, GQ, and Rolling Stone, and has been featured on Good Morning America, EXTRA, CBS This Morning, CNN, and VH1. He has spoken on numerous radio and webinar shows and presents at many talks and conferences around the country. He currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for ADDitude Magazine and serves on the Professional Advisory Boards for Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD), the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) and the National Association for Males with Eating Disorders. He is an active member of Decoding Dyslexia-Massachusetts, an advocacy group promoting the needs of individuals with Dyslexia.
How does ADHD look different in girls and women vs. boys and men? What are the key risks, long term, for girls with ADHD? How can parents know when to assess and how to treat their daughters with ADHD? How do modern pressures for all developing girls and women get magnified when ADHD is in the mix? These questions, and more, are the subject of this Parents’ Palooza session.
Stephen Hinshaw is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and also Vice Chair for Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his B.A. from Harvard (summa cum laude) and, after directing school programs and residential summer camps, his doctorate in clinical psychology from UCLA.
His work focuses on developmental psychopathology, clinical interventions, and mental illness stigma, with a major focus on ADHD, particularly in girls and women. He received a Distinguished Teaching Award from UC Berkeley’s Division of Social Sciences in 2001. His Teaching Company (‘Great Lecture’) series, “Origins of the Human Mind,” was released in 2010. His research efforts have been recognized by the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (2015), the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science (2016)—its highest award, for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to applied psychological research—and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the Society for Research in Child Development (2017).
He has been featured regularly in the media, including the New York Times, the Today Show, the CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, and many more.
How can you help your kids handle the inevitable frustrations of life? What should you do when your kids get frustrated, or overwhelmed, or anxious? According to author of “Parenting without Power Struggles” Susan Stiffelman, parents can learn to handle challenging behaviors without getting triggered, or adding fuel to the fire for their kids. Learn how to begin to see yourself as the calm, confident Captain of the Ship that your kids will want to confide in and respect, and get strategies to help your kids increase their tolerance for frustration in the process.
Susan Stiffelman, is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, an educational therapist and a highly lauded speaker. Her work offers strategies to help parents manage their reactions regardless of how their kids are behaving, so they can position themselves as the calm, confident “captain of the ship” that children cooperate with, confide in, be comforted by and respect. She is the author Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected and Parenting With Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids (an Eckhart Tolle Edition).
Susan offers online events for parents around the world on topics like Raising Tweens and Teens, Parenting in the Digital Age, and Raising Siblings with guests including Byron Katie, Dr.Dan Siegel, Alanis Morissette, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Arianna Huffington. She also hosts a monthly support group with Wendy Behary on Co-Parenting with a Narcissist. For many years, Susan offered weekly advice as the Huffington Post’s weekly “parent coach” advice columnist and the Ask the Therapist columnist for Grandparents.com. Her work has been featured on the Today Show, publications like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and countless print and radio interviews.
A highly lauded speaker, Ms. Stiffelman has presented workshops at organizations like Google, parenting groups from Senegal to Paris, and countless educational institutions. Her colorful background make Susan’s presentations riveting and unique. She taught herself Hindi as a teenager, developing her fluency by calling people named “Singh” out of the phone book. Susan took her then 15 year old son on a two and a half month trip to Uganda, Tanzania, Australia and New Zealand, volunteering at the community outreach compound of former Black Panther Pete O’Neil, visiting Masai tribes, and spending time at village schools in both Africa and Maori establishments in New Zealand. Susan is deeply committed to enjoying her life, living with appreciation and having fun. She has had a regular meditation practice since she was seventeen years old, and has always made the nourishment of her heart and soul the number one priority.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Free Report: What causes power struggles…and how to avoid them — Susan Stiffelman has worked with thousands of parents and children as a teacher, educational therapist, and marriage and family counselor for nearly 40 years, and has developed a keen understanding of what causes power struggles–and how we can shift our behavior to foster more natural cooperation in our children. This special bonus gift lays out specific causes and fixes for ongoing power struggles around issues like a need for freedom, ongoing frustration, feeling unseen, and wanting more connection. A terrific resource– and it’s free!
The Benefits and Challenges of Organizing with Complex Kids
Let’s face it – parents and kids with ADHD often means having a lot of clutter and a crazy sense of disorganization. Between the constant flow of school stuff, appointments, meals, groceries, shoes, laundry… making it to the end of the day can feel pretty challenging. Tackling the clutter and creating systems is possible if the family can work as team. In this session, we’ll talk about creating awareness of the distractions, interests, and strengths of each family member and some strategies for implementing a successful outcome for various goals.
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In 2008, Dr. Regina Lark founded A Clear Path: Professional Organizing and Productivity. Regina is a featured speaker and educator on issues ranging from productivity, hoarding, and women’s leadership. As a Certified Professional Organizer, CPO®, Regina is a specialist in residential organizing, workplace productivity, and life transitions. With an additional Certification in Chronic Disorganization, she works with clients who are challenged by ADHD, procrastination, and time management. She is a graduate of the Organizer Coach Foundation Training Program, and serves as a Member Director of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO). Regina is the author of Psychic Debris, Crowded Closets: The Relationship between the Stuff in your Head and What’s Under your Bed (3rd ed). In 2018, she was identified as one of “20 Best” Professional Organizers by Expertise.com. In 2016, she was named one of LA’s Top 10 Organizers by CBS/KCAL Channel 2, and was awarded by “Most Innovative Organizer” in 2013 by NAPO-LA. Regina earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of Southern California. For fun she plays golf and tennis, and writes goofy songs about clutter.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: A Clear Path’s Timeless Top Ten Tips to Stay Organized — Timeless Top 10 Tips is designed for people who simply want solutions to move from chaos to clarity in their personal and professional spaces. Tips on time management, spring clearing, taming the paper tiger, and reminders for why we want an un-cluttered life are among the topics you’ll find in this easy to read monthly guide to clearing the past, organizing the present, and moving forward with a greater sense of calm.
Is Medication the Only Answer? What to Do When Meds Don’t Work
Medical treatment for ADHD fails far too often, not because of the drugs themselves, but how they are managed. Patients often suffer from missed brain and body diagnoses that create a variety of reactions to ADHD medications. The too frequent result of these challenges: diagnostic confusion, imbalanced treatment and over or under medication. Patient treatment can dramatically improve when providers use the most up-to-date available methods derived from contemporary neuroscience – methods assembled from hard data, clinical experience and laboratory research. The brain is connected to the body, and without proper over-all health care, many medications simply will not work as expected.
Dr. Parker is a Neuroscience Consultant, Child and Adult psychiatrist, and psychopharmacologist. He specializes in diagnostic and medical services for troubled children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Parker’s philosophy starts with a consistent practice of teamwork with everyone from the family in the office to a growing team of national and international providers with whom he regularly consults. With 45 + years of experience he works with a variety of treatment issues from the challenging to the apparently simple, with patients who have multiple issues and treatment trials, and those uncomfortable with that first psychiatric consultation. Frequently he presents to a variety of national audiences on topics from neuroimaging to advances in psychopharmacology, and the growing pervasive problems with the downstream brain effects of neurotoxins. Dr. Parker’s diverse background includes psychoanalysis training in personal coaching; certification for use of Nuclear Medicine Pharmaceuticals and as a Radiation Safety Officer by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the use of neuroimaging for precise clinical guidelines to choose specific medical interventions with a wide variety of brain conditions. Dr. Parker is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the Medical Society of Virginia, Society for Neuroscience, and the medical staff of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Dr. Barkley will address the meaningful contributions grandparents can make to the care, development, and quality of life involved grandparents can make for their grandchild with special needs, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and other developmental disabilities, as well as to the quality of life to their adult children who are the parents of this child. He will share his personal experiences as well as those of other grandparents who have stepped up and assumed various caregiver roles for their special needs grandchildren.
Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a Diplomate (board certified) in three specialties, Clinical Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN, ABPP). Dr. Barkley is a clinical scientist, educator, and practitioner who has published 23 books, rating scales, and clinical manuals numbering 41 editions. He has also published more than 270 scientific articles and book chapters related to the nature, assessment, and treatment of ADHD and related disorders. He is the founder and Editor of the bimonthly clinical newsletter, The ADHD Report, now in its 20th year of publication.
Dr. Barkley has presented more than 800 invited addresses internationally and appeared on nationally televised programs such as 60 Minutes, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, and many other programs on behalf of those with ADHD. He has received awards from the American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Professional Psychology, Association for the Advancement of Applied and Preventive Psychology, American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders, New England Educational Institute, the Wisconsin Psychological Association, and Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) for his career accomplishments, contributions to research in ADHD, to clinical practice, and for the dissemination of science. His websites are russellbarkley.org and ADHDLectures.com.
Choosing the correct ADHD medication for your child can make or break effective treatment strategies, even those outside the pharmaceutical realm. Not only is it challenging to choose among the dizzying array of meds: stimulants, non-stimulants, second-tier medications, meds for co-existing conditions – it can be equally difficult to fine tune the dosage for maximum effectiveness.
In this candid interview, you’ll hear valuable advice you may never have gleaned from other sources. Dr. Dodson “tells it like it is” from titrating stimulants to effective medication for ADHD “sidecar” issues such as Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Don’t miss this important session.
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William Dodson, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist who specialize in adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Although he is primarily a clinical practitioner who combines evidence-based practice techniques with practice-based evidence.
During his 25-year career, he has served on the faculties of Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. In 2012, he was named a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in recognition of his clinical contributions to the field of ADHD. He was honored with theMaxwell J. Schleifer Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities and he is one of two experts from the United States to the World Anti-Doping program chosen to develop guidelines for using ADHD stimulant medications for the world’s athletes.
Dr. Dodson has a private practice in Greenwood Village, CO, specializing in adults with ADHD.
Having a calmer household sure sounds nice, but is it really possible? With ADHD and other special needs kids? Hal Runkel believes it is, as long as one parent is committed to being calm and connected. Hal is the author of the NYT bestseller ScreamFree Parenting, and a licensed family therapist, and he’s helped thousands of parents around the world increase their influence, over both their kids and themselves. He believes he can help you, too, create a calmer, happier home.
Bio Hal Runkel is a success coach, consultant, NYT bestselling author, and one of the world’s most trusted resources for life improvement. He is the founder of ScreamFree and The Pause Platform, and his practical words on life, love, and leadership help people around the world live calmer, happier lives. Hal regularly speaks at companies, schools, military and many other organizations worldwide and provides executive and family coaching services across the country. He and his wife, Jenny, live just outside Atlanta, struggling to both support and let go of their two kids in college.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: The Pause Platform: 1-hour of interactive, mobile-ready parenting system — The Pause Platform is a mobile-ready, 24×7 online growth management system. Fully accessible from your computer, tablet or smartphone, the Platform guides parents through the process of not only learning Hal’s life-changing concepts, but actually changing their mindsets and behaviors. The Pause Platform utilizes learning science and micro-learning to accomplish this. And just as importantly — it’s a ton of FUN! By utilizing all the different ways that people learn (visually, aurally, socially, verbally, etc.) and by breaking down large concepts into smaller chunks, learning takes place… and so does growth.
What Your ADHD Kids Want You to Know
I was diagnosed with ADD at the age of 12 and prescribed Ritalin. Month after month I visited a psychiatrist, and the medication helped SO MUCH. As I got older, though, I learned to be ashamed of my medication; and at 32, my life was falling apart despite taking it, and I realized medication wasn’t enough. I’ll talk about my journey to understand my brain and build an ADHD toolbox to support it — and the unexpected “tool” I found that mattered most of all.
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Jessica McCabe is the creator and host of “How to ADHD,” a YouTube series committed to educating and supporting ADHD brains around the world. Her outreach and her message have been featured by Upworthy, ADDitude Magazine, Today.com, and in her recent TEDx talk. She posts new episodes for her subscribers every week at http://howtoadhd.com.
Collaborate with Your Child for Top Notch School Accommodations
As parents, we work hard to understand our children’s needs and advocate for them to receive the best services. Sometimes, unfortunately, things don’t turn out as we envision. Even with the best of intentions, there are times when the accommodations are not delivered as we expect, or our children are not comfortable receiving the services offered. Let’s talk about how to help kids receive support in ways that address both their needs and their concerns, and how to help them be involved in the process so they can learn to advocate for themselves now, and in the future.
Bonus for Encore Package Purchasers: Understanding the Impact of ADHD and Executive Function on Learning, Motivation, and Behavior E-Course — Join ADHD Parenting expert Cindy Goldrich for this two-hour eCourse as she helps you make sense of why it is so hard for your child to behave as expected. What makes following directions and consistency of behavior so challenging? Why concepts like organization and time management seem to be learned, but not followed. How using rewards and punishments often create more problems than they solve. Why attention and discipline alone are not enough to improve performance and compliance.
