Day one of the conference will feature Margaret Foster, M.A. a learning specialist who founded The Learning Network. She is the co-author, along with Joyce Cooper-Kahn, of Boosting Executive Skills in the Classroom and will be presenting on teaching Executive Functioning skills to children with ADHD in the classroom and home setting with breakout sessions in the afternoon.
In addition Saturday will feature Susan Pinsky, author of Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD and The Fast and Furious Five Step Organizing Solution as well as Rhonda Martinussen, Assistant professor in the Institute of
Child Study in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology at OISE.
Day two of our conference will feature Dr. Mark Bertin, author of The family ADHD Solution and Mindful Parenting for ADHD.
Dr Bertin will be presenting on the science behind ADHD, parenting and family solutions as well as mindfulness. Also presenting on Sunday will be David Giwerc, a Master Certified ADHD Coach and the Founder and President of the ADD Coach Academy. Giwerc will be presenting on Strength-Based ADHD Coaching: Why and How it Successfully Works for Adults with ADHD.
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Where: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, ON
6 Garamond Court Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5
Start : Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 9:00 AM End : Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM
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Agenda
8:15AM – 9:00AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet
9:00AM – 10:15AM Margaret Foster: Executive Functioning Skills Through the Lifespan
10:15AM – 10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45AM – 12:00PM Margaret Foster: Executive Functioning Skills Through the Lifespan continued
12:00PM – 12:45PM Lunch
12:45PM – 2:00PM Breakout Sessions
Margaret Foster: Teaching Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom
Susan Pinsky: Organization Solutions for Those with ADHD
2:00PM – 2:30PM Coffee Break
2:30PM – 3:45PM Breakout Sessions
Margaret Foster: Teaching Executive Functioning Skills in the Home Setting
Rhonda Martinussen: Update on Reading Comprehension Research in Children and Youth with ADHD
8:15AM – 9:00AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet
9:00AM – 10:15AM Dr. Mark Bertin: ADHD: Attention Doesn’t Half Describe It (making the science of ADHD practical)
10:15AM – 10:45AM Coffee Break
10:45AM – 12:00PM Dr. Mark Bertin: Everyday Mindfulness and ADHD
12:00PM – 12:45PM Lunch
12:45PM – 2:00PM Dr. Mark Bertin: ADHD: A matter of Routine
David Giwerc: Permission to Proceed, empowering individuals with ADHD
2:00PM – 2:30PM Coffee Break
2:30PM – 3:45PM FOR PARENTS
Dr. Mark Bertin: ADHD Goes to School
David Giwerc: Building a Positive and balanced Blueprint for the Adult ADHD Brain