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Conference Agenda*
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Agenda-at-a-Glance
Schedule |
Day 1 Monday October 4 |
Day 2 Tuesday October 5 |
Day 3 Wednesday October 6 |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 AM EST | Jennifer Koretsky, SCAC: Conference Kickoff |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST | Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA: Six Simple Rules: Fundamental Strategies to Overcome Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Charles Parker, DO: Precise Solutions for AD/HD Treatment Options: Medication and Beyond Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Mark Bertin, MD: Mindfulness-Based Interventions in AD/HD Care |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST | Rory Stern, PsyD: Raising A Happy, Responsible Child With AD/HD Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Keath Low, MA: Parenting the Siblings of AD/HD Children |
Susan Leavitt Miller: AD/HD and Bullying Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
| 1 Hour Break | |||
| 1:15 - 2:15 PM EST | Ronda Stone, MA, LMHC: Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents |
Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT: Teens Need Help, Too Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC: Empowering College Students with AD/HD |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM EST | Linda Anderson, MA, MCC: |
Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed, ET/P: So You Expect Them to Leave Home? Transitioning from High School Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Tara McGillicuddy, SCAC: Effective Self-Advocacy Strategies for Adults and Teens with AD/HD |
| 3:45 - 4:45 PM EST | Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, NCC, LMHC: AD/HD and Money: Financial Pitfalls and Solutions |
David Giwerc, MCC: The Power of the Pause: The Difference Between Reacting Impulsively and Responding Rationally Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Becca Colao, MA, SCAC: Deepening Social Connections |
| 1 Hour Break | |||
| 5:45 - 6:45 PM EST | Wilma Fellman, M.Ed: AD/HD in the Workplace: Issues, Strategies, and Building a Plan for Success |
Kenny Handelman, MD: Click here for a podcast preview of this session! |
Bonnie Mincu, MA, MBA, SCAC: Overwhelmed! Techniques to Break Through Mental Paralysis |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM EST | KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Edward "Ned" Hallowell, MD & Sue George Hallowell, LICSW: |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Patricia Quinn, MD: Change Your Perspective for Success with AD/HD |
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Interview with Peter Shankman, CEO, Entrepreneur, Adventurist |
Detailed Agenda
Day 1: Monday, October 4, 2010
Conference Kickoff
With Jennifer Koretsky, SCAC
Monday, October 4, 2010
9:30 - 10:00 am EST World Clock
Join Virtual AD/HD Conference Director Jennifer Koretsky as she kicks off this year's conference!
About Jennifer Koretsky
Jennifer Koretsky is the author of the Amazon.com Best Seller "Odd One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult ADD."
She is a Senior Certified AD/HD Coach, the Founder of the ADD Management Group, and the Director of the popular Virtual AD/HD Conference. She specializes in coaching high-achieving adults with ADD including business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, creative types, rule-breakers, and mavericks.
Jennifer is a frequent conference speaker and her work has been featured in various media including The New York Times Magazine, The Times of London, and ADDitude Magazine. Most recently, Jennifer was featured on NBC’s TODAY Show.
For more information and free resources, visit www.ADDmanagement.com.
Six Simple Rules: Fundamental Strategies to Overcome Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity
With Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA
Monday, October 4, 2010
10:00 - 11:00 am EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
It can be overwhelming sorting through the lists and lists of strategies designed to help people with AD/HD become more effective, consistent, and successful. Fortunately, most of these strategies tend to be variations on 6 common themes. Identifying these common themes makes it easier to sort through those lists and choose the most effective strategies. This brings to mind the adage of, “Give a man to fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.” The goal of this session is to teach you why certain strategies tend to work to overcome difficulties with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity (and also why other strategies don’t work).
This session will offer 6 fundamental strategies to help you overcome common struggles with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. With this understanding, you will be able to choose the AD/HD-friendly strategies that will work best for you, as well as create your own customized strategies based on your specific life circumstances. Commonly suggested strategies will be used to illustrate each point.
In this session, you'll:
• Understand how 3 sets of fundamental strategies underlie most of the generic strategies that effectively address AD/HD’s core deficits
• Be able to use the 6 fundamental strategies to overcome inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
• Become better prepared to face current and future challenges by creating your own customized strategies based on the fundamental strategies
About Ari Tuckman
Dr. Tuckman is a psychologist in private practice in West Chester, PA, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of AD/HD in children, teens, and adults. He is the author of More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians, as well as numerous articles for ADDitude and Attention!. He has given over two hundred presentations and routinely earns excellent reviews for his ability to make complex information understandable and useful. His driving goal in his writing and presenting is to provide science-based information to make people’s lives better. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, and XM/Sirius Radio and been quoted in The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
You can learn more about Dr. Tuckman and his work at www.adultadhdbook.com.
Raising A Happy, Responsible Child With AD/HD
With Rory Stern, PsyD
Monday, October 4, 2010
11:15 am - 12:15 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
With so much emphasis on and expectations for good behavior, completing homework, and balancing increased demands, this session will help parents, clinicians, and loved ones look at the big picture. Today, there seems to be an emphasis on individual pieces at the sacrifice of the individual as a whole person.
This session will focus on helping parents to raise children who take responsibility for their actions, find passion in life, and help them develop good decision-making processes. We will do this by identifying strengths, developing passion and positive feedback, good decision-making skills, and much more. This session will also provide parents a different perspective on choosing the “right battles” to raise a child who is happy, and not just stressed out and pressured to get good grades.
In this session, you'll:
• Become familiar with the 3 main learning styles and how to
identify your child’s individual learning style for greater success at school, at home, and in life
• Develop a clearer understanding of why it is so important to focus on the big picture, and what specific steps you can do to motivate, inspire, and encourage children to be more responsible, self-motivated, and self-reliant
• Get a clear understanding of why and how focusing on happiness and hard work (and other life lessons) is far more valuable than striving for perfection, getting good grades, and finishing homework when it comes to living a balanced life
About Rory Stern
Like many children today, Rory knew at a young age how different he was. He found school boring, had a difficult time sitting still in his seat, and was pretty easily distracted. Yet he could sit still and focus for hours and hours playing video games, while homework and studying felt impossible.
Although he almost never got in trouble at school, and he did fairly well academically... without much effort... Rory still had his own difficulties and challenges.
Today, as a child, he knows he would be diagnosed with AD/HD. In fact, a lot of people try to point out just how obvious it is. Having never been diagnosed as a child, Rory had to develop his own strategies and skills to be successful at what he did.
What was his secret?
He attributes his success to just two things: advocacy and encouragement. His parents didn't wait for help, and they didn't take "crap" from anyone. They also encouraged him to reach for the impossible. And soon, others did too. No one ever told him "no," and the word "can't" was not in his vocabulary.
When most kids were getting diagnosed with AD/HD, Rory was identified as a gifted and talented student. He was never hyperactive...just passionate. Impulsivity? He made careless mistakes. And inattention? He wasn't being challenged enough by others.
After completing a doctorate in clinical psychology, Rory used his own personal experience and history to reach out and offer the same support and encouragement to families across the world.
You can learn more about Dr. Stern and his work at www.adhdfamilyonline.com.
Anxious Parents, Anxious Kids
With Ronda Stone, MA, LMHC
Monday, October 4, 2010
1:15 - 2:15 pm EST World Clock
We will explore the prevalence, types and reasons why anxiety disorders are so common in the AD/HD population and how their presence worsens the AD/HD prognosis. We'll discuss lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise, connection, etc. that can reduce the symptoms of anxiety. Finally we'll examine the cognitive steps that can help manage anxiety problems. These objectives will be explored in the context of how parents can help their children and themselves in dealing with anxiety and AD/HD.
In this session, you'll:
• Identify symptoms and types of anxiety
• Explore natural lifestyle changes that reduce anxiety
• Examine cognitive behavioral steps for reducing anxiety
About Ronda Stone
Ronda Stone is an AD/HD Coach, Parenting Instructor for Redirecting Children's Behavior, and Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience as an educator, counselor, and coach. She co-authored a children's workbook on dealing with grief and is currently completing workbooks for children dealing with AD/HD and anxiety. She has worked with AD/HD from the inside and out as a therapist, coach, parent, and person living with AD/HD.
You can learn more about Ronda and her work at www.building-stones.com.
Prioritizing the Stuff of Life
With Linda Anderson, MA, MCC
Monday, October 4, 2010
2:30 - 3:30 pm EST World Clock
Why is it so hard to decide what is most important?
When you have AD/HD, it is challenging knowing what is not important and how to manage everything else. In fact, it all seems important! Let’s talk about how to simplify your “to do” list, your goals and your life. We will explore by learning some strategies for prioritizing thoughts, lists, dreams and the stuff of life. And what about you? Are you at the top of your priority list? It’s often difficult putting yourself at the top of the list, but what does that actually mean, and how is it possible to put yourself at the top of the list, living in this busy chaotic world? Let’s talk about the small, yet sometimes really big ways that you can improve your ability to prioritize and put yourself at the top of the list.
In this session, you'll:
• Identify 3 strategies for prioritizing
• Learn how to use questions to do simple prioritization
• Identify the relationship of self-care to the physical task of prioritizing
About Linda Anderson
Linda Anderson, MA, MCC, SCAC, founder of Getting Clear, is a Business, Personal and Professional Coach who specializes in working with AD/HD adults across the United States and abroad. A master certified coach, she has been actively involved in the world of AD/HD since 1994, has served as president on the board of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) from 2006 to 2008, and is presently serving as interim president of ADDA. She has designed and conducted an AD/HD-Advanced Coach Training Teleclass for coaches and clinicians and has written several articles, among them “A Closer Look At Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - From The Outside Looking In” and “The Body Double.” She can be viewed in the video, “Me, My ADD Coach and I.”
You can learn more about Linda and her work at www.gettingclear.com.
AD/HD and Money: Financial Pitfalls and Solutions
With Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, NCC, LMHC
Monday, October 4, 2010
3:45 - 4:45 pm EST World Clock
In this session, you will learn the most common financial issues facing adults with AD/HD, including increased credit card debt, increased rate of home foreclosure, difficulties with relationships due to spending and debt, disorganization of financial documents leading to late bill payments, and lack of saving for retirement. You will learn what help is available, from AD/HD treatment such as medication and counseling, to professional financial help, including financial planners and accountants. AD/HD-friendly techniques for maintaining financial health, such as how to store financial documents and pay bills on time, will be discussed. Topics such as how to seek help with mounting debt will also be discussed.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn about the financial challenges common to people with AD/HD
• Gain information on the types of help and coping strategies available when a person with AD/HD is facing debt and having relationship difficulties due to impulsive spending
• Discover how to plan for (and organize) your financial future when you have AD/HD
About Stephanie Sarkis
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis is the author of three books: 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD: How to Overcome Chronic Distraction & Accomplish Your Goals (2006); Making the Grade with ADD: A Student's Guide to Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder (2008); and ADD and Your Money: A Guide to Personal Finance for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (2009). Dr. Sarkis is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and a Clinical Trials associate at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. She is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Boca Raton, Florida. She provides counseling and coaching to children and adults with ADHD/ADD.
You can learn more about Dr. Sarkis and her work at www.stephaniesarkis.com.
AD/HD in the Workplace: Issues, Strategies, and Building a Plan for Success
With Wilma Fellman, M.Ed
Monday, October 4, 2010
5:45 - 6:45 pm EST World Clock
This session will explore typical issues that present in a work setting for those with AD/HD. Problematic situations will be discussed, along with suggested ways to offset the issue as a barrier to success. How to build a work-plan for success with AD/HD will be presented.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn to recognize potential AD/HD-related danger signs in the workplace
• Evaluate workplace concerns in terms of whether or not the situation is salvageable
• Build a plan for success on the job, and/or in the next job
About Wilma Fellman
Wilma Fellman, a career counselor for over 28 years, specializes in career issues with LD, AD/HD and other challenges. Wilma, author of the book Finding A Career That Works For You, currently teaches a 6-week E-Class on “Finding A Career That Works For You With AD/HD.”
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
5 Steps to Creating the Best Possible Marriage with AD/HD
With Edward "Ned" Hallowell, MD & Sue George Hallowell, LICSW
Monday, October 4, 2010
7:00 - 8:00 pm EST World Clock
In this Keynote Address that promises to be fun, informative, and uplifting, Dr. Hallowell, along with his wife Sue George Hallowell, will be discussing topics from their book, Married to Distraction. Dr. Hallowell and Sue will present an overview of how AD/HD affects marriage, and they will point out the implications that AD/HD has on a marriage. They will review the consistent patterns that exist in marriages where one or more partners has AD/HD. And finally, Dr. Hallowell and Sue will present key elements to overcome these patterns.
In this session, you'll:
• Identify common pitfalls in AD/HD marriages
• Learn the rewards of AD/HD marriages
• Explore exercises aimed at deepening empathy
About Ned Hallowell
Edward "Ned" Hallowell, M.D. is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA. A graduate of Harvard College, Dr. Hallowell has authored many books on various psychological topics, including problems with attention, focus, stress and worry. His national best sellers on ADD, Driven to Distraction, Answers to Distraction, and Delivered From Distraction all stress a strength-based approach to treating ADD both in children and in adults. They have sold close to two million copies.
You can learn more about Dr. Hallowell and his work at www.drhallowell.com.
Day 2: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Precise Solutions for AD/HD Treatment Options: Medication and Beyond
With Charles Parker, DO
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10:00 - 11:00 am EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
There’s more to AD/HD treatment than a fast diagnosis and a prescription for medication. There have been a number of recent headlines calling out the problems with AD/HD medications—from side effects, to abuse, to mismanaged treatment. Most doctors are simply not paying attention to the medications they prescribe for paying attention. This session will address the new science behind why these medications are missing the mark, as well as what new treatments and interventions are being developed. We will explore a comprehensive array of options for treating AD/HD from a “whole brain” perspective.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn the meaning of a “functional diagnosis” and why it’s important to look at the big picture when treating AD/HD
• Explore how the brain and body communicate through 3 main pathways—neurotransmitters, hormones, and the immune system
• Discover treatment options that go beyond medication, including supplements and neurotransmitter precursors
About Charles Parker
Dr. Charles Parker, Medical Director of CorePsych, provides both personal consultation and professional training to address the multiplicity of challenges present in psychiatry today. With the abundant changes in the technology of information delivery he is available for time saving virtual consultation and presentations anywhere. From SPECT brain imaging to the latest neurotransmitter, hormone and immune laboratory assessments, Dr. Parker uses evidence for informed intervention strategies including but not limited to medications, supplements, and neurotransmitter precursors. He wrote the book Deep Recovery in 1992 and his new book, ADHD Medication Rules: Paying Attention To
The Meds For Paying Attention, is due out this summer. His blog has won awards from Wellsphere, Medpedia, Disease.com, Best ADHD Blogs, Best Brain Blogs, and Alltop’s ADHD Blogs.
You can learn more about Dr. Parker and his work at www.corepsychblog.com.
Parenting the Siblings of AD/HD Children
With Keath Low, MA
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
11:15 am - 12:15 pm EST World Clock
Siblings may experience all sorts of emotions living with a brother or sister with AD/HD. And sometimes there can be so much family energy and attention on the AD/HD that it can be easy for us to forget about the stress that these siblings often endure. This session will focus on the experiences and needs of siblings and will present parenting strategies to help reduce the impact of AD/HD on siblings, improve sibling relationships and overall family cohesiveness, warmth and happiness.
In this session, you'll:
• Increase your understanding of the impact AD/HD can have on the non-AD/HD siblings
• Learn coping techniques to help siblings minimize the stress of AD/HD
• Learn strategies for reducing sibling conflict, improving sibling relationships and fostering healthy family functioning
About Keath Low
Keath Low, MA is the AD/HD Guide for the New York Times About.com website. She is a contributing writer and expert panelist for iParenting.com, part of the Disney Family Internet Group, and has a Clinical Scientist appointment with the Center for Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Keath is a psychotherapist experienced in working with children diagnosed with AD/HD and their families, as well as with families dealing with the disruptive behaviors that accompany oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. In addition to individual and family therapy, child and family assessments, treatment planning, behavior modifications, and social skills training, she has lead parenting groups and provided clinical supervision to other therapists and social workers. She has experience working with preschool and school systems, classroom teachers, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other professionals who interact with children and families dealing with AD/HD.
You can learn more about Keath and her work at add.about.com.
Teens Need Help, Too
With Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
1:15 - 2:15 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
There is a lot of support for grade-school children with AD/HD: teachers (and others) are more forgiving of “juvenile” behaviors; the children don’t have to switch classrooms between subjects; there is recess every day; and there are various interventions to help with skill development. But once your child enters middle school or high school, it’s a whole new world. The students are expected to be much more autonomous. They are expected to be able to be in the right room at the right time with all the right stuff for every class. There is more homework, which often includes more long-term projects. There is less tolerance and understanding of AD/HD-like behaviors. And there is likely more conflict with parents. In this session, we will address the things you can do to help your teen (and household) successfully adjust to the new demands of the middle school and high school years.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn how middle school and high school demands are different than those in grade school
• Explore why the teen years are harder for kids with AD/HD
• Discover what parents can do to help their teens while keeping the peace
About Sarah Wright
Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT, is principal at Sarah Wright Coaching and Consulting. She is also immediate past president of the AD/HD Coaches Organization (ACO) and on the board of her local CHADD chapter. Ms. Wright is an AD/HD coach, author, and nationally known presenter on topics related to AD/HD and coaching. She is also the mother of a young adult with AD/HD.
You can learn more about Sarah and her work at www.sarahdwright.com.
So You Expect Them to Leave Home? Transitioning from High School
With Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed, ET/P
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
2:30 - 3:30 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
Many parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals are surprised to learn that some of their adolescents who have done well at home become very unsuccessful in their post-secondary placements, e.g., college, vocational school, job. When the adolescent is without the use of the helping adults’ frontal lobes they are lost. Frequently, the culprit is executive dysfunction. The adolescent had no idea that the adults were assisting in his daily functioning to the degree that they were. No one had told him how many things they did to support him, e.g., reminders, structure, assisting him to get up in the morning.
Executive dysfunction creates tremendous gaps between intellectual ability and common sense functioning. Daily living skills, effective communication, and social skills are compromised.
The developmental delay caused by executive dysfunction will be defined and the impact stated. Strategies and resources will be presented to assist professionals and parents to help teenagers and adults with neurological disorders to transition from home to independence. The concept of scaffolding, a transition checklist and neurological coaching will be explained. Strategies to offset the impact of executive dysfunction will be presented. These strategies can be used with a college or vocational special needs programs and on the job.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn about executive dysfunction
• Explore the skills needed for post secondary transition
• Gain some strategies and some resources to use to assist in each skill needed to transition
About Sheryl Pruitt
Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed.,ET/P, is Clinical Director of Parkaire Consultants, a clinic she founded to serve neurologically impaired individuals. Prior to the founding of Parkaire Consultants, Ms. Pruitt conducted a State of Georgia exemplary Model Learning Disability Program and taught behavior-disordered students. Ms. Pruitt served on the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Georgia and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Georgia and South Carolina. She also served on the National Tourette Syndrome Associations Education Committee. She was a member of the Professional Advisory Board for North Atlanta and Central Georgia CHADD. She is also a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada and is a member of the senior advisory board of the Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation. Ms. Pruitt is co-author of the book Teaching the Tiger, is a contributing author to the Tourette Foundation of Canada’s Education Guide on Tourette Syndrome. She teaches a State of Georgia Professional Learning Unit Course for teachers on students with neurological impairments.
Sheryl K. Pruitt presents both nationally and internationally. Her presentations incorporate not only professional experiences, but her personal experiences living with children, a spouse and herself with these conditions. Marylyn P. Dornbush, Ph.D. and Sheryl have a new book from Parkaire Press, Inc. titled “Tigers, Too”. Sheryl and Leslie E. Packer, Ph.D have collaborated on a book for educators, with a title of “Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers” to be published by Woodbine House in July of 2010.
You can learn more about Sheryl and her work at www.parkaireconsultants.com.
The Power of the Pause: The Difference Between Reacting Impulsively and Responding Rationally
With David Giwerc, MCC
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
3:45 - 4:45 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
We live in a world where there is a game-show mentality. The kind of thinking built on a strong belief that when you are asked a question or request you must present a lighting-speed response. If you don’t, you lose the chance of getting into the show’s next round. When you are required to react quickly, it challenges your brain. You have to pinpoint an answer and access it from your vast array of memories, experiences, pictures, sounds and information. They all seem to be bombarding you simultaneously, but they are not. The pressure for you to provide quick answers results in an impulsive reaction you often regret later. You end up reacting by shouting any answer that comes to the forefront of your mind. Learning to pause is the difference between reacting impulsively and responding rationally. We will discuss a proven process and set of skills that will improve your ability to pause and dramatically improve the quality of your choices and actions. This session will truly show you how the power of a pause can significantly improve the quality of your life.
In this session, you'll:
• Explore how you can use pausing to empower and improve your decision-making ability
• Discover how paying attention to specific signals will inform you when and how to pause so you can respond rather than impulsively react
• Develop a customized system that will increase the frequency of your daily pausing and remind you of your power to watch and withhold an impulsive reaction
About David Giwerc
David Giwerc, MCC, David is the Founder/President of the ADD Coach Academy, the world’s largest comprehensive AD/HD coach training program, designed to teach the skills necessary to powerfully coach individuals with AD/HD. He is a Master Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, the governing body for the coaching profession. He sits on the Professional Advisory Board of PAAC, Professional Association of AD/HD Coaches.
David is also the past President (2003-2006) of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association), the world's leading adult AD/HD organization. As ADDA’s president, he was instrumental in making National AD/HD Awareness Day an annual reality. The resolution (identified as resolution 390) was unanimously approved in the U.S. Senate on July 6, 2004. Since its inception, it has been held annually during the month of September. David was also a key committee co-chair involved in the development of ADDA’s current “Guiding Principles for Coaching Individuals with AD/HD” and authored/directed ADDA’s 2002-2006 strategic plans.
He continues to serve on ADDA’s executive committee in a number of key roles and as ADDA’s spokesperson in support of the board's mission and the AD/HD coaching profession.
David has been featured in numerous publications, radio and television programs and as a speaker at various conferences with ADDA, CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder) and the ICF (International Coach Federation).
You can learn more about David and his work at www.addca.com.
Medications for AD/HD and Co-Existing Conditions
With Kenny Handelman, MD
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
5:45 - 6:45 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
This session will begin with an overview of AD/HD medication. Then, the topic of how co-existing (or comorbid) conditions impact the use of AD/HD medications will be covered. Conditions to be covered include: AD/HD + depression, AD/HD + anxiety, AD/HD + behavior disorders, AD/HD + tics, AD/HD + sleep disorders, etc. In addition to discussing how AD/HD medications can be used appropriately in these situations, we will discuss how other medications can be used in combination with AD/HD medications.
In this session, you'll:
• Review the basics of AD/HD medication
• Understand the nature of AD/HD and co-existing conditions and the impact that these co-existing conditions have on AD/HD medications
• Discover the combinations of medications that doctors can use when there is AD/HD and a co-existing condition
About Kenny Handelman
Dr. Kenny Handelman is a Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist who specializes in assessing and treating AD/HD.
He works at the Halton Healthcare Services (The Oakville Trafalgar Hospital), just outside of Toronto, Canada.
He is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario, and is Board Certified in Canada and the U.S. Dr. Handelman won an excellence in teaching award from University of Western Ontario in 2006.
Dr. Handelman teaches parents, kids, educators, and other doctors about AD/HD. He has appeared on TV and radio to educate people about AD/HD.
He maintains websites and an AD/HD newsletter to help people to get evidence-based, up-to-date information online about child, teen and adult AD/HD. He has over 500,000 visitors to his websites each year.
You can learn more about Dr. Handelman and his work at www.addadhdblog.com.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Change Your Perspective for Success with AD/HD
With Patricia Quinn, MD
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
7:00 - 8:00 pm EST World Clock
AD/HD is comprised of a varied set of traits, some of which are highly adaptive when applied in the right circumstances. Successful living with AD/HD means learning to manage the downside and take advantage of the upside of AD/HD. By viewing your problems and failures through the lens of a real neurobiological disorder, and seeing these issues in the larger context of strengths and weaknesses instead of blaming yourself, you often gain a sense of relief. Instead of perceiving your problems as unchangeable, you finally can accept who you are and exchange hope for hopelessness and compassion for criticism.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn how challenging your ingrained ways of thinking is essential to
changing your self-perception
• Find out why adults with AD/HD are often their own harshest critics
• Discover how to live an "AD/HD-friendly lifestyle"
About Patricia Quinn
Patricia Quinn, MD is a developmental pediatrician in the Washington, D.C. area. A graduate of the Georgetown University Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology. Dr. Quinn has worked for over 30 years in the areas of ADD (AD/HD) and learning disabilities. She gives workshops nationwide and has appeared on national television numerous times to discuss the issue of girls and women with ADD. Dr. Quinn is the author of several books on ADD (AD/HD). These include Putting on the Brakes: A Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescence and ADD: Gaining the Advantage, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: Diagnosis and Treatment from Infancy to Adulthood, and Voices from Fatherhood: Fathers, Sons, and ADHD, and more. For the last decade, Dr. Quinn has devoted her attention professionally to the issues confronting girls and women with ADD (AD/HD). Her 1999 book, Understanding Girls with ADHD, was co-authored with Drs. Nadeau and Littman and is groundbreaking in its presentation of this population. She was also co-editor of ADDvance: A Magazine for Women with ADD and is co-founder and currently the director of the non-profit organization, The National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD.
You can learn more about Dr. Quinn and her work at www.addvance.com.
Day 3: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Mindfulness-Based Interventions in AD/HD Care
With Mark Bertin, MD
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
10:00 - 11:00 am EST World Clock
Because AD/HD is affected by complex web of biological, psychological, and interpersonal factors, it is not enough to deal with AD/HD solely as a medical condition. Even when medications work well, executive function deficits, issues with self-esteem, difficulties in relationships, learned habits and other challenges often persist. Mindfulness and mindfulness meditation have been shown to have many benefits in addressing these challenges, as well in decreasing the general stress of managing AD/HD or parenting a child with AD/HD. Multiple studies show that mindfulness training reduces stress, improves executive function and attention, supports effective parenting and fosters emotional regulation, leading to enhanced well-being. This session will describe the various ways mindfulness and mindful care can be incorporated into the treatment of AD/HD. We will also demonstrate simple mindfulness exercises that you can start using immediately.
In this session, you’ll:
• Hear about the current scientific research on the positive effects of mindfulness and meditation on attention, stress, emotion, relationships, and parenting
• Learn basic mindfulness exercises and practical tips for families
• Explore the ways mindful care may be incorporated into traditional treatment of AD/HD
About Mark Bertin
Dr. Mark Bertin, a board certified developmental behavioral pediatrician, studied at the UCLA School of Medicine and completed his training in general pediatrics at Oakland Children's Hospital in California. He was a general pediatrician for five years in Marin County, north of San Francisco, and later returned to the East Coast for fellowship training in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (Rose Kennedy Center) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Bertin is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the Westchester Institute for Human Development, working in their foster care program. He is a consultant for Reach Out and Read, a national organization that promotes child development and literacy. Dr. Bertin is a frequent lecturer for parents, teachers and professionals on topics related to child development including parenting, literacy promotion, AD/HD and autism. He also teaches mindfulness based stress reduction classes for parents and often speaks about mindfulness based interventions for parents or medical providers.
You can learn more about Dr. Bertin and his work at www.developmentaldoctor.com.
AD/HD and Bullying
With Susan Leavitt Miller
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
11:15 am - 12:15 pm EST World Clock
Click here for a podcast preview of this session!
Kids with AD/HD are often found on both ends of the bullying spectrum, and everyplace in between. This session will help you teach children, in a very easy to understand way, what bullying is all about (hint: it has nothing to do with size, shape, religion, race, or level of intelligence!). In this session, we will learn about the “Bully Pool”, which is a tool that can help the victims and bystanders to quit caring about what the bully says and does and start caring about what is best.
This session will also help you teach children how they can empower themselves to get out of the "Bully Pool" altogether so they can get on with the business of growing up and having fun.
In this session, you'll:
• Be able to identify and teach to others bullying dynamics by drawing and labeling the "Bully Pool"
• Learn how to distinguish between methodical and impulsive bullies, and true and provocative victims, by learning how AD/HD plays a role in the creation of both
• Discover how simply drawing and teaching the "Bully Pool" can create a drastic paradigm shift in the mind of the victims, bystanders and bullies alike
About Susan Leavitt Miller
Susan received her bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in English Education in 1987, and her Master's Degree in School Counseling from the University of Utah in 2005. She made the switch from teaching to elementary school counseling after her passion for positive psychology was ignited by a professor who introduced her to the work of Dr. Martin Seligman. Once she got into the schools and saw almost instantly how much harder it was to teach optimistic thinking skills, or anything else for that matter, to kids with AD/HD, she decided to make that one of her specialties as well. "I saw firsthand that bullying is much more complicated than simply trying to motivate the majority to have more empathy for the victims, and that I had a gift for taking complicated topics and making them easy, even for kids with AD/HD, to understand and learn. The Bully Pool is my gift to all the children and the families that love them."
You can learn more about Susan and her work at www.questforwhatsbest.info.
Empowering College Students with AD/HD
With Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
1:15 - 2:15 pm EST World Clock
Many college students with AD/HD have difficulty staying focused, attending to important tasks, time management and organizational skills. These executive functioning skills are the building blocks for success in the future. By learning strategies to support college students with AD/HD, parents, coaches and other professionals are able to increase motivation and build self-confidence and self-awareness.
This session will provide an opportunity for parents and professionals to learn strategies to best support college students with AD/HD and how coaching can help. College students are yearning for independence, but they lack the basic skills for success. Life skills can be fostered by parents and through coaching and may include self-care, socialization, financial responsibility and self-advocacy. We will discuss how AD/HD impacts all life areas for college students, beyond academics, and discuss valuable strategies for success. This session will also provide background on the common difficulties faced by college students with AD/HD, including the challenge of transitioning from high school to college.
In this session, you'll:
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Learn the strategies most valuable for college students with AD/HD
• Gain insight into difficulties facing college students with AD/HD and how parents and professionals can provide support and guidance
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Explore the value of a coach for college students with AD/HD
About Jodi Sleeper-Triplett
Jodi Sleeper-Triplett is a Master Certified Coach and Senior Certified AD/HD Coach. As president of JST Coaching, LLC, Jodi has spent the past fourteen years providing premiere coach training and coaching services focused on youth with AD/HD. Her first book, Empowering Youth with ADHD, takes a unique look at coaching for young people. JST Coaching offers the first coach training program focused on the intricacies of coaching teens and college students with AD/HD. Jodi and her team of trainers provide training and mentoring to coaches worldwide in an effort to support young people everywhere.
Jodi has completed coach training with The Coaches Training Institute, Success Unlimited Network and The American Coaching Association. She is currently the Director of Training for the Edge Foundation, an organization devoted to providing coaching for children, college students with AD/HD. She is the co-chair of the coaching track for the CHADD annual conferences and is a co-founder of the Institute for the Advancement of AD/HD Coaching.
You can learn more about Jodi and her work at www.jstcoach.com.
Effective Self-Advocacy Strategies for Adults and Teens with AD/HD
With Tara McGillicuddy, SCAC
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
2:30 - 3:30 pm EST World Clock
Adults and teens with AD/HD are often misunderstood and frustrated when it comes to getting their needs met. This session will cover the importance of first understanding how and when AD/HD presents challenges in the lives of adults and teens with AD/HD. It will also cover practical self-advocacy strategies to help foster success and resiliency in lives of adults and teens with AD/HD. It will address how and when to apply different self-advocacy strategies in different areas such as the home, workplace, family, friends, and school.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn the importance of understanding how the individual is affected by AD/HD
• Find out effective self-advocacy strategies for teens with AD/HD to use in social, family, and academic settings
• Discover effective self-advocacy strategies for adults with AD/HD
About Tara McGillicuddy
Tara McGillicuddy is a senior certified AD/HD Coach who has spent more than a decade offering virtual support and education to people affected by AD/HD. Tara is pioneer in the field of virtual AD/HD coaching and group AD/HD coaching. She has developed several online education and support resources for people with AD/HD including ADDClasses.com, Women with AD/HD, and Living with ADD. She is also the host of AD/HD Coach Talk, a weekly internet radio show focusing on educating people about AD/HD.
You can learn more about Tara and her work at www.taramcgillicuddy.com.
Deepening Social Connections
With Becca Colao, MA, SCAC
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
3:45 - 4:45 pm EST World Clock
Many adults with AD/HD report that although they are successful in many aspects of their lives, they feel lonely or disconnected. This session offers strategies for improvement of social connections and friendships. It will explore tools for broadening connections: building a social network/community, expecting different levels and types of connection with different people, and identifying appropriate groups to join. It will address ways of deepening connections: building assurance about how each individual connects with those closest, finding strength in a few close friendships, and building ways to accommodate individual needs and logistics for friendships. It will address specific experiences of those with AD/HD: learning to accept differences such as social gaffes that come as a result of AD/HD, defining boundaries to the level of interaction, the constriction of personal space, and the individual’s threshold for overwhelm. Finally, it will address empowering friends as allies in maintaining appropriate behavior and empowering oneself with increased self-awareness of social needs and limitations. Even if they seem "artificial,” these strategies for getting in touch/keeping in touch may be quite useful and can greatly improve enjoyment of social contact.
In this session, you'll:
• Understand how social connections are different for adults with AD/HD
• Learn approaches to friendship and connection that are useful specifically for adults with AD/HD
• Find new practical strategies to improve social connections as an adult with AD/HD
About Becca Colao
Becca Colao has operated a successful coaching business for close to a decade. Backing Independent Growth supports adults and students with AD/HD to succeed in business and education, and increase their effectiveness. In addition to one-on-one coaching, Becca offers group coaching as part of the ADD Coaching Club team of coaches, and offers web-based programs including the Declutter Action Group. Becca completed her coaching certificate from ADD Coach Training at OFI (Optimal Functioning Institute) and advanced training from coaches including Denslow Brown, Kate Kelly, and Nancy Ratey, and is an IAAC Senior Certified AD/HD Coach. She received her Masters in the Philosophy of Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Amsterdam in 1997. She has presented on topics including Learning Styles, Focus and Willpower, and Strategies for Inattentive AD/HD for audiences including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Tufts University, ADDA, and ADDClasses.com. When Becca isn’t coaching, writing, or thinking about thinking, you will find her busy playing hard with her two young children. She lives in the Boston area.
You can learn more about Becca and her work at www.coachbecca.com.
Overwhelmed! Techniques to Break Through Mental Paralysis
With Bonnie Mincu, MA, MBA, SCAC
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
5:45 - 6:45 pm EST World Clock
This session will teach techniques for breaking out of "overwhelm," the mental state experienced when one's brain is flooded with thoughts and information, thus creating mental paralysis in many with AD/HD.
Overwhelm is one of the greatest problems experienced by people with AD/HD, yet one of the most overlooked. Because feelings of overwhelm are not visible to others, overwhelm is not accorded the recognition given to behavioral traits such as lateness, disorganization and procrastination. However, a great deal of the visible problems among AD/HD people are a result of those individuals being paralyzed by overwhelm.
Overwhelm is commonly triggered and heightened by the following:
• Projection of negative outcomes leading to fear of starting
• Ambiguity of what needs to be done or how to start
• Impatience with taking time to think things through
• Negative self-talk about the futility of planning and the likelihood of failure
The session will teach techniques for breaking out of overwhelm. Learning mindfulness will help you change overwhelmed paralysis into action, while gaining planning skills at the same time.
In this session, you'll:
• Learn to mentally go through a set of steps that will help you break out of overwhelmed paralysis
• Discover how to use visual techniques to break down large projects or abstract ideas into small, specific actions
• Gain insight for how to plan out a project from start to finish
About Bonnie Mincu
Bonnie became an AD/HD Coach following 20+ years in corporate management, coaching and consulting. She left her last position with a “Big 5” consulting firm in 1999 to pursue executive coaching on her own. To her surprise she found that without the fast-paced structure and deadlines she was accustomed to, she was having trouble focusing on building her business. That’s when she found out she had ADD, and began advanced training in ADD Coaching.
As she learned the essential strategies to overcome her own challenges, Bonnie began to attract ADD/ADHD clients. That formed the turning point of her career, when she started her company, "Thrive with ADD."
Bonnie has produced a 5-minute online video, "The Attention Movie," and has developed learning resources on numerous Adult AD/HD topics. She has created a "Self-Coaching Workshop" of workbook and CDs and teaches her Thrive with ADD at Work seminar at New York University.
In true ADD fashion, Bonnie has had several careers prior to founding "Thrive with ADD," spanning Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial start-ups and non-profits.
She is a Senior Certified AD/HD Coach, a Graduate of ADD Coach Academy and B-Coach, she holds an MA in Organizational Development and an MBA in Marketing. She is a Former Board member of the ICF (International Coaching Federation) New York Chapter. Bonnie is based in New York City and Westchester County, NY. She coaches clients all over the world by phone. Bonnie is also an avid oil painter and jewelry designer.
You can learn more about Bonnie and her work at www.thrivewithadd.com.
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Interview with Peter Shankman, CEO, Entrepreneur, Adventurist
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
7:00 - 8:00 pm EST World Clock
Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with pure creativity and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. Conference Director Jennifer Korestky will be interviewing Peter about growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, how he manages his ADHD, and how he parlayed his differences into unbridled success. You don’t want to miss it!
About Peter Shankman
PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking,” and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective.”
An entrepreneur, author, speaker, and worldwide connector, Peter is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about Social Media, PR, marketing, advertising, creativity, and customer service.
Peter is perhaps best known for founding Help A Reporter Out, (HARO) which in under a year has become the de-facto standard for thousands of journalists looking for sources on deadline, offering them more than 125,000 sources around the world looking to be quoted in the media. HARO is currently the largest free source repository in the world, sending out over 1,200 queries from worldwide media each week. HARO’s tagline, “Everyone is an Expert at Something,” proves over and over again to be true, as thousands of new members join at helpareporter.com each week.
In addition to HARO, Peter is the founder and CEO of The Geek Factory, Inc., a boutique Marketing and PR Strategy firm located in New York City, with clients worldwide. His blog, which he launched as a website in 1995 at http://shankman.com, both comments on and generates news and conversation.
Peter’s PR and Social Media clients have included the Snapple Beverage Group, NASA, Sprint, Haworth, The US Department of Defense, Walt Disney World, Abercrombie and Kent, The Ad Council, American Express, Discovery Networks, New Frontier Media, Napster, Juno, Dream Catcher Destinations Club, Harrah’s Hotels, and many others.
Peter is the author of Can We Do That?! Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them (Wiley and Sons 2006) and a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter at conferences, and tradeshows worldwide, including The Affiliate Summit, South By Southwest, The Public Relations Society of America, The International Association of Business Communicators, CTIA, CTAM, CES, PMA, OMMA, Mobile Marketing Asia, and the Direct Marketing Association. Peter’s second book, Customer Service: New Rules for a Social-Enabled World (Que Biz-Tech 2010) comes out in the fall of 2010.
Peter sits on the advisory boards of several companies, including ScotteVest, and TrustCloud, and is honored to sit on the NASA Civilian Advisory Council, as well. He was appointed to that position by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.
A marketing pundit for several national and international news channels, including Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC, Peter is frequently quoted in major media and trade publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News, The Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, FOX News, and USA Today.
A proud Boston University graduate, Peter started his career in Vienna, VA, with America Online as a Senior News Editor, helping found the AOL Newsroom and spearheading coverage of the Democratic and Republican 1996 conventions, which marked the first time an online news service covered any major political event.
Born and raised in New York City, Peter still lives there with his two psychotic cats, Karma and NASA, who consistently deny his repeated requests to relinquish the couch. In the few hours of spare time Peter has per month, he’s a frequent runner, with 13 completed marathons, two Olympic distance triathlons, and one half-Ironman to his credit, and a “B” licensed skydiver, specializing in free-flying. Peter is currently training for his first Ironman, in Cozumel, Mexico, in November, 2010.
You can learn more about Peter and his work at http://shankman.com.
