General Conference Handouts

Thursday

7:00pm-9:15pm

TG1 OPENING PLENARY: Stigma, Mental Illness, and Families: Implications for ADHD  Stephen Hinshaw, PhD

Friday

8:30am-10:15am

FG1 PLENARY: There’s Never Anything So Wrong With Us That What’s Right With Us Can’t Fix  Mark Katz, PhD

10:30am-12:00pm

RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM I Jim Swanson, PhD, Facilitator
FR1 Girls with ADHD; Montreal Study; Milwaukee Study  Steve Hinshaw, PhD; Lily Hechtman, PhD; Russ Barkley, PhD


10:30am-12:00pm BREAKOUTS
 
FA1   What Coaches Can Say that Parents Cannot: Techniques for Coaching ADHD Adolescents for Academic and Life Success Laurie Chester, BA

FA2   Effective teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD and Executive Skill Deficits Chris A. Zeigler Dendy,  MS; Billie Abney, DC, CCSP

FA3 Homework: How to Help Kids Focus and Finish without Going Crazy Ann Dolin, MEd

FA4 Make it a Habit: A Will Power Free Approach Kim Kensington, PsyD 

FA5 Teachers and Parents Building Positive Social Skills in Children with ADHD Esta Rapoport, EdD

1:30pm-3:00pm

FB1 From Despair to Realism to Hope: Voices of Parents whose Children who have Taken the Rocky Road Joyce Cooper Kahn, PhD; Marie Paxson  -Handouts will be distributed at the session

FB2 Teenage Boys with ADHD: Strateiges for Independence and Self Advocacy Jim Forgan, PhD; Mary Richey, ME 

FB3 New data on executive function and ADHD  Josie Woodson, Psy.D.

FB4 A Neuroplasticity-Based Approach to ADHD Edward Hallowell, MD

FB5    Distracted & Obsessed: Having ADHD and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Roberto Olivardia, MD

FB6 Dialogues, Discoveries and Directions: Fostering a Shared Vision of ADHD between Practioners and Patients Russell Ramsay, PhD; Anthony Rostain, MD; Natalie Knochenhauer, JD  -Handouts will be distributed at the session

FB7 Associated Disorders Commonly Seen with ADHD  David Rosenthal, MD; Richard Lougy, EdPsy

FB8   ADHD Coaching - A Family Affair  Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, BA, MCC

FB9 Understanding speech and language problems in ADHD Rosemary Tannock  -Handouts will be distributed at the session

FB10   Lost and Unidentified: The Plight of the ADHD Inattentive Female Joan Teach, PhD

3:30pm-5:00pm

FC1  The Other Attention Disorder: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (ADD/SCT) vs. ADHD - Nature, Impairments, and Management Russell Barkley, PhD

FC2   Managing Media with the Brain in Mind Mark Bertin, MD

FC3 When Mothers and Kids Have ADHD: Strategies and Success Patricia Quinn, MD; Natalie Knochenhauer  -Handouts will be distributed at the session

FC4    ADHD and Sensory Processing: When Worlds Collide Glen R. Elliott, MD, PhD; Domenique Embrey, MS

FC5 Girls & Women with ADHD, with Special Focus on Long Term Outcome    Stephen Hinshaw, PhD

FC6   Tame Your Own Gremlin First: Mastering Your Craft as a Coach Jane Massengill, LCSW

FC7 Stress!! The missing piece of the ADHD/LD Puzzle: Why the brains of kids are at-risk and what you can do about it NOW!! Jerome Schultz, PhD

FC8 Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) for Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with ADHD Jeff Sprague, PhD

FC9   Paying Attention to Emotion in Adult ADHD Craig Surman, MD

FC10   Real Motivation for Real Change Ari Tuckman, PsyD

Saturday

8:30am-10:15am

SG1 Understanding the Neurobiological Basis of ADHD: 25 Years of Innovation  Martha Denckla, MD  -No handouts for this session

10:30am-12:00pm
 
Research Symposium II Jim Swanson, PhD, Facilitator
Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS)  Tim Wigal       
SR1 Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA) Lawrence Greenhill, MD

10:30am-12:00pm BREAKOUTS
 
SA1 Supporting Students with ADHD in Schools Susan Biggs, EdD

SA2   Bullying - Let's Look at the Bigger Picture Susan Miller, MEd

SA3 Adult ADHD Panel Gina Pera, BS  -No handouts for this session

SA4   ADHD Research 101 for Parent and Families with ADHD: Understanding the Research Process and Implementing Practical Strategies Beth Kaplanek, RN; Mary Durheim, BS; Maria Acosta, MD

SA5   College Planning, Gap Year Options and Career Goal Setting for ADHD Robin Roman Wright, MA

SA6 Effective teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD and Executive Skill Deficits Chris A. Zeigler Dendy,  MS; Billie Abney, DC, CCSP

SA7 Make it a Habit: A Will Power Free Approach Kim Kensington, PsyD 
-Handouts coming soon


1:30pm-3:00pm

SB1 The Hard Cruel World: Preparing for and Surviving the Transition from High School to Life Beyond - Legal and Practical Strategies Matt Cohen, JD

SB2   The WOW Factor: Engaging Hearts and Minds of Students with ADHD Shari Gent, MS

SB3   Lemonade: Building and Maintaining Resilience in Individuals with ADHD and Their Families Alan Graham, PhD

SB4    The Use and Impact of Video Games and Digital Media on Children with ADHD Randy Kulman, PhD; Gary Stoner, PhD

SB5   Ready to Take Off: Preparing Teens with ADHD/LD for College Patricia Quinn, MD; Theresa Maitland, PhD

SB6   Combination Medication Therapy for ADHD Oren Mason , MD

SB7   Let me Be Your Camera - Ownership, Cooperation and Self-Advocacy Mike Perkins, MEd

SB8 Making the Grade with ADHD: How to Succeed in College with ADHD Stephanie Sarkis, PhD

SB9 Right Brain! Left Brain! Hey, what about the Front Brain? A 21st Century Look at Executive Functioning Skills Adam Schwebach, PhD  -Handouts will be distributed at the session

SB10 ADHD Comorbidity: Bridging Science and Practice  Harvey Weinberg, PhD

3:30pm-5:00pm

SC1    If It's ADHD with Anxiety or Asperger's Syndrome: Which do you Treat First?  (Handout #2) Edward Aull, MD

SC2 The Power of a Group: How to Help Young Adolescent Girls and Support ADHD Training in their Schools Maureen Gill, LCSW, & Patrice Garver, PhD

SC3 Motivation: The Key to ADHD Success Jeffrey Katz, PhD

SC4    Remember to Remember Ari Tuckman, PsyD

SC5  Practical Considerations in Using Exercise as a Therapeutic Modality to Reduce Symptoms of ADHD Michael Lara, MD

SC6   Procrastination: Understanding the Causes and Reducing the Consequences Sandy Maynard, MS

SC7  Executive Functions  Marykate Hoffman, MS Ed

SC8   ADHD, Curriculum and Language Linda Spencer, PhD

SC9  Diverting at-Risk Youth with ADHD from Juvenile/Criminal Justice Systems Robert Tudisco, JD

SC10   Critical Life Skills: Practical Techniques & Strategies for Youth Diagnosed with ADHD John Willson, MS