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ADHD Across the Lifespan: How Symptoms Evolve and Fluctuate

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EXPERT: Maggie Sibley, Ph.D. We now know that ADHD may emerge later in life in some individuals, and we have insight into factors that impact earlier versus later onset presentations. We also understand that very few people experience a form of ADHD that is always severe and debilitating. Instead, most people appear to experience a fluctuating course through […]

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Social Media’s Role in Youth Mental Health

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The Child Mind Institute’s Technology & Youth Mental Health Series has convened a panel of experienced researchers, advocates, and tech thinkers to explore the interplay between technology, youth mental health, and public policy with the goal of identifying challenges in advancing ecological research and scoping out possible solutions. In this session, we will explore what the existing […]

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Transform Handwriting Struggles with OT Techniques for Home

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EXPERT: Polly Benson Handwriting is a critical skill that plays a significant role in a child’s academic success. However, many children face challenges, like dysgraphia, that make writing a frustrating and difficult task. This webinar will equip you with expert strategies to transform these struggles into success, using techniques that can be easily practiced at […]

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It’s About Time! Planning, Prioritizing, and Time-Management Solutions for Students

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EXPERT: Sharon Saline, Psy.D. Each Fall, many families dive headfirst into big ideas for doing things differently in the new school year… only to see those hopes and ambitions unravel before Halloween.  In this webinar, Dr. Sharon Saline will show you how to change self-defeating cycles by improving key executive functioning skills related to productivity for students. Many children […]

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How to Organize a Messy Home: Strategies for Clutter and Stress in ADHD Families

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EXPERT:  Tracy McCubbin Few things cause more strife in a household than clutter and disorganization. When a home is messy, and things are hard to find, it can make everyone feel stressed. Families touched by ADHD can thank weak execution function skills for this all-too-common scenario. And here’s what can add another layer of conflict: When only some […]

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Ensuring Success This School Year: Strategies for Neurodiverse Students and Families

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EXPERT: Carolyn Rankin-Boutin, Executive Director of the Centre for Diverse Learners Join us on September 11th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a workshop designed to set your child up for success this school year. Hosted by our Executive Director, Carolyn Rankin-Boutin, this session will provide practical strategies for neurodiverse students and their families. […]

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Strategies for Managing Students’ Emotional Dysregulation in Class

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EXPERT:  Cheryl Chase, Ph.D. Navigating students’ emotional dysregulation can be one of the most challenging aspects of classroom management. In this one-hour webinar, educators will learn how to engage both proactive and reactive strategies for effectively managing emotional dysregulation in students. Proactive Strategies Include: Building a Supportive Classroom Environment: Learn techniques for creating a classroom atmosphere that promotes emotional […]

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Rethinking Challenging Behaviour – An Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving®

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EXPERT: Matt Sticksl Working with children and teens who demonstrate challenging behaviours can be difficult, stressful, and complex.  Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) is a compassionate, evidence-based, trauma-informed approach that provides a philosophy and tools to address challenging behaviour.   This approach is used across North America to build skills and relationships with students while reducing […]

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Career Coaching Your Teen

Foothills Academy Community Services 745 - 37 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EXPERT: Laurel Braun The world of work has changed a lot in the past few years. Technological advances and evolving ways of working present new opportunities - and challenges - for teens as they plan for their future. Join Foothills Academy teacher and career development advisor, Laurel Braun, as she empowers adult allies to play […]

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The Science and Practice of Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities

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What method is best for identifying learning disabilities? A new consensus is emerging! The 2004 reauthorization of IDEA allowed for new methods of specific learning disability identification. Twenty years later, the field continues to be divided on what method is “best” and the literature would suggest that the Response to Intervention (RTI) and Patterns of […]

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Smart Money Habits for People with ADHD

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EXPERT: Otto Rivera, CFP Smart money management eludes ADHD brains for various neurological and psychological reasons. Emotional dysregulation and dopamine-seeking ADHD brains can drive impulsive spending — an unhelpful coping mechanism. Executive functioning weaknesses can get in the way of paying bills on time, budgeting, and planning for financial success. And weak working memory may mean buying (and losing) […]

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Top Ten AI Tools for Academic Success

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EXPERT: Keith Senzer, ADHD and Executive Function Coach Join us as we present Keith Senzer, ADHD and Executive Function Coach, to learn how to use the power of AI to improve executive functioning and motivation by streamlining task management, improving focus, and providing personalized reminders. Get specific examples of how each tool can allow students […]

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Advocacy 101: Easy habits that will make you a better IEP advocate

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EXPERT: Lisa Lightner Join us for a Dysgraphia Life webinar with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate from A Day in Our Shoes! Lisa will provide tips on how to navigate the school system and advocate for a student with specific learning disability in written expression. Click on Event Website Link below to register and learn […]

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We Define ADHD! Empowering Ways to Frame Our Awesome Brains

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EXPERTS: Kim & Penn Holderness In this webinar, we will explore core ADHD strengths such as creativity, curiosity, problem-solving skills, and resilience with Penn and Kim Holderness, authors of the book ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD. Along the way, we will also celebrate some of the ways our ADHD brains make us […]

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Rethinking Brain-Computer Interface Communication for Children with Complex Needs

Owerko Center, University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EXPERTS:  Dr. Beverly Collisson & Dr. Eli Kinney-Lang Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a new way for children and youth with complex needs to interact with their world by just using their brains. This talk focuses on the fundamentals of brain-computer interfaces for children, how they differ from findings coming out in the adult BCI world, […]

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