• Strengthen Growing Brains: How to Empower ALL Types of Learners for Success in School and Life

    online webinar

    SPED*NET, in partnership with Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA, presents this webinar. Sharon Saline, PsyD, will teach parents concrete strategies to meet neurodivergent learners where they are and help them strengthen essential executive functioning skills. With current research on the developing brain and real-life case examples, she shows attendees how and why executive […]

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  • How to Explain an ADHD/ASD/LD Diagnosis and Build Self-Esteem: A Guide for Addressing and Fighting Stigma

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools, and Newtown Sped PTA presents this presentation and discussion.  While the disability community has come a long way, there still exists stigmas associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Learning Disabilities (LD) and co-occurring conditions. In trying to protect kids from these social […]

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  • Challenges and Legal Issues for Students with ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities who are Transitioning to College

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Despite their intelligence and enormous potential, students diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities face continual difficulty addressing transitions. None prove more difficult than the transition from high school to college. What makes this transition difficult is a variety of social and legal changes that many students and parents are not equipped to address. This puts […]

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