WEBINAR: It isn’t Just About Attention

Presenters: Jeffery Katz, Ph.D., CHADD andTom Brown, Ph.D., CHADD 
Host: Paul Grossman, J.D., Hastings College
BONUS Webinar (December 7) Presenter: David Parker, Ph.D., Children’s Resource Group

Students with AD/HD represent approximately 25% of the population of students served by college-level disability resource office. Yet, the ways in which academic expectations intersect with attention-related disabilities to create barriers are often not what we expect. Join host Paul Grossman and national experts from CHADD, the national resource on ADHD, to understand how students executive functioning is impacted by AD/HD. Presenters will discuss:

• The neurobiology of AD/HD
• The elements of a good AD/HD evaluation and how it differs from documentation of a specific learning disability
• How AD/HD impacts executive functioning
• Strategies for communicating with students with AD/HD to identify accommodations

Registration for this webinar includes a BONUS 90-minute webinar on December 7th, 3:30-5:00 Eastern featuring David Parker Ph.D highlighting ways in which information from CHADD can applied in a higher education / disability service context to improve current practices.