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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
The Scoop on Psych Testing:
What Do All Those Numbers Really Mean?
Caley Schwartz, PhD
Materials: Psych Testing (PDF Format)
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More About Caley Schwartz
Co-sponsored by Wilton Library
Ten Practical Strategies to Help Your Children Improve Their Executive Function Skills
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Executive Functioning presentation (PDF Format) and Practical Strategies (Summary) (PDF Format)
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More About Mary Murphy
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Wilton Library
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities:
What They Are, What They Aren’t, and What We Can Do About Them
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Materials: Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (PDF Format)
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More About Dave Sylvestro
Co-sponsored by Wilton Library
Is She on the Spectrum? Identifying and Helping Girls with “Asperger’s” and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Materials: Identifying and Helping Girls with Asperger’s and NVLD (PDF Format)
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More About Marcia Eckerd
Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools and Darien SEPAC
Why Are Kids So Complicated?
Autism, ADHD and LD
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools, Easton CT SEPTA and Newtown Sped PTA
Gold Standard Curricula for Children and Teens with High(er) Functioning Autism: A Wish-List of Instruction, Services and Supports Covered by Insurance
Michael J. Weiss, PhD
Materials: Instruction, Services and Supports Covered by Insurance (PDF Format)
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More About Michael Weiss
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
What Parents Should Know
About School Discipline for
Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools
Marcia Eckerd
Rob Bernstein
How School Interventions
Affect Your Kids Who Are
Wired Differently
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Robert J. Bernstein, MA
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Materials: How School Interventions Affect Your Kids (PDF format)
More About Marcia Eckerd
More About Rob Bernstein
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
The Elephant in the Room:
Navigating the Minefield of Sexuality for Kids with Special Needs
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Materials: Navigating the Minefield of Sexuality
(PDF Format)
Related Article: How Parents Can Facilitate Sex-Ed for Teens with ADHD
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More About Marcia Eckerd
How to Explain an ADHD/ASD/LD Diagnosis and Build Self-Esteem
A Guide for Addressing and Fighting Stigma
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Materials: How to Address and Fight Stigma (PDF format)
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More About Robert Tudisco
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career, or Something Different
Rick Fiery, MS, MBA
Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)
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More About Rick Fiery
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
Post High School and College Planning for Students on the Spectrum: Helping Our Students Prepare for Their Future and Find the Right Path
Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD
Helpful Checklists:
Is Your Kid Ready for College? (PDF Format)
Am I Ready for College? (PDF Format)
Study Habits and Skills Checklist (PDF Format)
Website: Going to College (Resources for Teens)
Dr. Brown’s Book: The Parent’s Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum
More About this Presentation
More About Jane Thierfeld Brown
Co-sponsored by Wilton SEPTA, Wilton Public Schools, and Darien SEPAC
From IEP to JOB: Guiding Individuals on the Autism Spectrum to the Right Job or Career
Barbara Bissonnette
Materials: Autism Spectrum Employment
(PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Barbara Bissonnette
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
Transitioning to College:
A Roadmap for Reasonable Accommodations Under Section 504
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Materials: Transition to College (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Robert M. Tudisco
Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
Michael Gilberg
Ptahra Jeppe
Robert Tudisco
A View from the Inside:
Attorneys with ADHD, Dyslexia and ASD
Michael Gilberg, Esq.
Ptahra Jeppe, Esq.
Robert Tudisco, Esq.
More About this Presentation
More About Michael Gilberg
More About Ptahra Jeppe
More About Robert Tudisco
Sponsored by SPED*NET
in partnership with
Newtown Sped PTA
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS
Each listing contains information about that presentation and speaker; downloadable materials; and a link to the video
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
The Scoop on Psych Testing:
What Do All Those Numbers Really Mean?
Caley Schwartz, PhD
Materials: Psych Testing (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Caley Schwartz
Co-sponsored by Wilton Library
Ten Practical Strategies to Help Your Children Improve Their Executive Function Skills
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Executive Functioning presentation (PDF Format) and Practical Strategies (Summary) (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Mary Murphy
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Wilton Library
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities:
What They Are, What They Aren’t, and What We Can Do About Them
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Materials: Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Dave Sylvestro
Co-sponsored by Wilton Library
Is She on the Spectrum? Identifying and Helping Girls with “Asperger’s” and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Materials: Identifying and Helping Girls with Asperger’s and NVLD (PDF Format)
More About this presentation
More About Marcia Eckerd
Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools and Darien SEPAC
Why Are Kids So Complicated?
Autism, ADHD and LD
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools, Easton CT SEPTA and Newtown Sped PTA
Gold Standard Curricula for Children and Teens with High(er) Functioning Autism: A Wish-List of Instruction, Services and Supports Covered by Insurance
Michael J. Weiss, PhD
Materials: Instruction, Services and Supports Covered by Insurance (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Michael Weiss
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
What Parents Should Know
About School Discipline for
Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools
Marcia Eckerd
Rob Bernstein
How School Interventions
Affect Your Kids Who Are
Wired Differently
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Robert J. Bernstein, MA
More About this Presentation
Materials: How School Interventions Affect Your Kids (PDF format)
More About Marcia Eckerd
More About Rob Bernstein
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
The Elephant in the Room:
Navigating the Minefield of Sexuality for Kids with Special Needs
Marcia Eckerd, PhD
Materials: Navigating the Minefield of Sexuality
(PDF Format)
Related Article: How Parents Can Facilitate Sex-Ed for Teens with ADHD
More About this Presentation
More About Marcia Eckerd
How to Explain an ADHD/ASD/LD Diagnosis and Build Self-Esteem
A Guide for Addressing and Fighting Stigma
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Materials: How to Address and Fight Stigma (PDF format)
More About this Presentation
More About Robert Tudisco
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career, or Something Different
Rick Fiery, MS, MBA
Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Rick Fiery
Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
Post High School and College Planning for Students on the Spectrum: Helping Our Students Prepare for Their Future and Find the Right Path
Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD
Helpful Checklists:
Is Your Kid Ready for College? (PDF Format)
Am I Ready for College? (PDF Format)
Study Habits and Skills Checklist (PDF Format)
Website: Going to College (Resources for Teens)
Dr. Brown’s Book: The Parent’s Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum
More About this Presentation
More About Jane Thierfeld Brown
Co-sponsored by Wilton SEPTA, Wilton Public Schools, and Darien SEPAC
From IEP to JOB: Guiding Individuals on the Autism Spectrum to the Right Job or Career
Barbara Bissonnette
Materials: Autism Spectrum Employment
(PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Barbara Bissonnette
Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA
Transitioning to College:
A Roadmap for Reasonable Accommodations Under Section 504
Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.
Materials: Transition to College (PDF Format)
More About this Presentation
More About Robert M. Tudisco
Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
Michael Gilberg
Ptahra Jeppe
Robert Tudisco
A View from the Inside:
Attorneys with ADHD, Dyslexia and ASD
Michael Gilberg, Esq.
Ptahra Jeppe, Esq.
Robert Tudisco, Esq.
More About this Presentation
More About Michael Gilberg
More About Ptahra Jeppe
More About Robert Tudisco
Sponsored by SPED*NET
in partnership with
Newtown Sped PTA