PRIOR  PRESENTATIONS

SENSORY INTEGRATION

Melissa Chaikin Kahn

Tuvia Cooper

Sensory Integration and Floortime Therapy:
A Panel Discussion and Interactive Workshop for Parents

Melissa Chaikin Kahn, MS, OTR/L
Kate Baylis, MS,OTR/L
Tuvia Cooper

VIDEO

Materials: Sensory Integration and Floortime (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by Wilton Library

SEXUALITY

The Sex Talk:
Beyond the Birds and the Bees

Jessica Feighan

The Elephant in the Room:
Navigating the Minefield of Sexuality for Kids with Special Needs

Marcia Eckerd, PhD

SOCIAL SKILLS AND PLAY

Preparing Your Child
for a Socially Successful
Holiday Season

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: Preparing for the Holidays (PDF format)

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Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA

Purposeful Play and Why
It’s Important for Learning

Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

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Meghan Cave

Justyna Balzar

Teaching Kids to Play from a Safe Social Distance

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: Playing from a Safe Distance presentation (PDF Format)

Article that features Meghan Cave: Getting Creative to Support Special Needs Kids and Families

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS and Wilton SEPTA

The Power of the Words You Choose to Use

Lydia Soifer, PhD

VIDEO

Materials:
Positive Things to Say to Kids (JPG Format)
Positive Words and Phrases (JPG Format)

Book Recommendations:
Teaching Kids to Be Kind (A Guide to Raising Compassionate and Caring Children), by Rachel Tomlinson (2020)
The Best Colors, by Barbara Taff, an inspirational gift to pre-school and elementary age children, their parents, and teachers about discovering friendship and acceptance through the mixing of primary colors.

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Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Encouraging Language and Life Skills at Home During COVID-19 Shutdown

Nancy Schwartz, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: 
Involving Children in Chores
 (PDF Format)
Patterned Activities
 (PDF Format)
Declarative Language
 (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

Orchestrating Virtual Socializing:
Helping Kids with LD/ADHD/ASD Stay Socially Engaged During the Shutdown

David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP

VIDEO

Materials: Orchestrating Virtual Socializing (PDF Format)

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The Art of Hanging Out:
Understanding the Skills Teens Need to Plan and Host a Hang Out

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: The Art of Hanging Out (PDF Format)

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Preparing Your Child for a Socially Successful Holiday Season

Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials:  Preparing for the Holidays
(PDF Format)

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SPEECH-LANGUAGE

Basic Inferring of Information:
Importance for Reading and for Life

Nancy Schwartz, PhD

Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA

The Power of the Words You Choose to Use

Lydia Soifer, PhD

VIDEO

Materials:
Positive Things to Say to Kids (JPG Format)
Positive Words and Phrases (JPG Format)

Book Recommendations:
Teaching Kids to Be Kind (A Guide to Raising Compassionate and Caring Children), by Rachel Tomlinson (2020)
The Best Colors, by Barbara Taff, an inspirational gift to pre-school and elementary age children, their parents, and teachers about discovering friendship and acceptance through the mixing of primary colors.

More About this Presentation

More About Lydia Soifer

Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Encouraging Language and Life Skills at Home During COVID-19 Shutdown

Nancy Schwartz, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: 
Involving Children in Chores
 (PDF Format)
Patterned Activities
 (PDF Format)
Declarative Language
 (PDF Format)

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More About Nancy Schwartz

Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

Melissa Chaikin Kahn

Tuvia Cooper

Sensory Integration and Floortime Therapy:
A Panel Discussion and Interactive Workshop for Parents

Melissa Chaikin Kahn, MS, OTR/L
Kate Baylis, MS,OTR/L
Tuvia Cooper

VIDEO

Materials: Sensory Integration and Floortime (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by Wilton Library

TEENS

Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career, or Something Different

Rick Fiery, MS, MBA

VIDEO

Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services

Drinking, Smoking, Vaping:
Trends in Teen Use and
What Parents Can Do

Elizabeth Driscoll Jorgensen, CADC

Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Healthy Connections:
An Inside Scoop on Adolescents and Addiction

Anthony Nave, LCSW

The Sex Talk:
Beyond the Birds and the Bees

Jessica Feighan

The Art of Hanging Out:
Understanding the Skills Teens Need to Plan and Host a Hang Out

Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA

VIDEO

Materials: The Art of Hanging Out (PDF Format)

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Susan Chandler

Allison Tables

Executive Function Skills:
How Can We Help Our Children in Middle and High School?

Allison Tables, MA, NCC, LPC
Susan Chandler

VIDEO

Materials: EF Skills (Secondary School) (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

How to Help Your Middle- and High-Schooler Develop Organizational Skills for Distance Learning and for Life

Mary Murphy, PhD

TRANSITION

Academic Coaching:
Empowering Students with ADHD and
Executive Function Challenges

Kelly Schwenkmeyer, MEd

VIDEO

Materials: Academic Coaching (PDF Format)

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Does Your Child Have the Big 10 Life Skills?

Julie Swanson
“The Life Skills Lady”

VIDEO

Materials:
Big 10 Life Skills (PDF format)
Life Skills Cheat Sheet for IEP Planning (PDF format)
— Justification for incorporating life skills into the IEP (See Section 300.320(a)(2)(i)(B))

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Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA

Susan Chandler

Allison Tables

Executive Function Skills:
How Can We Help Our Children in Middle and High School?

Allison Tables, MA, NCC, LPC
Susan Chandler

VIDEO

Materials: EF Skills (Secondary School) (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their Own Paths:
A Roadmap for Choosing a College, a Career, or Something Different

Rick Fiery, MS, MBA

VIDEO

Materials: Find Your Path (PDF Format)

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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

From IEP to JOB:
Guiding Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
to the Right Job or Career

Barbara Bissonnette

VIDEO

Materials: Autism Spectrum Employment (PDF Format)

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Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with
Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA

Building Skills for College Success:
Tips for Students with Disabilities and Their Families

Ptahra Jeppe, Esq.

Janine Kelly

Deborah List

The College Timeline:
Nuts and Bolts for Teens
with IEPs or 504 Plans

Janine Kelly, JD
Deborah List, PhD

VIDEO

Materials: College Timeline (PDF Format)

Resource Materials

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The College Process:
How to Cope with Uncertainty
and Support Your Teen

Susan Bauerfeld, PhD

Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton

Transitioning to College:
A Roadmap for Reasonable Accommodations Under Section 504

Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.

VIDEO

Materials: Transition to College (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

Transitioning to College:
Understanding Post-Secondary Challenges and Legal Issues for Students with ADHD and Learning Disabilities

Robert M. Tudisco, Esq.

VIDEO

Materials: Transitioning to College
(PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by Wilton Library

Transitioning: When a Child with a Disability Turns 18, What’s Next?

Colleen E. Masse, Esq.

VIDEO

Materials: Transition at Age 18 (PDF Format)

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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS

Transition Programs:
Preparing and Supporting Students with IEPs and Section 504 Plans for Their Postsecondary Pursuits

VIDEO

Materials:
Chapel Haven brochure (PDF Format)
Chapel Haven presentation (PDF Format)
Mansfield Hall presentation (PDF Format)

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Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA

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.

VIDEO

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Presented by SPED*NET
in partnership with
Newtown Sped PTA

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