Dyslexia and ADHD in School-aged Children: Defining, Evaluating, and Educating
Friday, October 18, 2013
Harvard Medical School
**As of October 15, you can only register on-site, but lunch cannot be guaranteed for those who register on-site.
Agenda:
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Dr. Glenn Rosen
Director, The Dyslexia Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
9:00 – 9:20 a.m.
“My Life with Dyslexia”
Bella Thorne
Actor
9:20 – 10:00 a.m.
Comorbidity of ADHD and Dyslexia: Neurological Basis
Dr. Al Galaburda
Neuroscientist, Harvard Medical School
10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
BREAK
10:20 – 11:30 a.m.
ADHD and Dyslexia: Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. David Urion
Neurologist, Boston Children’s Hospital
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
LUNCH
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
The Co-occurrence of Reading and Math Difficulties and ADHD
Dr. Erik Willcutt
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Educating Children with ADHD and Dyslexia: Classroom Strategies that Work
Dr. Margie Gillis
President, Literacy How, Inc.
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Dr. Joan Mele-McCarthy
Head of School, The Summit School
The Dyslexia Foundation would like to thank our conference sponsors:
