NLD Conference

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Here's the information from their website (sounds good, eh?):

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: An Invisible Challenge to Performance


The Quaker School at Horsham will host a conference on Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD).

Saturday, April 24, 2010
10:00 - 12:00
(9:30 - 10:00 registration)

The program is free to all.

Presenters:
Abby Huntington, OTR/L, LMFT, occupational therapist and family therapist
Dale Ellenberg, MS, OTR/L, occupational therapist
Gerry Stefanatos, D.Phil, child and adult neuropsychologist

The conference will address Nonverbal Learning Disability by providing an overview of diagnostic criteria, assessment for NLD, its developmental course, physical, academic and interpersonal manifestations, and implications for the family and home.

Abby Huntington is a marriage and family therapist with training in play therapy and an occupational therapist with certification in sensory integration. She works with families and children with a focus on social-emotional development, inter-personal communication, parenting and sibling relationships. She has worked in the Early Intervention system providing direct service to children and families in homes and providing training to OTs and PTs on working with families. She lectures at local universities and consults with schools regarding strategies for addressing sensory-motor development and non-verbal skill deficits in the classroom and school community.

Dale Ellenberg is an occupational therapist certified in sensory processing disorders and intervention, and Interactive Metronome. She has extensive experience working with school-aged children and the early intervention population and their families in schools and in the home. She has a private practice in addition to being on staff at TQS.

Gerry A Stefanatos is Associate Professor and director of the Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory at Temple University (www.tuneurolab.com). He is both a neuroscientist and clinical neuropsychologist with 25 years of research and clinical experience working with children with neurodevelopmental issues. He has published extensively on nonverbal learning disability and related conditions.

The goals of this workshop are to (1) provide a deeper understanding of the diagnosis of Nonverbal Learning Disability (2) learn how to recognize, assess, and diagnose for NLD and its subtypes, (3) explore remedial strategies - modifications and adaptation of instruction and environment, to enhance personal and academic success.

The conference will be held at the library of The Quaker School at Horsham, 250 Meetinghouse Road, Horsham, PA 19044. For further information, please call the school office at 215.674.2875

Please RSVP to Mia Glenn: mglenn@quakerschool.org