Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is the originator of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model, as described in his books "The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings". He served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now Founding Director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance, adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, and adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science at University of Technology Sydney in Australia. He is also Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary film, The Kids We Lose. Learn more on his site here.

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Karen Tui Boyes, CSP, is a champion for LifeLong Learning. Winner of the NZ Educator of the Year 2017 and 2014 and NZ Speaker of the Year award 2019 & 2013, Karen is an expert in effective teaching and learning, study skills, motivation and positive thinking. Karen is an author of 9 books and the creator of the Teachers Matter Magazine, Teachers Matter Conference, Study Smart Workshops, Study Smart Board Game and the Habits of Mind Bootcamp. She is also CEO of Spectrum Education, and the Affiliate Director of the Institute for the Habits of Mind. She is currently the wife of one and mother of three. Learn more on her website here.

Adrianne Meldrum is the founder and owner of Made for Math (MFM), an all-online math center focused on serving students with the gifts of dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. She's a certified teacher and has been coaching students since 2006. She received multisensory math training from Marilyn Zecher and also received 2E and Gifted education from Bridges Academy. Adrianne is married with three boys. She lives in Mesa, AZ (a recent change) where she enjoys poolside living. Visit her site here.

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​Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP, received her doctorate in school/child clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. She worked as a school psychologist for 16 years in Maine and New Hampshire, and since 1992 has worked at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. She has many years of organizational experience at the state, national, and international level, and served in many capacities, including president, of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the International School Psychology Association.

She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of topics, including retention, ability grouping, reading disorders, attention disorders, the sleep problems of adolescents, the use of interviews in the assessment process, and homework. Along with her colleague, Dr. Richard Guare, she has written several books for parents and professionals on the topic of executive skills, including Smart but Scattered and Smart but Scattered Teens. Peg is the 2006 recipient of the National Association of School Psychologists’ Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more on her website here.

Deborah Reber, M.A., is a parenting activist, New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a top resource for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 2 million downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. A regular contributor to Psychology Today and ADDitude Magazine, Debbie’s newest book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World. Visit her website here.

​Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC, founded and facilitates a comprehensive SEL training methodology (#ConnectionMatters) for adults, parents, clinicians and academic professionals on how to develop critical social, emotional and communication skills, in themselves and in others. Caroline’s book "Why Will No One Play With Me?" is a playbook that includes foolproof scripts on how to communicate with anyone, in any situation, and how to ensure the message registers with the recipient – no small task!

Through her private practice, publications, lectures and workshops, her mission is to vanquish the devastating effects of feeling different and misunderstood. Download her free video “How to Tell a Tighter Story” here. Learn more on her website here.

​Lea Anne Paskvalich is the Founder of Next Steps Consulting LLC, the Executive Director of the Autism Society of Colorado and the former Director of Admissions and Public Relations for Temple Grandin School in Boulder, Colorado. For the last 18 years she has worked to guide and connect people with autism and their families to education, resources and relationships that will help the, thrive, not just survive.

Lea Anne's deep understanding of students on the spectrum and the challenges they face is illustrated in Chapter 17: Lessons From the Admissions Office in the recently released, "A Spectrum of Solutions for Clients with Autism: Treatment for Adolescents and Adults". Here she writes about focusing on four key areas: anxiety management, teaching executive functioning skills, teaching social communication skills, and supporting academic progress. Visit her website here.

Learn more about what Jessica does here.

Dr. Postma is a teacher, administrator, consultant, speaker, and, author dedicated to the holistic development of both gifted and twice-exceptional children through his new company Gifted & Thriving, LLC. Over the last two decades, Dr. Postma has worked in the field of gifted/talented education as both a teacher and administrator in the public and charter school system in Minnesota and North Carolina, and, was the architect of the Minnetonka Navigator Program, a magnet school specifically designed for highly gifted and twice-exceptional students. Dr. Postma has published a number of articles and two books, the latest titled The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice Exceptional Students. He travels and speaks nationally and internationally on a variety of topics such as: the social/emotional development of the gifted, understanding twice-exceptional learners, gifted/talented programming, neuroscience and the gifted/2e brain, and school related topics from understanding assessment to quality instruction for gifted/2e learners.

Check out Mike's latest book, "The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of the Twice-Exceptional Student"  and the SENG site.

Elaine Taylor-Klaus, PCC, CPCC, is the co-founder of ImpactADHD®, ImpactAnxiety, and its parent company, ImpactParents. An award-winning global resource dedicated to helping parents stay sane while raising complex kids, Impact programs provide parents with an innovative approach – a coach approach -- to navigate the challenges of raising children, teens and young adults with complex needs. A writer, parenting coach and international public speaker, Elaine advocates, trains and coaches parents around the world, on phone and video. A former member of the national Board of Directors, she continues to serve on the Public Policy Committee of CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD); she also served as a parenting consultant for the American Academy of Pediatrics' Quality Improvement Initiative on ADHD. She is regularly sought after as a content expert on parenting complex children and teens, and has been featured in many video resources, including the KidsInTheHouse.com video warehouse, Pfizer’s Making Moments education campaign for parents, Anspear's Understanding ADHD course for teachers, TotallyADD's Parenting and ADHD video, and Ironshore's ADHD in the Morning (featured on Lifetime). Learn more here.

​Sharon Saline, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and a top expert in how to ADHD, learning differences and mental health issues affect children, teens and families. Dr. Saline has worked extensively with schools on mental health issues in the classroom, interpreting psychological evaluations and improving teacher/parents communication. Her decades of clinical expertise enables her in guiding families from the maze of emotions, conflict and stress toward successful dialog, interventions, and connection. Check out her site here.

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Melissa Orlov is the founder of ADHDmarriage.com, which helps couples impacted by ADHD understand that they are not alone and how to improve relationships.  Her two life-changing books, The ADHD Effect on Marriage (2010, rev. 2020) and The Couple’s Guide to Thriving with ADHD (2014 with Nancie Kohlenberger) have won gold and silver book awards and numerous ‘best of’ accolades. 

Orlov speaks around the world on how ADHD impacts ADHD. She also blogs for Psychology Today, and authored the Your Relationships column for ADDitude Magazine from 2008-2014.  She is a contributing author to Married to Distraction, with Hallowell and his wife, Sue George Hallowell, LICSW, and to The Distracted Couple, the first therapist handbook about counseling couples with ADHD.

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Melissa Orlov has been interviewed about the topic of ADHD and relationships by the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, CNN, Today, AOL, The Boston Globe, the American Psychological Association Monitor and many other top news organizations.  She is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College.  In her free time she enjoys road biking, summers at Chautauqua Institution, hanging out with her family, and playing the cello. She and her husband of 30+ years have two children.

Sarah Cheyette, MD., is a pediatric neurologist—a doctor who specializes in kids brains. She loves treating ADHD patients because it is so rewarding to make interventions early in life and change a kid's trajectory so that they are heading for success.

She developed techniques for changing children’s mind-set and behavior in ADHD involving the simple, powerful concepts based on the athletic mind-set and training. Just as athletes improve their athletic skills through proper coaching and training, parents can learn similar techniques to help "coach" their children through challenges. Both ADHDers and athletes need to identify challenges, set goals, learn to deal with setbacks, and work hard. A person with ADHD who does this can break away from a cycle of underachievement or outright failure to become a world-class success story! She wants to help your ADHD child to win the game, whatever the game may be! Although her therapeutic approach employs the athletic mindset as a framework, it is not intended solely for athletes - anybody with ADHD can improve their ability to focus, reduce their tendency to procrastinate, and cultivate their planning skills by developing this mindset regardless of their level of interest in sports or prior experiences in athletics. Visit Sarah's site here.