Smart Kids Programs and Events:

Smart Kids sponsors a variety of programs and events that celebrate the achievement of individuals with LD or ADHD and help parents become advocates for their children with LD or ADHD.

To register for any of the following free programs, please or call Smart Kids at 203-226-6831.

Spring 2008 Programs

What School Evaluations Don’t Cover: If Everything's Fine Why Is My Child Having Problems?
Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D.
President, Associates for Children & Families, Norwalk, CT
Thursday, March 27th, 7 to 9 pm
Fairfield Public Library Memorial Room, 1080 Old Post Rd., Fairfield, CT

Dr. Eckerd will discuss the assessments, not generally given in school evaluations, that may be needed to nail down a child’s diagnosis—and why testing may suggest nothing is wrong, particularly for bright children struggling in school.

A Strength-Based Approach to ADHD
Co-sponsored with Connecticut Association for the Gifted
Edward Hallowell, MD
Founder, Hallowell Centers for Cognitive & Emotional Health
Saturday, March 29th, 2:45 to 4:00 pm, at the Minds In Motion Event
Coleytown Middle School Auditorium, 255 North Avenue, Westport, CT

The leading expert on ADHD and co-author of Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction will focus on making the most of the significant assets of children with ADHD, in part by changing the home and school environment, and weighing the benefit of both medication and non-medicinal approaches.

Register for this free workshop at Info@ctgifted.org by March 27th or call 203-291-6586

Preventing Bullying Through Improving School Climate
Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D. Connecticut State Department of Education
Thursday, April 3rd, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Westport Public Library, Westport, CT

Dr. Jo Ann Freiberg will discuss the continuum of violence in school, from exclusion, teasing and name-calling to threatening and bullying behavior—and how to prevent or diminish it through creating climates of respect in our schools.

To register for any of the above free programs, or call Smart Kids at 203-226-6831.