Parenting is a tough job, and when you have a child with ADD – AD/HD, it can be extremely stressful – for both you and your child.  So you’ve read the books and listened to the parenting experts.  But have you listened to your son or daughter?  On May 10^th, you will have the opportunity to discuss parenting and AD/HD with Steven Meyer, a young entrepreneur and speaker on this subject.  He has “heard it all,” and probably tried it all.  He has a unique, firsthand perspective on what works – and what doesn’t.  Get the low-down from someone who speaks from experience, both positive and negative.  Bring your questions for this interactive workshop, and feel free to bring your teenagers or young adults.  Many of you have met Steven at previous CHADD meetings, where he has contributed his opinions and responded to questions asked by attendees.

Monday, May 10th
St. Thomas More Offices
65 East 89th Street
5:55PM ~ 7:25

Target audience:  Parents, educators, therapists

Date: May 10th, 2010

Time: 5:55PM to 7:15PM

Location:  65 East 89th Street, Manhattan – St Thomas More offices

Target: Parents, Caregivers, School and Mental Health Professionals

Related posts:

1. Children and ADHD – CHADD NYC Presentation by Howard Abikoff, PhD
2. Do You Feel Like Your Child’s Behavior is Your Fault?
3. Everything You Need to Know About the Special Ed Process in New York

The twice exceptional individual— intellectually gifted, with ADHD—continues to be an enigma, even within the field of ADHD. Because they successfully compensate for their hidden difficulties—at great emotional cost—their issues rarely come to the fore.  These children have come to internalize a self-image revolving around astounding potential confounded by an in ability to realize it.  That undermining discrepancy is psychically devastating for a teen to understand, accept or own.  The conflictual sense of self inherent in this discrepancy is creates an intensity of shame specific to the twice-exceptional individual; indeed, they are unable to accept responsibility for perceived failures they cannot comprehend.  In addition, significant delays in emotional growth thwart development of the ability for introspection necessary to accurately interpret or report their inner experience.

This demoralizing conundrum gradually manifests in their distorted assumption that everyone holds them responsible for that discrepancy, and that they disappoint others even more than they disappoint themselves.  To deny being the perpetrators of their own despair, they defend themselves by forcing their words into the mouths of others.  Unfortunately, projecting their self-loathing does not free them from self-condemnation.  The alleged crime of their families and other members of the support network is reflecting back the teen’s distorted recriminations. Nonetheless, these feelings result in strained resentments and isolation fueled by misunderstanding.

The above sheds some light as to why we are rarely permitted a glimpse into the emotional experiences that haunt these children.  However, I myself am a twice-exceptional 26-year-old young man with a unique vantage point.  As a result of having a parent in the field, I received the benefits of every early intervention, as well as a relatively sophisticated understanding of the literature.  In addition, I have worked in a psychiatric hospital, bearing witness to children and teens struggling with crippling shame.  Having lived it, learned it and observed it, I am finally able to articulate the academic complexities of this dilemma while embracing the emotionally wrenching truth.

Do I want to expose my own incredibly painful journey in order to illuminate the hidden dangers to psyche and soul, so that others may benefit from my experience?

Awkwardly enough, yes.

Date: June 14th, 2010
Time: 5:55PM to 7:15PM
Location:  65 East 89th Street, Manhattan

Audience: Adults, Parents, Caregivers, School and Mental Health Professionals

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The twice exceptional individual – intellectually gifted, with ADHD – continues to be an enigma, even within the field of ADHD.  Because they successfully compensate for their hidden difficulties – at great emotional cost – their issues rarely come to the fore.  These children have come to internalize a self-image revolving around astounding potential confounded by an in ability to realize it.  That undermining discrepancy is psychically devastating for a teen to understand, accept or own.  The conflictual sense of self inherent in this discrepancy is creates an intensity of shame specific to the twice-exceptional individual; indeed, they are unable to accept responsibility for perceived failures they cannot comprehend.  In addition, significant delays in emotional growth thwart development of the ability for introspection necessary to accurately interpret or report their inner experience.

This demoralizing conundrum gradually manifests in their distorted assumption that everyone holds them responsible for that discrepancy, and that they disappoint others even more than they disappoint themselves.  To deny being the perpetrators of their own despair, they defend themselves by forcing their words into the mouths of others.  Unfortunately, projecting their self-loathing does not free them from self-condemnation.  The alleged crime of their families and other members of the support network is reflecting back the teen’s distorted recriminations. Nonetheless, these feelings result in strained resentments and isolation fueled by misunderstanding.

The above sheds some light as to why we are rarely permitted a glimpse into the emotional experiences that haunt these children.  However, I myself am a twice-exceptional 26-year-old young man with a unique vantage point.  As a result of having a parent in the field, I received the benefits of every early intervention, as well as a relatively sophisticated understanding of the literature.  In addition, I have worked in a psychiatric hospital, bearing witness to children and teens struggling with crippling shame.  Having lived it, learned it and observed it, I am finally able to articulate the academic complexities of this dilemma while embracing the emotionally wrenching truth.

Do I want to expose my own incredibly painful journey in order to illuminate the hidden dangers to psyche and soul, so that others may benefit from my experience?

Awkwardly enough, yes.

No related posts.

If you would like transit information, go to: hopstop.com

If you can’t go green, here is garage info: (also, go to primospot.com)

We have been furnished with a listing of garages near our meeting location (65 East 89th Street).

If you have any negative comments on any of these garages or rate corrections, please let us know.
Transit Information:  hopstop.com or primospot.com

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