Description: This workshop is targeted towards parents/caregivers of children and youth with ADHD. Questions about the causes of ADHD, symptoms of ADHD, parent management of ADHD at home and ADHD school communication/management will be answered by the presenter using evidence-based clinical practices and research. This interactive workshop will be presented in a question-answer format and customized to questions from parents.
Presented by: Robert Silvestri
Robert Silvestri is the Lead Researcher with the Northern Ontario Assessment and Resource Centre (NOARC). Robert has obtained his Master’s in Education from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in cognitive studies at Queen’s University.
Robert’s research interests include studying the impaired cognitive mechanisms associated with learning disabilities (i.e. dyslexia) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Additionally, Robert is interested in research examining the impact of disabilities on academic success at a postsecondary level of education.
Robert has co-authored articles for peer-reviewed journals, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario and federal government of Canada. Also, Robert is a co-author of a chapter entitled “Cognitive constructs and individual differences underlying AD/HD and dyslexia: A Cognitive Mosaic approach” in the text book Cognition, Intelligence, and Achievement (2014).