AWARENESS Impu Be aware. Be an Ally! Distra lsivit ctibilit Inat y? ork? Support! Learning! Frustration! Truths! Monday, October 20, 2014 Student Summit Durham District School Board 400 Taunton Road East Education Centre, Whitby, ON PM 8:00 12:00 12:30 12:45 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:15 Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. 25 Sullivan Drive Ajax, ON 8:30 8:45 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:15 Registration and Community Partner Booths Opening Remarks Station Rotations Student Panel Call to Action Closing Remarks Return to School Principals are reminded to register their attending staff members on PD Place and their school teams via email to [email protected] ding! n ! ies g e t a tr gS Copin Neu Adv nder rod ocac d! y! Awa iver stoo ren sity ! ess ! Community Information Expo Each school to select team of three students and up to two adults AM Misu ! e l b a p a sta r e d n U vity? ti Hyperac Increase your awareness and become an ADHD Ally. Join Durham District School Board staff, students and community members as we build awareness about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Myths? Disorder and increase advocacy for those affected. Our daytime student summit will host staff and student representatives from Durham schools. The evening information session will be open to all community members who want to self advocate and/or become ADHD Allies. C ? s Focu y? Schoolw ? ion t n e t All community members welcome 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:30 Register now for this FREE Event! Registration and Community Partner Booths Opening Remarks by Zoe Kessler Voices of ADHD Panel Q & A Period Concluding Remarks To register or for more information please contact Karen Timm at [email protected] Guest Presenter, Zoë Kessler, B.A., B.Ed., Award Winning Author, Journalist and Speaker Zoë Kessler is a best-selling author, journalist, and motivational speaker who specializes in topics relating to adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ ADD). A top blogger at Psych Central.com, Kessler‘s blog, ADHD from A to Zoë has garnered a loyal readership from around the globe. Kessler also blogs for The Huffington Post, and is a frequent contributor to ADDitude Magazine. She’s created radio documentary and standup comedy about being a woman living with ADHD. Zoë’s been interviewed on international radio, and has been featured in print media, documentaries, and books on the topic of women and ADHD, including for Scientific American Mind Magazine. Kessler’s most recent book, ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys has been described as a must-read, spellbinding portrayal of a woman with ADHD and recently reached #5 on Amazon’s Top 10 List of books about learning disabilities.