Choice of Workshops:
There will be 4 workshops a day, which will be repeated twice.  Therefore, you will need to choose two of the four workshops to attend.

Outline of Presentations on Saturday May 30th

9:00 to 10:20 and repeated at 10:40- to 12:00

Jake Wetzel and Eva Wetzel:

“What a long strange trip it’s been”
Jacob (Jake) Wetzel, Olympic gold medal winner, will be presenting on the  strategies he discovered for managing his ADHD. He has had a stellar career in rowing and is currently working towards his PhD in Finance at UBC. Jake discovered early that sport helped him find groups of people that he enjoyed and taught him that exercise helped him focus. Jake will share his insights on how sport eventually helped him realize how he could transfer his success to his education. He will discuss what he found to be helpful behaviours in parents and educators as well as what did not work.

Jake’s mother, Eva Wetzel, will add her insights into parenting a child with ADHD by reflecting on her successes and failures with Jake. She will tell you what she wishes she had known especially during those turbulent teen-age years.

Dr. Umesh Jain:

“Common Sense Parenting”
In this presentation, Dr. Jain aims to help you understand the basic constructs of all parenting programs, like "Catch Them Being Good".  Dr. Jain will discuss normal child development and the parenting tasks required for parenting children with ADHD. He will provide parents with high yield tips that they can employ immediately.

Dr. Jana Bajcar:

“Medication use in youth with ADHD: The parents role”
In this presentation Dr. Bajcar's objective is to develop an overall understanding around ADHD medication and how to explain its use to their children. She will talk about how to assist your child with developing effective medication taking routines and how to work with your child and doctors to assess if the medication is working, what side effects may be occurring, and if the medication may be interacting with other medications or substances.

Gina Pera:

"When The Acorn Falls Close to the Tree: Parenting when Both Parent and Child Have ADHD"
Your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, you've learned that this condition is highly genetic, and now you wonder: Could ADHD also be an issue for you and/or your partner? Even well into adulthood, ADHD can present challenges in staying organized, managing time (and mood), and maintaining the routines that stabilize and nourish a family. Learn how unrecognized ADHD symptoms in a parent can affect parenting skills and focus on strategies for success.

Featured Speaker 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Dr. Russell A Barkley:

"The 30 Essential Ideas Every Parent Needs to Know to Understand and Raise a Child with ADHD"
In this presentation, Dr. Barkley distills the 30 most important ideas about understanding the nature, life course, and causes of ADHD and those principles essential to successfully managing the most common difficulties the disorder is likely to create in family functioning.
Sunday, May 31, 2009: Adult ADHD Day


Outline of Presentations on Sunday May 31st

Featured Speaker 9:00 to 10:20 

Dr. Russell A. Barkley:

“ADHD is A Disorder of Executive Functioning - Implications for Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD”
This presentation will focus on Dr. Barkley's theory of ADHD and executive functioning, and especially its application to understanding ADHD in adults.  This should provide a richer, deeper understanding of the disorder as one of self-regulation and a blindness to time than one of attention and activity level.  From this theory, Dr. Barkley will discuss its implications for the management of ADHD in adults.

Featured speaker 10:20 to 12:00

Dr. Russell A. Barkley:

“The Major Life Domains Impaired by Adult ADHD and How to Address Them”
Dr. Barkley will review the results of his extensive review of the literature and his own research on the major life activities most likely to be affected by ADHD in adults as well as suggestions for how best to address these problem domains.  

Choice of Workshops:
There will be 4 workshops a day, which will be repeated twice.  Therefore, you will need to choose two of the four workshops to attend.
Steve Illot:

"De-cluttering Your Mind and Space”
Get under your own radar to slip in a fun and dynamic series of techniques and philosophies designed to clear your mind and give you new perspectives on personal spaces both inside and out.  Discover some very Zen ways to re-perceive your habits and home spaces and overcome being overwhelmed by clutter. Recognize your own self defeating escape mechanisms, the hidden emotions we imbue in the things we own and how to let go of them. Discover ways to become your own ally so you can focus, work effectively to get unstuck so you can move ahead.

Enjoy this energetic, interactive presentation with Professional Organizer Stephen Ilott. Via his company “decluttering.ca” he has lectured to hundreds on the emotions of possessions and the things that own us as well as guided many hundreds of people to re-evaluate their lives and motivate them to get back on track.

Dr. Jana Bajcar:

“Medication use in adults with ADHD: Developing effective medication-taking practices”
In this presentation Dr. Bajcar's objective is to develop an overall understanding around ADHD medication.  There will be discussion around the reasons as to why adults are on the medication that they are on and how it works.  She will talk about the importance of developing effective medication taking routines and how to assess if the medication is working, causing any side effects, or interacting with other medications or substances.

Jake Wetzel

“From Me to We”
Jacob (Jake) Wetzel will discuss his insight into managing his ADHD.  He will explain how he came to appreciate and capitalize on his unique qualities. He believes that while ADHD can be a challenge it can also present advantages. Jake will focus on how he has moved from needing to be a "one-man-band" to a person who can demonstrably work with others. Jake will address factors and techniques that help him live productively from day to day as well as help him focus on his future.

Gina Pera:

"You, Me, and Adult A.D.D.: Success Strategies for Couples"
Most adults with ADHD struggle for years before learning that they have it. Consequently, they have developed distorted explanations of their challenges as well as poor coping strategies to deal with them. In parallel fashion, their partners have struggled, too, never knowing that AD/HD might at least partially explain their interpersonal distress and developing their own poor coping skills.  How can these couples let go of counterproductive strategies and create more effective ones so they can heal their lives and their relationships? By following a five-part strategy for success.