Dr. Eric Tridas, a developmental pediatrician, author, and internationally known expert, will help unravel the mystery surrounding learning challenges.
In this workshop, participants will:
- Understand the interaction between learning, attention, anxiety, and executive function
- Identify the problems that learning challenges cause for students, their parents, and teachers
- Learn how these challenges impact academic performance, behavior, and social relationships
- Identify strategies for educational remediation and accommodation, psychological and medical management
- Discuss these interferences in the context of the developmental web
Dr. Tridas is a developmental pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of neurodevelopmental conditions. He lectures nationally and internationally. He is Director of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics at Pediatric Epilepsy and Neurology Specialists; Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine; member of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD); and Associate member for the Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth for the Office of Oversea Schools, United States Department of State. Dr. Tridas is Past President of the International Dyslexia Association and the 2017 recipient of IDA's Margaret Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award.
For more information, please contact Nancy Seiler at 312.610.4900
The Tyree Institute at Wolcott School provides outreach programming on adolescent development, educational practices, and learning differences.
