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Closing Keynote: Twice Exceptional
Saturday, July 11, 2015: 12:45 PM-2:00 PM
Room Number: Four Seasons 1 (Colorado Convention Center)
We believe that giftedness accompanied by disability (twice-exceptional) is an area that remains underserved. Within this group, high ability individuals with autism are at an even greater disadvantage. Giftedness and autism can both lead to social challenges, explosive behaviors, bullying, anxiety, and depression, as well as to exceptional creative abilities, out-of-the-box- thinking, and extraordinary achievements. The complexity of twice-exceptional individuals heightens the need for strengths-based approaches in assessment and interventions. This Keynote panel presentation examines the importance of bringing awareness to the twice-exceptional population along the autism spectrum in order to ensure the best future for our brightest minds.
Presenters:
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Author, Speaker, Professor
Dr. Temple Grandin was diagnosed in 1950. She is a doctor in animal science, a professor at Colorado University and has received several honors and awards in her lifetime. Grandin is a prominent author, speaker and is on the Autism Society’s Panel of People on the Spectrum of Autism.
Diane M. Kennedy
Co - Director of Programs and Education
Bright Not Broken: The Lorna Wing Institute of America
Diane M. Kennedy is co-author of "Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids", "ADHD" and "Autism". She's a Founder of Bright Not Broken: The Lorna Wing Institute Of America. She is also mother to three twice‐exceptional sons. She co-hosts The Bright Not Broken Radio Show on The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Network.
Rebecca S. Banks, M.A.
Co - Director of Programs and Education
Bright Not Broken: The Lorna Wing Institute of America
Rebecca S. Banks is co‐author of several books, including "Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids", "ADHD" and "Autism". She's a Founder of Bright Not Broken: The Lorna Wing Institute of America. She is the mother of two twice‐exceptional children. She co-hosts The B.N.B Radio Show on The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Network.
Jennifer O'Toole
Author and CEO, Asperkids LLC
Asperkids
Jennifer O'Toole is the author of ASA's 2014 Outstanding Literary Work and bestselling Asperkids series. One of Tony Attwood's "Top Aspie Mentors" and winner of the Temple Grandin Award, Jennifer has advised the President's Council on Disabilities and keynotes internationally. She is an Aspie and proud mom of three Asperkids.
Patricia Gatto-Walden, Ph.D
Licensed Psychologist and Consultant
Dr. Patricia Gatto Walden
Patricia Gatto Walden, PhD, is a nationally recognized licensed psychologist who has worked holistically with thousands of gifted and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, and adults for three decades. She has helped parents, educators, and administrators understand and accept the multifaceted inner world, needs, and concerns of gifted individuals.
