MCGT 2024 Speaker Event:
Spotting Neurodivergence in the Wild: A Guide to Our Differently Wired Kids
Monday, October 21, 2024, 6:30-8:00pm CST
via Zoom
Presenter: Matthew Zakreski, Psy.D.
As parents of GT and 2E children, understanding the idea of neurodiversity and how neurodivergent and neurotypical students differ provides a lens through which to see your child. This workshop helps ground parents in understanding neurodiversity, social skills, learning styles, and emotional regulation to help parent our GT and 2E children better. When we meet our kids where they are and work with them to build their strengths and develop their weaknesses, they not only feel better, but they do better too.
Matthew “Dr. Matt” Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinical psychologist and professional speaker who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his neurodivergent clients. He is proud to serve the Gifted community as a consultant, a professor, an author, and a researcher. He has spoken hundreds of times all over the world about supporting neurodivergent kids. Dr. Zakreski is a member of Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC), and Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE). Dr. Zakreski graduated from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology (IGCP) in 2016. He is the co-founder of The Neurodiversity Collective: https://www.theneurodiversitycollective.com/
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When: Monday, October 21, 2024, 6:30-8:00pm, Online via Zoom
Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the day before the event.
Who: All those interested in supporting gifted students – parents, educators, other caregivers and professionals welcome!
Cost:
$10 for MCGT members
Video Recording is available to registered MCGT members for four months after the event.
$25 for non-members
Access to recording after the event is not available to non-members.
Join MCGT now to get the member rate. MCGT Membership Benefits
Financial assistance is available from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund: Families with gifted and talented children should not be restricted in their participation in MCGT activities because of limited funds. Therefore, the MCGT Board will accept requests for financial assistance which would enable families to attend events sponsored by MCGT, such as the annual conference or speaker events. MCGT also accepts requests for financial assistance for MCGT membership fees.
Submit a request from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund
Questions? Email info@mcgt.net
The Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT) is a state-wide non-profit support and advocacy organization of parents, educators, and other professionals who live or work with gifted children and are interested in their education and well-being.
