Dr. Weaver provided information to parents who submitted questions prior to the Parent Support Group session held last Thursday evening. Some of the topics covered were:
* the difference between Neuropsychological Testing and Psychological Testing
* how to prepare yourself for hearing the results of testing
* how to deal with screen time addiction.
Parents also expressed interest in how to write executive function goals/objectives into IEP plans which go beyond organizational strategies, such as promoting initiation, shifting focus, emotional regulation and cognitive flexibility. And how to access coping and calming skills in the moment.
These and other topics will be discussed at the next FREE Parents Meeting. Please join us on Thursday, Novemeber 17th at 7:00 pm!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
FREE PARENT SUPPORT SESSIONS
Third Thursday of each month, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVP is helpful: 508-358-1112 ext. 210
Format is Q&A with Dr. Robert A. (Buck) Weaver, III, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist and Director of The Weaver Center LLC
Please join us October 20th, November 17th and December 15th, 2011
30 Boston Post Road, 2nd Floor, Wayland, MA 01778
Third Thursday of each month, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVP is helpful: 508-358-1112 ext. 210
Format is Q&A with Dr. Robert A. (Buck) Weaver, III, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist and Director of The Weaver Center LLC
Please join us October 20th, November 17th and December 15th, 2011
30 Boston Post Road, 2nd Floor, Wayland, MA 01778
Thursday, October 6, 2011
A Non-Medicinal ADHD Treatment
One method Dr. Weaver uses to treat his clients with ADHD is Cognitive Dissonance Therapy. This is a simple and elegant therapy that creates a dualism in the client's mind between the disability and the person. Through creating a persona for their disability, people with ADHD are able to view the disability as the antagonist in their life undermining their efforts to be more attentive, organized and productive. Likewise, they create a protagonist to represent their selves fighting to overcome the effects of this disability. For example, people have created antagonists such as Cruella deVille, Darth Vader or Dr. Doom, and protagonists such as Ariel, Yoda or "Eggplant" -- they can be whatever one wants as long as it keeps him or her focused and motivated. The dissonance between the two different identities detaches the problem from the person.
Next, the person begins to recognize the characteristics of their antagonist -- what makes this character so powerful and what negative influences need to be fought with new and effective strategies to change and better control their own behavior -- such as: Darth Vader makes the person sit on the couch when he should be doing homework, and that the antagonist is most powerful when the client is bored. The person with ADHD then develops strategies that the protagonist can use to stop the antagonist, such as to break down a task into tiny tasks and then put all of one's energy into completing each one of those tiny tasks, one at a time. Through the internal conversations that are created because of these two characters, the person with ADHD has an easier time changing and controlling the effects of his disability.
Dr. Weaver teaches Cognitive Dissonance Therapy through one-hour weekly therapy sessions. He says that usually after 4-6 sessions, the client sees improvement in their ability to address and overcome the symptoms of ADHD.
Next, the person begins to recognize the characteristics of their antagonist -- what makes this character so powerful and what negative influences need to be fought with new and effective strategies to change and better control their own behavior -- such as: Darth Vader makes the person sit on the couch when he should be doing homework, and that the antagonist is most powerful when the client is bored. The person with ADHD then develops strategies that the protagonist can use to stop the antagonist, such as to break down a task into tiny tasks and then put all of one's energy into completing each one of those tiny tasks, one at a time. Through the internal conversations that are created because of these two characters, the person with ADHD has an easier time changing and controlling the effects of his disability.
Dr. Weaver teaches Cognitive Dissonance Therapy through one-hour weekly therapy sessions. He says that usually after 4-6 sessions, the client sees improvement in their ability to address and overcome the symptoms of ADHD.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Dr. Weaver presentation and consultations at European ADHD Conference
Dr. Robert A. Weaver, III, Ph.D., founder and Director of Weaver Center will speak at the ADHD-Europe Conference, MIA Conference Center, 40 Rue Washington, 1040 Brussels.
Educator, advocate, and clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Weaver will present two sessions at the annual conference. “Teaching Our Students to Ask for What They Need: Self Advocacy and Self-Esteem” and "Personal Experiences with Dyslexia: Critical Ingredients for Success" are the topics of the presentations.
The Self Advocacy Method (SAM), developed by Dr. Weaver, uses an individual’s strengths, challenges, and compensatory strategies to develop Self Advocacy Skills. Self-esteem and feelings of empowerment increase as self advocacy skills are attained. The SAM program is adaptable for parents, students, and teachers, as well as pediatricians, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals.
Dr. Weaver welcomes schools, families, individuals, and/or professionals for webinars and Skype education and consultation. He has extensive experience with client relationships via international communication from the United States. Dr. Weaver conducts teacher training workshops, consult on school admissions, and help with challenging children in families and schools. Consultations and workshops are scheduled for one and a half hours, half day, or full day in the home, the school, or businesses, on a one-time or weekly basis.
State-of-the-art, non-medical therapies include:
- Education on strengths and liabilities of individuals with suspicion or diagnosis of a learning disability
- System of Fair Exchange: a behavior program to manage classroom and/or home stress
- Cognitive Dichotomy Therapy: focusing on increasing self reliance, responsibility, and independence
- Self-Advocacy/School Advocacy, which improves self-esteem, productivity, and success
Dr. Weaver offers a free half hour consultation
to anyone who responds to this flyer before 15 September.
Appointments in Belgium are available 23-25 September, 2010,
or prior to the conference via Skype.
To schedule, contact Carolyn Case at ccase@weavercenter.org
Dr. Weaver would like to thank you in advance for attending the ADHD-Family Resources Belgium Annual Conference and Joanne Norris for all the wonderful work she has done on behalf of the children, young adults, families, and schools that work with individuals with learning strengths and challenges.
Educator, advocate, and clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Weaver will present two sessions at the annual conference. “Teaching Our Students to Ask for What They Need: Self Advocacy and Self-Esteem” and "Personal Experiences with Dyslexia: Critical Ingredients for Success" are the topics of the presentations.
The Self Advocacy Method (SAM), developed by Dr. Weaver, uses an individual’s strengths, challenges, and compensatory strategies to develop Self Advocacy Skills. Self-esteem and feelings of empowerment increase as self advocacy skills are attained. The SAM program is adaptable for parents, students, and teachers, as well as pediatricians, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals.
Dr. Weaver welcomes schools, families, individuals, and/or professionals for webinars and Skype education and consultation. He has extensive experience with client relationships via international communication from the United States. Dr. Weaver conducts teacher training workshops, consult on school admissions, and help with challenging children in families and schools. Consultations and workshops are scheduled for one and a half hours, half day, or full day in the home, the school, or businesses, on a one-time or weekly basis.
State-of-the-art, non-medical therapies include:
- Education on strengths and liabilities of individuals with suspicion or diagnosis of a learning disability
- System of Fair Exchange: a behavior program to manage classroom and/or home stress
- Cognitive Dichotomy Therapy: focusing on increasing self reliance, responsibility, and independence
- Self-Advocacy/School Advocacy, which improves self-esteem, productivity, and success
Dr. Weaver offers a free half hour consultation
to anyone who responds to this flyer before 15 September.
Appointments in Belgium are available 23-25 September, 2010,
or prior to the conference via Skype.
To schedule, contact Carolyn Case at ccase@weavercenter.org
Dr. Weaver would like to thank you in advance for attending the ADHD-Family Resources Belgium Annual Conference and Joanne Norris for all the wonderful work she has done on behalf of the children, young adults, families, and schools that work with individuals with learning strengths and challenges.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
SUMMER READING SLUMP?
Are your children struggling to complete their summer reading assignments? Have they started their summer reading?
Weaver Center’s tutors have space available to help students set goals and get the reading completed. Students will learn about character and plot development, point of view, making predictions, and how to summarize. They will also prepare for discussion questions and writing tasks they will be assigned in the Fall.
Call 508-358-1112, ext. 210 to schedule meetings with a tutor before school starts!
Weaver Center’s tutors have space available to help students set goals and get the reading completed. Students will learn about character and plot development, point of view, making predictions, and how to summarize. They will also prepare for discussion questions and writing tasks they will be assigned in the Fall.
Call 508-358-1112, ext. 210 to schedule meetings with a tutor before school starts!
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