Guest Experts
Each week, we feature an expert who has a perspective on complex kids, coming from the fields of Parenting, Coaching, ADHD, mental health, learning issues and related issues. Our wide range of trusted experts help you to focus on children's challenges and how to best support them. When you stay current on the issues and pay attention to your role -- whether as a parent or a professional -- the children in your care will benefit.
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Rhona Berens, PhD, CPCC
Rhona Berens, PhD, CPCC, a Certified Individual and Relationship Coach, helps parents and expecting couples stay sane and stay together. Rhona is passionate about giving…
Steve Peer, MS
Steven Peer is Director of marketing at the Child Neurology Foundation. He is the immediate past-president of CHADD (Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder),…
Cappie Suttle, Parent Advocate
Cappie Suttle is the mother of five children: two honors students and three with learning disabilities (including ADHD, dyslexia, and memory/processing issues). She serves as…
Sandy Maynard, MS
A graduate of Walden University, Sandy Maynard holds a Master of Science in Health Psychology and is author of 'Personal and Professional Coaching: A Literature…
Carey Sipp, Author
Carey Sipp is the author of The TurnAround Mom: How an Abuse and Addiction Survivor Stopped the Toxic Cycle for Her Family, and How You…
Mike Perkins, MEd
Mike Perkins, MEd, has been an educator for 17 years, and is the principal of a Title 1 school in metro Atlanta. He is an…
Ann Dolin, MEd
Ann Dolin is a former Fairfax County Public School teacher with 20 years of teaching and tutoring experience. She has degrees in child psychology and…
Elizabeth Hamblet, LDT-C, MS Ed, MAT
Elizabeth C. Hamblet, a learning specialist/consultant at Columbia University’s Disability Services office, has worked at the college level for 20 years after starting her career…
Keath Low, MA
Keath Low, MA serves as the ADHD Guide for the About.com website. She holds a Clinical Scientist appointment at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities…
Kate Drummond, OTR/L
Kate Drummond OTR/L is an occupational therapist and owner of AboutPlay Therapy. She received her degree in occupational therapy in upstate New York at Keuka…
Sarah Wright, MS, ACT
Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT, is an internationally known ADHD coach, speaker, and author. Sarah earned her B.S. from Stanford University, her M.S. from UNC-Chapel…
Wendy Blumenthal, PhD, PC
Dr. Blumenthal is a child and adolescent psychologist in Sandy Springs. She has been on staff at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for 25 years. In…
Kendra Wagner, MA
Kendra Wagner is a Learning Specialist in private practice in North Seattle. She works primarily with children who have reading and writing challenges, many of…
Melinda McNeal, EdD
Melinda McNeal, EdD is a certified special education teacher who created inclusion programs for children with ADHD and other disabilities in the PA public school…
Joe Tedesco, MEd, ATP
Joe Tedesco, MEd, ATP is the Learning and Development Manager at AMAC, a Division of Georgia Tech University's Enterprise Innovation Institute. At AMAC, Joe puts…
Wendy Williams, MA
Wendy Williams, MA has helped students with their educational options since 1997. She has done admissions consulting for both the precollege and graduate sectors of…
Lesli Preuss, PhD
Lesli Preuss, PhD, is a licensed clinical child psychologist in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. Dr. Preuss has a diverse and yet integrated…
Katherine McGee, Educator
Katherine McGee is an experienced teacher and professional in the Atlanta special education community, specializing in reading and social skills instruction, as well as parent…
Joy Lunt, RN
Working as an RN, over the course of 15 years, Joy Lunt developed a belief in the importance of whole health management. Encouraged by the…
Rob Tudisco, Esq
Rob Tudisco is the Executive Director of the Edge Foundation and a national advocate for the rights of people with ADHD. With a JD from…
Judith Bass, CEP
Judith S. Bass Certified Educational Planner Judith S. Bass, Certified Educational Planner, is the founder of Bass Educational Services, LLC, an educational consulting firm in…
Roxanne Fouché, CIPP
Roxanne Fouché has extensive experience working with, and on behalf of, students and adults with learning disabilities, ADHD and related challenges. Roxanne has graduate training…
Melissa Orlov, Marriage Consultant
Melissa Orlov is part of an ADHD-impacted couple and mother to a daughter with ADHD. A marriage consultant specializing in working with couples impacted by…
Eugene Bell, Camp Director
Gene Bell joined Summit Camp in 1999 after 19 years as the founding director of a similar program. With a Master's degree in Special Education…
Sarah Ferman, PhD & Robert Wilford, MD
Dr. Sarah Ferman and Dr. Robert Wilford are the co-founders of ADHD Couples Success. Licensed Psychotherapists and ADHD Couples Experts, their work includes 20 years…
Beth Ardell, MPT
Beth Ardell holds a Master of Physical Therapy degree and worked as a physical therapist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center for many years. To…
Laura Ladefian, LPC, NCC, RPT
Laura Ladefian, LPC, NCC, RPT is a therapist specializing in play therapy and parent-child relationships. Throughout her career, Laura has helped children and parents in…
Penny Williams, Author
Warrior Mom. A self-described "veteran" parent of a son with ADHD, Penny Williams is the author of the Amazon best-seller about her parenthood in the…
Edward Hallowell, MD, EdD
Edward Hallowell, MD, EdD, is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, NY Times bestselling author, world-renowned speaker, host of Distraction, and a leading authority in…
Patricia Quinn, MD
Patricia O. Quinn, MD is a developmental pediatrician and a well-known international expert and speaker on the topic of ADHD. For two decades, she has…