REMINDER-Dr. Lori Muskat, SEPT 13- 10:15AM -Sharon Forks Library

[Guest guest]

Dr. Lori Muskat with specialty in pediatric neuropsychology, free to

parents, sponsored by PEPP. Sept 13 at Sharon Forks Library. 10:15am –

12:15pm

Dr. Muskat’s knowledge has helped many parents I’ve worked

with to understand the complexity of learning disabilities, including

orthographic processing deficits, and other issues not widely understood. Many

of you have posted frustration in not knowing where to have your child

assessed, how to choose an appropriate evaluator. Learn the questions to ask

and answers you should receive.

RSVP Claussen 404-388-8696 or Office- 770-577-7771

Claussen.star@...

Claussen.star @ peppinc.org

Lori R. Muskat, Ph.D.

Lori holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania; she developed a specialty in pediatric neuropsychology at Rusk Institute of

Rehabilitation Medicine of N.Y.U. Medical Center. She has worked

extensively in the area of assessment since 1986 as the Associate Director of

Eagle Hill Diagnostic Clinic in Greenwich, CT, as a staff psychologist at the

Regents’ Center for Learning Disorders at the University of Georgia, and as a consultant for numerous school systems on the East Coast. She has also

developed the Spheres of Human Learning,

a neuropsychological approach to teacher training, currently in its 7th

year in the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lori has lectured and

published internationally on issues related to education and psychology.

She is presently an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Georgia

School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University in Atlanta. Lori

coordinated the assessment sequence of classes for the past several years and

recently vacated that position to become the founding Director of Assessment

Training and Services at Argosy’s new Psychology Clinic. She also works

as a private consultant, providing assessment and intervention as well as

organizational consulting.

PROJECT

KNOWLEDGE CLASSES

Tuesday 10:15am – 12:15pm

Sept

13th, 2005 Dr. Muskat- Evaluations

Location

Sharon Forks Library

2820 Old

Atlanta Rd

Cumming, GA 30041

770-781-9840

0.4 miles

Map

0.1 miles

Map

4:

Merge onto GA-400

N/US-19 N.

19.4 miles

Map

5:

Take the GA-141 exit-

EXIT 13.

0.2 miles

Map

6:

Turn RIGHT onto PEACHTREE PKWY/GA-141.

2.2 miles

Map

7:

Turn LEFT onto SHARON RD.

1.2 miles

Map

8:

Turn SHARP LEFT onto OLD ATLANTA RD.

0.2 miles

Map

9:

End at 2820 Old Atlanta Rd

Cumming, GA 30041-6916, US

Sharon GudgerEducational Advocate404-457-6854sharongudger@...peppinc/peppinc-subscribe www.peppinc.org

[Guest guest]

Dr. Lori Muskat with specialty in pediatric neuropsychology, free to

parents, sponsored by PEPP. Sept 13 at Sharon Forks Library. 10:15am –

12:15pm

Dr. Muskat’s knowledge has helped many parents I’ve worked

with to understand the complexity of learning disabilities, including

orthographic processing deficits, and other issues not widely understood. Many

of you have posted frustration in not knowing where to have your child

assessed, how to choose an appropriate evaluator. Learn the questions to ask

and answers you should receive.

RSVP Claussen 404-388-8696 or Office- 770-577-7771

Claussen.star@...

Claussen.star @ peppinc.org

Lori R. Muskat, Ph.D.

Lori holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania; she developed a specialty in pediatric neuropsychology at Rusk Institute of

Rehabilitation Medicine of N.Y.U. Medical Center. She has worked

extensively in the area of assessment since 1986 as the Associate Director of

Eagle Hill Diagnostic Clinic in Greenwich, CT, as a staff psychologist at the

Regents’ Center for Learning Disorders at the University of Georgia, and as a consultant for numerous school systems on the East Coast. She has also

developed the Spheres of Human Learning,

a neuropsychological approach to teacher training, currently in its 7th

year in the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lori has lectured and

published internationally on issues related to education and psychology.

She is presently an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Georgia

School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University in Atlanta. Lori

coordinated the assessment sequence of classes for the past several years and

recently vacated that position to become the founding Director of Assessment

Training and Services at Argosy’s new Psychology Clinic. She also

works as a private consultant, providing assessment and intervention as well as

organizational consulting.

PROJECT

KNOWLEDGE CLASSES

Tuesday 10:15am – 12:15pm

Sept

13th, 2005 Dr. Muskat- Evaluations

Location

Sharon Forks Library

2820

Old Atlanta Rd

Cumming, GA 30041

770-781-9840

0.4 miles

Map

0.1 miles

Map

4:

Merge onto GA-400

N/US-19 N.

19.4 miles

Map

5:

Take the GA-141 exit-

EXIT 13.

0.2 miles

Map

6:

Turn RIGHT onto PEACHTREE PKWY/GA-141.

2.2 miles

Map

7:

Turn LEFT onto SHARON RD.

1.2 miles

Map

8:

Turn SHARP LEFT onto OLD ATLANTA RD.

0.2 miles

Map

9:

End at 2820 Old Atlanta Rd

Cumming, GA 30041-6916, US

Sharon GudgerEducational Advocate404-457-6854sharongudger@...peppinc/peppinc-subscribe www.peppinc.org

[Guest guest]

Sharon, where else does Lori speak ? I would like to hear her talk about behavioral supports. Cumming is just a tad too far and also that is the day of the Advocates meeting downtown.

As you know, I attended the Autism-Asperger's Conference last Friday. Temple Grandin was fabulous and a real joy to hear speak . The young adult panel consisted of three very insightful young adults on the spectrum and was fabulous. There was a lady from England who spoke of relationship issues between folks on the spectrum and folks not on the spectrum. I would love to hear her speak again and delve into this subject further. It was great to see so many folks I know at this Conference, including Fleming, our physical therapist , a few SLP's from local school systems, and Bales.

The entire Conference was good but the woman who spoke about behavioral supports had very basic methods of dealing with behaviors , most of which folks I know have been trying for years. While they were good suggestions and very common-sensical and, I'm sure work very well with the milder end of the s[spectrum, she did not address some of the more drastic behaviors that frequently occur with people with developmental disabilities. The strategies of picture association charts / systems and simply explaining away the fear that drives some of the behaviors of folks on the spectrum are a little simplistic - these were two of her approaches which, in my experience, don't do much for behaviors such as flat out refusal to go to school, severe aggression, refusal to eat certain foods, flat out refusing to do schoolwork or perform their job, behaviors associated with the misuse of feces, etc- these are behaviors that , as a professional who works with people everyday who exhibit these behaviors, hear about all the time and ones for which parents really need concrete behavioral strategies that help reduce / manage,

[Guest guest]

> Dr. Lori Muskat with specialty in pediatric neuropsychology, free

to

> parents, sponsored by PEPP. Sept 13 at Sharon Forks Library.

10:15am - 12:15pm

Sharon,

I would love to go and hear her speak, however Cumming is a little

too

far away for me, especially with 400 traffic. We live in Covington.

Do you know if she'll have handouts/packets of information on

orthographic deficits? My 6 yr old has this and I'm trying to learn

all I can about it so I can help him. We recently lost his private

OT

(she left the clinic I was taking him to). We'll be without an OT

for

a while because we just got our Beckett denial letter.

Would anyone that attends this Tuesday be willing to send me info

she

talked about?

TIA,Lynne

[Guest guest]

OOPS. (embarrassed) She'll be talking about spelling, reading, etc.

Sorry, I was thinking of the something else. I don't need

orthographic handouts.

My son's problem is more of a visual-spatial-coordination issue.

He actually reads well, seems to understand phonetics. His problem

is with writing not spelling. He has trouble with letter size,

spacing, and will sometimes invert letters and numbers.

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I'll email you privately.

> I am going because I signed up for the 12 seminars. Give me your

name and address and I will send you the info. you would like.

>

> DeJarnette

[Guest guest]

Lori has her doctorates in pediatric psychology and specializes in

learning disabilities. She is a professor at Argosy and as far as I

know she doesn't speak anywhere else.

Cumming sounds far but actually it is a couple miles off of Exit 13

on GA 400. It only takes about 30 minutes from Perimeter Mall.

Today was wonderful and Lori's ability to give complex information

in a most clarifying was remarkable. We had a full room and I know

everyone got a lot out of it. When Dr. Riffel comes, she will be

speaking on behavior. I have talked with her in depth and am most

impressed with her ideas, especially for teenagers. Sharon

Sharon Gudger

Educational Advocate

404-457-6854

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> Sharon, where else does Lori speak ? I would like to hear her

talk about

> behavioral supports. Cumming is just a tad too far and also that

is the day

> of the Advocates meeting downtown.

>

> As you know, I attended the Autism-Asperger's Conference last

Friday. Temple

> Grandin was fabulous and a real joy to hear speak . The young

adult panel

> consisted of three very insightful young adults on the spectrum

and was

> fabulous. There was a lady from England who spoke of relationship

issues

> between folks on the spectrum and folks not on the spectrum. I

would love

> to hear her speak again and delve into this subject further. It

was great

> to see so many folks I know at this Conference, including

Fleming,

> our physical therapist , a few SLP's from local school systems,

and

> Bales.

>

> The entire Conference was good but the woman who spoke about

behavioral

> supports had very basic methods of dealing with behaviors , most

of which

> folks I know have been trying for years. While they were good

suggestions

> and very common-sensical and, I'm sure work very well with the

milder end of

> the s[spectrum, she did not address some of the more drastic

behaviors that

> frequently occur with people with developmental disabilities. The

> strategies of picture association charts / systems and simply

explaining

> away the fear that drives some of the behaviors of folks on the

spectrum are

> a little simplistic - these were two of her approaches which, in my

> experience, don't do much for behaviors such as flat out refusal

to go to

> school, severe aggression, refusal to eat certain foods, flat out

refusing

> to do schoolwork or perform their job, behaviors associated with

the misuse

> of feces, etc- these are behaviors that , as a professional who

works with

> people everyday who exhibit these behaviors, hear about all the

time and

> ones for which parents really need concrete behavioral

strategies that

> help reduce / manage,