Facebook Live Series from The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint

Concrete Strategies to Support Executive Functioning

Location:  www.facebook.com/endseclusion/live

Date and Time: Thursday May 28th at 3:30pm

Cost:  Free

Speaker:  Robin Roscigno

Special Training Event -- Is your child struggling with organization, task-completion, motivation and/or attention? Covid-19 has disrupted many routines and structures that neurodivergent children rely on, causing many parents and kids to be frustrated and overwhelmed with this new normal. This informational webinar will provide parents and educators with valuable information about executive functioning—what it is, why its hard for many children, and what they can do to support kids during these times and after. Participants will walk away with several useful, actionable strategies they can put in place right away. 

Speaker Bio: Robin Roscigno is a scholar/practicioner specializing in education for Neurodivergent children. She is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education and consults with school districts and parents on a range of topics. Most recently, Robin was awarded the Irving K. Zola Awardfor Emerging Scholar in Disabiliy Studies from the Society for Disability Studiesfor her article “Semiotic Stalemate: Resisting Restraint and Seclusion through Guattari’s Micropolitics of Desire” which combined her scholarly interests with her anti-restraint and seclusion activism.