Eden Prairie Disability Awareness Committee

11/09/2020

This group is no longer active.
It was a great run! Thank you.

11/20/2019

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, December 9, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Topic: “ADHD: What’s New, What Works”, presented by Cindy Lea, our co-founder. With over a decade of experience counseling families with ADHD, Cindy will share her most powerful tips and a few new things she has learned. Come and discover some of the most effective tips and strategies for managing ADHD so that is doesn't cause so much chaos for you or your family. Additionally she will share secrets of motivating yourself even when you don't feel like doing a task. You will be engaged, entertained and walk away with a well-stocked toolkit for succeeding with ADHD.
Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

11/09/2019

All are welcome to participate. No need to register

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, November 11, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Topic: “Positive Tools to Create Peace at Home”, presented by Holly Vettel, Certified Parent Coach. Are you stressed out and exhausted from challenging behaviors? Kids who are defiant, quick to escalate, and try to control everything tend to have a highly reactive “fight or flight” stress response. During this interactive workshop, participants will discover essential skills from the Mad2Glad Blueprint rooted in neuroscience and proven to end tantrums, meltdowns, and explosive behavior. Walk away with positive tools proven to
create more peace and joy at home!
Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

05/17/2019

The volatile (and sometimes destructive) emotions associated with ADHD can manifest as frustration, sensitivity, or tendency to feeling sad. Here’s what you need to know about rejection sensitive d…

04/30/2019

All are welcome regardless of diagnosis.

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, May 13, 7:00-8:30 pm.

Topic: “The Power of Gratitude: Strategies from Positive Psychology for Managing ADHD and Anxiety,” presented by Rick Herder, PhD, associate professor of Communication Studies at Southwest Minnesota State University. Rick and his family live with ADHD and have learned ways of thriving and finding joy. Rick will lead an interactive class on learning to harness the power of gratitude to manage anxiety that is often part of the daily experience of living with ADHD. Participants will learn about recent developments in positive psychology along with practical techniques for managing anxiety and enhancing relationships such as gratitude
meditation and gratitude letters.

Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

03/23/2019

All are welcome to attend regardless of diagnosis. SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, April 8, 7:00-8:30 pm.

Topic: “Twice Exceptional Education and Executive Function,” presented by Leah Brzezinski, Ed. D. CCC-SLP Founder and Executive Director, and Max Melby, MS Science Teacher and Program Director at Arete Academy. The executive function deficits inherent to ADHD influence nearly every aspect of a child’s life. Come and learn about the unique gifts and challenges faced by twice exceptional learners and how to support development of executive function skills.

Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

02/08/2017

Upcoming meeting on adult relationships where AD/HD is involved.

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, February 13, 7:00-8:30pm.

Topic: “Having a Wonderful Relationship – Even When ADHD is Around”. Find the joy you’ve lost! Let's just admit it, ADHD effects adult relationships and solutions that work for other couples don't seem to work for us. Come and learn why some things never seem to get better no matter how hard you try and how to change “by trying differently” so you can renew your love and joy. Presented by our Co-Coordinator, Cindy Lea, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and ADHD Specialist.

Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

10/06/2016

FREE Documentary Film & Panel Discussion of the critically acclaimed film “Misunderstood Minds”. This ground-breaking documentary follows the lives and daily struggles of 5 students with learning disabilities. It shows a variety of students and how success is possible. Thursday, October 27, 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Eden Prairie High School auditorium. Documentary screening and panel discussion.

10/06/2016

A topic of interest to many families.

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, October 10, 7:00-8:30pm.

Topic: “Mindful Parenting: How to stop the fighting, yelling and frustration”, presented by Barb Andrus, B.S., CAPS, Mad2Glad Parent Coach and Family Specialist for over 35 years with Samantha Moe, M.A., SLP, Mad2Glad Parent Coach and founder of the holistic Mad2Glad Blueprint. Come and learn the number one reason for anger, anxiety and power struggles. Walk away with practical tips to have a calmer, more cooperative child and restoring sanity to your family.

Meeting Location: Eden Prairie Center Community Room at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

03/29/2016

SW Metro ADHD Connection will meet Monday, April 11, 7:00-8:30pm.
Expanding on the topic of procrastination: “The Art To The Start: Helping Our Children With ADHD”, presented by Robin Nordmeyer, certified Life Coach and ADHD Coach. What is it that keeps our kids stuck and procrastinating? In this workshop we build awareness around how ADHD and executive function deficits make it hard to get started. Come and learn ways to provide support, strategies and solutions to help them push through the urge to procrastinate and get more done.

Note! We have a new Location! We will be meeting at the Eden Prairie Center at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

01/29/2016

SW Metro ADHD Connection will next meet on Monday, February 8, 7:00-8:30pm.

Topic: “8 Pillars of Parenting Critical To Creating A Peaceful Home”, presented by Samantha Moe, M.A. SLP, a Certified Parent Coach whose passion is teaching practical ways to reduce defiance and disrespect and re-establish parents' confidence and authority. Come and discover why your child with ADHD pushes your limits, tries to control everything, and how you can transform your home into an enjoyable space rather than a war zone. You will learn the number one reason for anger, anxiety and power struggles and the 8 Pillars of Parenting that are critical to creating a peaceful home.

Note new Location at the Eden Prairie Center at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr #2184, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!

12/24/2015

SW Metro ADHD Connection will next meet on Monday, January 11, 7:00-8:30pm.

Topic: “Why is my Child Always Angry?” presented by Steven Peer, MA, founder Emotional Management Inc. and Past President CHADD National. Come and learn why the Term ANGER-Management is a misnomer, the real emotion that trips up our kids, and the part you play in their anger. Walk away with a perspective and specific scripts to reduce the drama and a strategy to use during public meltdowns.

Note! We have a new Location! We will be meeting at the Eden Prairie Center at 8251 Flying Cloud Dr #2184, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. (Take elevator to basement level). Hope to see you there!