09/26/2026
💙 Region 7 DCC Gathering is coming up soon! 💙
📆 Saturday, October 3, 2026
🕐 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Hope Elim Church | Des Moines, IA
We’ll have several helpful topics for DCC families, including:
🧠 Neuropsychological and Other Beneficial Assessments with Lauren Haisley, PhD: This session will discuss the types of psychological/neuropsychological, behavioral and diagnostic assessments available for children and adults with disorders of the corpus callosum, as well as when and how those assessments might be valuable. These assessments may evaluate a number of domains including cognitive skills ("IQ"), daily living skills, social skills, communication, attention and executive functioning, learning and academics, and emotional/behavioral symptoms. Assessments may also target certain co-occuring conditions such as autism, ADHD, learning disorders and psychiatric concerns. Learn the basics of a variety of assessments and how to identify which is appropriate for you or your child in order to help identify and address relevant needs.
🧠 Research Updates on the Mental, Emotional and Social Outcome of ACC with Warren S. Brown, PhD: Dr. Brown will describe where to find easily accessible summaries of our 25+ years of research on the cognitive and psychosocial outcomes of ACC, and will describe more specifically the outcome of two very informative recent studies.
Both presenters will join us live via Zoom while families gather together in person.
📄 Creating a One-Pager for Your DCC Child, a practical session on creating a simple resource to help teachers, therapists, doctors, child care providers, and others better understand your child and their needs.
✨ Event Details:
• $10 per person
• Children under 1 attend free
• Snacks, drinks, and lunch provided
• Child care available
• Plenty of time to connect, ask questions, and share experiences
Whether you’re new to the DCC community or have been connected for years, we’d love to have you join us!
👉 Registration is now open: https://nodcc.org/region-7-gathering-form/
Questions? Contact Lynn Lindberg at [email protected].
We hope to see you there! 💙