Midwest Academy for Gifted Education and the Chicago Gifted Community Center are excited to bring you a Free Gifted Parenting Education Series for the 4th season, this is still via zoom due to the pandemic. The format of each event in the series is an expert panel presentation on the topic, followed by 15-30 minutes of questions for the panelists.

We have 3-part Series on ABA, an often misunderstood, frequently not covered by insurance, but very useful tool for a variety of challenges including but not limited to anxiety, executive functioning, starting and completing tasks like homework or chores, compulsive behavior, and other challenges. How does it work? How is it different from other therapies? How is it specifically applicable for gifted children? MAGE dedicated the programming this year exclusively to health supports for the community due to the extra strain placed on the community by the pandemic. We hope to be more balanced with non-health issues in the 2022-2023 year like in previous years! This year, there was so much need in the health area and not enough resources and support.

GIFTED+ABA 4 ASD: TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022 8:30 PM CST Details

GIFTED+COMMON CHALLENGES OF DAILY LIFE: TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022 8:30PM CST

GIFTED+BIG BEHAVIOR: THERE’S HELP; TUESDAY, MAY 10. 2022 8:30PM CST Details

GIFTED+COMMON CHALLENGES OF DAILY LIFE: TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022 8:30PM CST

Messy work. Perfectionism. Getting out the door on time in the morning! Social Anxiety. Gifted kids and their parents sometimes each have their own fingerprint of what’s hard for them. No one has everything easy all the time. Being gifted sometimes makes this harder! We will limit the scope to this, and exclude the needs of those for whom most of these things are a sinch! This is for those for whom there’s the start of frustration that’s now straining relationships. If you need help with a few things, come check out what ABA and BCBA work does to help solve small challenges and make things just a little easier for you and your child. Dr. Iannotta-Bieszczad will explain how ABA might help your child.

Trisha lannotta-Bieszczad is the clinical director of EAS's Illinois & Indiana Branch. She is a BCBA with a doctorate degree in Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology from The Adler School of Professional Psychology, and a certificate in ABA from Florida Institute of Technology's ABA department. Trisha has experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of developmental, psychological, and emotional disabilities/diagnoses in the home, school, daycare, and community settings. Prior to joining the EAS team, Trisha was the director of an ABA center in Illinois. She is very excited to be a part of the EAS family and continue providing quality services support to the families and staff in Illinois & Indiana. Trisha’s company, EAS and it’s sister organization, ALC is multinational, spanning India, Australia, and 18 USA States including Illinois.

No refunds unless workshop is cancelled. Fee waivers available. Contact us for details.