Donnah Nickerson-Reti, MD

Weinfeld Education Group, LLC Presents…

Diamonds in the Rough
Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Biography:

Dr. Nickerson-Reti is a specialist in the social, emotional, and educational needs of 'twice-exceptional' students and adults, especially those with Aspergers Syndrome, and ADHD. She has more than 25 years of clinical and consultative experience in this field; and as a psychiatrist, focused on cognition and neuro-developmental issues, has been on faculty at the Harvard, Tufts, and Case Western Reserve University schools of medicine. In her practice at Perspectives (www.perspectives.md), Dr. Nickerson-Reti provides evaluations, consultation, and long term therapy for individuals, families, and schools. She is also the parent of a wonderfully 'twice exceptional' child.

Dr. Nickerson-Reti is particularly interested in creating educational equality for gifted, and 'twice-exceptional' students at all levels. She defines education as activities which collectively stimulate, challenge, and stretch the mind, teach one how to learn, allow for acceptable failures while encouraging success, celebrate learning rather than test scores, and support healthy social and emotional growth. She does not believe that giftedness should stand in the way of getting help for special needs, nor should the effects of special needs create barriers to the expression of cognitive, artistic, or athletic gifts.

Dr. Nickerson-Reti is working on several research projects that address the needs of highly gifted students with Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD in particular. She also devotes time to writing, and to lobbying activities that address these issues."