Barger & Gaines Senior Counsel Robert Tudisco will share what it’s like to be an adult diagnosed with ADHD as part of a Sept. 30 webinar entitled A View from the Inside: Attorneys with ADHD, Dyslexia and ASD.
The webinar is being presented by Sped-Net in partnership with Wilton Public Schools and Newtown Sped PTA in Connecticut. Those wishing to attend the 7 to 8 p.m. webinar may learn more and register online: https://spednet.org/inside2025/
Joining Attorney Tudisco will be education and disability rights attorneys Michael Gilberg and Ptahra Jeppe, and together the group will share what it’s like to have ADHD, dyslexia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), disabilities commonly seen in special education students.
They will reflect on their experiences growing up and in the education system, and will discuss how being neurodivergent informs their work as special education and disability rights attorneys.
Attorney Tudisco is a nationally recognized author, motivational speaker, and non-profit management consultant. As Senior Counsel to Barger & Gaines, he specializes in matters involving school disciplinary hearings and criminal defense, in addition to general special education advocacy.
He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights. Among other prominent roles, from 2010 through 2013, he was the Executive Director of the Edge Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides specialized coaching for students with ADHD and executive functioning impairment.
See his profile page to learn more or contact him by email at info@bargergaines.com or by phone at (914) 902-5918, ext. 114.
SPED*NET, Special Education Network, Ltd., is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping parents of children with special needs become their children’s best advocates throughout the special services process and the transition to college, employment or other post-secondary pursuits.