WT Event to Offer Valuable Resources for Parents and Teachers of Children with ADHD

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]

CANYON, Texas - A renowned ADHD expert will offer valuable insight into how children can succeed at school and at home at an upcoming lecture for West Texas A&M University's Center for Learning Disabilities.

Dr. Tom Brown, director of the Brown Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders, will present "Understanding ADHD and Its Complications in Children & Adolescents" at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10 for the 12th annual Helen Piehl Distinguished Lecture.

The lecture will be held in the Alumni Banquet Hall on WT's Canyon campus; a Zoom option also is available.

Register at wtamu.edu/cld; fee is $10 or $25 with continuing education credit. Registration is free for WT students.

"We are incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Brown visit the WT campus for the Helen Piehl Distinguished Lecture Series," said Dr. Stephanie Hart, director of the Center for Learning Disabilities and WT's Lanna Hatton Professor of Learning Disabilities. "ADHD affects 1 in 9 school-aged children, and Dr. Brown's lecture will provide a valuable and much needed resource for parents and teachers."

Brown is a clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment and treatment of high-IQ children, adolescents and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related problems. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of California-Riverside School of Medicine.

In his lecture, Brown will offer insight into how various psychiatric and learning disorders can complicate ADHD and how medications and other interventions can help patients of all ages.

Brown's lecture is a key way WT's Center for Learning Disabilities supports families and educators in the Texas Panhandle and beyond by providing knowledge about dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and ADHD, said Puff Niegos, who helped found the center.

"With this knowledge, parents can make appropriate decisions about their child as well as understand the educational system better," Niegos said. "Teachers and administrators appreciate the research the center supports to providing research-based strategies and curricula to ensure the success of students with learning disabilities."

WT's commitment to serving students is central to the University's long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign's new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $160 million.

About West Texas A&M University

WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 58 undergraduate degree programs, one associate degree, and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor's and master's degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest's finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men's and women's athletics programs.

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