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Varleisha D. (Gibbs) Lyons, PhD, OTD, MS, OTR/L, ASDCS, FAOTA

Vice President, Practice Engagement and Capacity Building, The American Occupational Therapy Association; Former Associate Professor and Director of Inaugural Masters of Occupational Therapy Program, Wesley College; Author, Self-Regulation and Mindfulness: Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, & Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017); Co-Author, Trauma Treatment in Action (2021) and Raising Kids with Sensory Processing Disorders (2020, 2nd Edition)

Events

Teaching Engaged Brains

The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA or Virtually via Zoom  February 22-24, 2024

Focus & ADHD

Students With ADHD and Attention Problems: A Guide to Mindfulness and Self-Regulation

Future-Ready Brains

NY Sheraton Times Square Hotel, New York, NY or Virtually via Zoom  April 18-20, 2024

Neurodiverse Brains & Resilience

Fostering Resilience and Self-Regulation in Our Neurodiverse Students

Self-Regulation, Sensory Processing, and Mindfulness

Online Seminar  April 9, 2022-N/A

Social-Emotional Brains in Schools

Virtual Conference  November 7-8, 2020

Mental Health/Autism/ADHD/LD & Self-Regulation

Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Self-Regulation: Helping Children With Autism, ADHD, Trauma, and Sensory Disorders Regulate Their Emotions