Tyler was diagnosed with ADHD in 5th grade but didn’t learn to manage it until she was nearly 20.

While she tried her hardest in school, each year led to new disappointments as she failed to meet deadlines and expectations. The situation felt hopeless, and both Tyler and her parents were left frustrated and tired.

When the same pattern started to reoccur in college, she knew she had to make a change. Tyler leaned into the positive side of ADHD and hyper-focused on finding a support system that worked. She talked to experts and friends, researched, and through trial and error finally created a system that helped her cut through the noise and find success. Once she had a better understanding of herself, it was easier to find the tools needed to be more organized, stay on schedule, and even open her own business.

Katelyn Mabry hosts the national podcast "Journey with Me through ADHD: A Podcast for Kids." There she has hosted countless experts in the field of ADHD, including Ned Hallowell, the ADHD-specialized psychiatrist who established the strength-based approach to treating ADHD. Katelyn is an ADHD life coach with a master's as a Reading Specialist. She tutors children of all ages with a variety of needs. Certified as an Early Childhood/Special Education Teacher, she taught for seven years and then chose a career that allowed her to stay home to invest in her own children.

Katelyn was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of ten. It left her feeling very alone and different. She struggled with reading as a child, which ignited the desire to become a Reading Specialist, to face her weakness head-on, and to turn it into her strength. She is the author of the book "Hi, It's Me! I Have ADHD."

Angela Dodge is a registered dietitian with over 20 years of experience, with a focus primarily in pediatrics and childhood nutrition. She worked for 15 years as a clinical dietitian in acute care pediatric hematology and oncology where she was continually reminded of the effect food and nourishment have on the health and healing of a child.

Angela co-founded the virtual nutrition consulting practice Nourished Beginnings in 2018. Here, her focus and purpose have been aimed at educating families and practitioners that what we feed our children 100% has an effect, either positive or negative, on how they learn, grow, feel, and behave. Her goal is to help moms improve their child’s attention, focus, mood, growth, and ADHD symptoms through the effective and realistic use of food and targeted supplements.

Whitlie is an occupational therapist with 6 years of pediatric experience working with infants, children, and their families with a variety of diagnoses, struggles, and levels of function. She has been named the ‘Sensory Guru’ and provides tailored intervention via a bottom-up approach with an emphasis on optimal nervous system regulation and function.

Whitlie believes “one size fits all” will never apply to pediatric care. Whitlie teaches parents what to look for in their child’s behaviors or responses, which will empower them to know what to provide their child to best help at the moment.

Dr. April L. Coleman is a Georgia licensed psychologist and the clinical training site coordinator at the Georgia Autism Center in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. She has been working in the mental health field for 15 years and has been in private practice for the past 8 years. Dr. Coleman specializes in the comprehensive assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), specific learning differences, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

She works with individuals aged 12 months through young adulthood. Dr. Coleman also speaks at various parent events and workshops in which she educates parents and caregivers about the common signs of ADHD, ASD, specific learning differences, and anxiety; when it is time to seek support from a qualified professional for an assessment; and what next steps should be once the assessment process is complete and diagnoses are shared. Dr. Coleman resides in Metro Atlanta with her husband and their 16-month-old daughter.

A native of Georgetown, KY Michelle completed her undergraduate work in Communication Disorders at the University of Kentucky and her graduate work in Speech-Language Pathology at The Ohio State University. After working for 20 years as a SLP, Michelle now is devoted professional development to learning the best methods of instruction for kids with language-based literacy disorders.

An appointed member of the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children, Michelle owns the website DayswithDyslexia.com and the Kentucky Language & Literacy Center. Michelle offers comprehensive, diagnostic reading and writing assessments, individual treatment for literacy disorders, IEP consulting, advocacy work, and parent education programs for reading and spelling.

Rebecca is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Masters of Science in Communication Disorders. Over the last 15 years, Rebecca has had the pleasure of working in different facilities and in different capacities. She has performed assessment and treatment of language, articulation, dysphasia, and pragmatic language disorders in toddlers, preschool, and school-aged children and adults.13 years ago, Rebecca began to focus on building her clinical skills and experience working with pediatrics within the early intervention (birth-3) and school-aged populations treating language, articulation, and pragmatic language disorders in both group settings and 1-1 settings.

Rebecca has experience in collaborating and/or co-treating with other disciplines, such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, and developmental interventionists, and finds value in a team approach as necessary to support the patient. Currently, Rebecca works with pediatric patients within the early intervention realm. Rebecca holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Emily Hammons is a pediatric occupational therapist that has been practicing in Lexington for almost 22 years. Emily has primarily focused on outpatient pediatric therapy as well as spe.cialized in helping create a child development franchise that emphasized pediatric strength and fitness.

Presently, her office is based out of The Provision School were she has a passion for children who come from hard places. Emily currently provides school based supports and outpatient private therapy to her clients and students.

Emily believes that one of the areas often overlooked with our children is the rising rate of low muscle tone & motor delays. She loves to educate parents & teachers on the symptoms and strategies to help build stronger children. Which intern allows our children to be able to participate in their valued occupation of life… Play.