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Dr. Zwiers in the Media
Video and Podcast Media
Topic: Adult ADHD
CBC Radio's Alberta@Noon Podcast
Have you been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult? How has your diagnosis changed your life? Michael Lee Zwiers, Ph.D., psychologist, and CanLearn’s ADHD Life Coach, Laura Godfrey talk about how ADHD can impact adults, and how women with ADHD are often overooked. Listen to the Podcast...
Topic: Managing ADHD during isolation
University of Calgary’s Public Webinar Series
ADHD can be difficult to cope with during the best of times, never mind while working and learning remotely. In this webinar, experts Dr. Michael Lee Zwiers (Lighthouse Psychology Services) and Dr. Karen MacMillan (Foothills Academy) share resources for parents of children with ADHD, as well as for adults with ADHD. This includes tools and tips for home-schooling, navigating emotions, staying focused, managing distractions, and setting boundaries for daily life while learning and working from home. Listen to the Podcast...
Topic: ADHD, from an Expert who has ADHD
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC) ADHD Speaks Podcast Video Series
Calgary's Dr Michael Zwiers talks about ADHD, including his own experience as an adult with the condition. Watch the Podcast...
Topic: Working Memory Impairments
CanLearn Society’s Take Ten Spotlight Series: Strategies and Tools for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities or ADHD
This video discusses working memory weaknesses and identifies strategies to support these students in their learning. Watch the Podcast... | Resource Series...
Natural Disasters and Children: Back to School Could Spark Bad Memories
CBC News
Dr. Michael Lee Zwiers, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, shares ideas on how to help young children transition into kindergarten.Watch the Podcast...
Print Media
Topic: When Your Partner Leaves Because You Have a Mental Illness
PostMedia’s Healthing Online Content – Inspiration for Better Health
Many Canadians are impacted by mental health, yet stigma can keep people from seeking help or disclosing a diagnosis, and can even lead to social rejection. Read here... | Canoe...
Topic: Anxiety About Starting Kindergarten
CBC News
How to help a child cope with their first day of kindergarten. A psychologist and former elementary school teacher shares tricks on helping children through a big transition. Read here...
Topic: Five Steps to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
The Conversation – News That’s Informed by Research theconversation.com
Dr. Michael Lee Zwiers, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, shares ideas on how to help young children transition into kindergarten. Read here... | National Post...
Topic: Back-to-School Anxiety? Seven Simple Solutions
The Conversation – News That’s Informed by Research theconversation.com
Dr. Michael Lee Zwiers, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, shares ideas on how to help your children cope with anxiety about the return to school. Read here... | Read here...
Topic: How to Help Your Kids Transition to High School
The Conversation – News That’s Informed by Research theconversation.com
Dr. Michael Lee Zwiers, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, shares ideas on how to help your teens make a successful transition to high school. Read here...
Topic: Advocating for Indigenous-Informed School Services
University of Calgary | News
Article on providing culturally informed Indigenous school psychology services. Read here...