Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP, is a school psychologist and has worked for 20+ years at the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the assessment of children and adults with learning and attention disorders. She is co-author of the best-selling books on executive dysfunction, Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition (Guilford, 2010), Smart but Scattered (Guilford, 2009) and Smart but Scattered Teens (Guilford, 2013). In her most recent book, the Smart but Scattered Guide to Success, Peg and her co-author take the same strategies that they have used with youth for many years, and apply them to an adult population. While the tactics and strategies are particularly suited for adults with ADHD, they are effective with any adults struggling with executive skill challenges.

Peg has many years of organizational experience at the state, national and international levels and served in many capacities, including president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the International School Psychology Association. She has also participated in many of NASP’s leadership initiatives, including the Futures Conference and the development of both the second and third Blueprint for the Training and Practice of School Psychology. She is the 2006 recipient of NASP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson is an author for Guilford Press and receives royalties.  She is an author for Amacon publishers and receives royalties.  She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. 

Non-financial: Margaret (Peg) Dawson has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.