Richard D. Lavoie, MA, MEd; Consultant; Member of the Professional Advisor Board, Learning Disabilities Association; Guest Lecturer, Harvard University and Gallaudet University in Washington, DC; author of The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child (2007) and It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success (2005)