Parenting as a Neurodivergent Adult
When – Starting Wed Nov 4th 7pm – 8pm
Repeating every Wednesday at the same time
Date of last session: Wed Dec 9th 7pm
Parenting places demands on our time, energy, attention and emotional resources. For neurodivergent adults, these demands can be compounded by sensory overwhelm, executive functioning challenges, emotional intensity, burnout and the pressure to meet expectations that don’t always fit.
Parenting as a Neurodivergent Adult is a six-week ACT-informed course designed specifically for neurodivergent parents.
Drawing on Psychotherapeutic Occupational Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this course offers an opportunity to better understand yourself, develop practical strategies and build a way of parenting that works with your brain rather than against it.
Together we’ll explore self-understanding, emotional wellbeing, sensory needs, values and sustainable approaches to navigating the realities of family life.
A supportive space to learn, reflect, connect with others and discover what works for you.
Week 1: Understanding Your Neurodivergent Brain
Exploring how your brain and nervous system work, and how this influences your experience of parenthood.
Exploring how your brain and nervous system work, and how this influences your experience of parenthood.
Week 2: Sensory Needs and Energy Management
Recognising sensory demands, understanding burnout and developing strategies to protect your energy.
Recognising sensory demands, understanding burnout and developing strategies to protect your energy.
Week 3: Letting Go of Impossible Expectations
Exploring self-compassion, masking and the pressure to parent according to standards that may not fit.
Exploring self-compassion, masking and the pressure to parent according to standards that may not fit.
Week 4: Working with Emotions and Overwhelm
Understanding emotional intensity and developing practical ways to respond when life feels too much.
Understanding emotional intensity and developing practical ways to respond when life feels too much.
Week 5: Values, Identity and Authentic Parenthood
Identifying what matters most to you and exploring what authentic parenting looks like for your family.
Identifying what matters most to you and exploring what authentic parenting looks like for your family.
Week 6: Creating a Sustainable Way Forward
Bringing together your learning and developing practical approaches for supporting yourself and your family in the long term.
Bringing together your learning and developing practical approaches for supporting yourself and your family in the long term.
Course Details
- Six weekly online sessions
- £199 for the full programme
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Continues weekly at the same day and time
How to book – please click the link here
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