Workshop on Parenting

& Neurodivergence in Family Life

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Parenting a neurodivergent child brings everyday questions—how to support regulation, build routines, respond to challenges, and better understand your child’s needs.

This seminar is designed to offer clear, practical strategies you can use right away—while also giving you space to think more deeply about your child, your family, and the kind of support that actually works over time.

Each session includes:

  • Tools for regulation, communication, and daily routines

  • Guidance for common challenges at home, school, & in the community

  • Space to ask questions and learn from other parents

Beyond strategies, this is also a space to step back and reflect. As parents, we are often given narrow ideas about what children should be like. This workshop series helps you build the confidence to understand your own child more fully and respond in ways that feel aligned with your values.

Sessions integrate discussion with parent coaching strategies, and are grounded in real-life experiences, drawing from developmental science, clinical practice, and lived perspectives of parents and self-advocates.

No jargon or one-size-fits-all formulas—just thoughtful, applicable support to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

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Interest Form

  • Each seminar meets once weekly for an hour on Zoom over six weeks, with evening sessions available.

  • No—this seminar is an educational and supportive community experience, not individual or group therapy. While it may feel reflective and personal, it does not replace therapeutic services.

  • Yes, a limited number of scholarships are offered and will be provided based on availability to support families who would not otherwise be able to participate. Please complete the scholarship section of the interest form if you would like to be considered.

Instructors

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Dr. Brigid McInnes Connelly

is a pediatric occupational therapist.

Her work reflects a deep commitment to the relational nature of learning and the ways families make meaning within experiences of dis/ability, difference, and caregiving. Across clinical practice, teaching, and public engagement, she translates interdisciplinary insights into practical, accessible tools that support families and challenge limiting norms. Brigid holds a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) from the University of Southern California and a BA in Religion from Columbia University.

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Dr. Jackie Cruz is an expert

on civil rights and inequality in education.

She has experience working with and advocating for diverse sets of students including students with disabilities. In her academic work, she combines psychological and sociological methods to identify why organizations struggle to intervene on discrimination, even when the individuals who inhabit them are committed to equality. As a practitioner, she focuses on dismantling barriers to align behavior with ideology, and create more equitable environments. Her work has been published in the Journal of Higher Education and Qualitative Psychology. Jackie holds a BA in English from Wesleyan University, an MA in International Education Policy from Harvard University, and a PhD in Sociology of Education from New York University.

She can be reached at jec538@nyu.edu.