Fall 2024: Supporting your Young Adult with ADHD – A Parent’s Guide to Independence
Original price was: $549.00.$499.00Current price is: $499.00.
Supporting Your Young Adult with ADHD: A Parent’s Guide to Encouraging Independence
A Guided Support Group for Parents of Adults Ages 18 and up
Led by Dr. Sharon Saline, Psy.D.
- 8 Sessions, weekly on Zoom
- When: Wednesday evenings, 7:00pm – 8:30 pm EDT
- Dates: 10/9 through 11/26
- Group Size: 20 people (maximum)
In this eight week group, Dr. Sharon Saline – clinical psychologist, author and international consultant – will help parents navigate this tricky time of life with their late teens and emerging adults. As parents, we must start by managing our own anxiety and expectations so we can show up and meet our children where – and as – they are. Dr. Sharon guides participants in a shift from parental doing to parental presence, from opinionated directing to empathic listening, and from painful arguing to practicing radical family acceptance.
Each week, participants will explore hot topics related to raising neurodivergent emerging adults through the lens of connected independence – Dr. Saline’s effective, collaborative approach to building self-reliance in your children of all ages. You will learn tools for helping them reduce paralyzing self-doubt, procrastination, disorganization and stress by shoring up executive functioning challenges, succeeding in the tasks of daily living and nurturing a growth mindset. After attending this group, you will leave with practical, evidence-based tools to support your child in creating a successful path with less conflict and greater cooperation.
You will learn how to:
- Identify the developmental milestones in transitioning to adulthood with ADHD and neurodivergence
- Apply the 5C’s of ADHD and connected independence when parenting older teens and young adults
- Build tools and practices for managing your anxiety and concerns
- Identify strategies for improving both their key executive functioning skills and daily living responsibilities
- Improve family communication, strengthen relationships and increase resilience
Session Details
Each session will begin with a short check-in followed by a fifteen minute presentation on the weekly topic by Dr. Saline. Then there will be an open group discussion along with spotlighted individual sessions to discuss your particular situation and get helpful feedback from your peers. For those unable to make a session, a recording will be made available, along with any supplemental materials for that session.
Session dates are:
October 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20
*Last session is Tuesday, Nov 26 (due to holiday)
Session 1: Understanding today’s emerging adults with ADHD and neurodivergence
- Identifying key traits and common issues for Gen Z and millennials
- Defining connected independence for your family
- Using the 5C’s of ADHD approach with emerging adults
Session 2: Unpacking executive functioning skill challenges
- Learning tools to improve key executive functions related to planning, motivation, working memory, organization and prioritizing
- Setting collaborative goals for improvement
Session 3: Coping with stress, anxiety or depression
- Decreasing worry and shifting negative mindsets
- Addressing helplessness and hopelessness
- Creating doable plans that lower stress
Session 4: Reducing social anxiety and isolation
- Dealing with social anxiety and loneliness
- Improving peer connections and self-esteem
Session 5: Dealing with big life issues
- Navigating finances, healthcare and housing
- Supporting new habits for healthy living and self-care
Session 6: Finding purpose
- Pursuing work/career opportunities
- Lowering shame and failure mentalities from past experiences
Session 7: Confronting risky behaviors
- Setting up discussions about gaming, eating disorders, substance use, etc.
- Seeking help outside of the family successfully
Session 8: Building confidence and resilience
- Improving growth mindsets and positive self-talk
- Nurturing resilience by increasing self-esteem and curiosity
- Reviewing key take-aways from the class
Recordings will be made available to those who register along with a private Facebook group to facilitate communication between sessions.
Description
“Learn effective parenting tools to nurture resilience and independence in emerging adults with ADHD”
Each week, participants will explore hot topics related to raising neurodivergent emerging adults through the lens of connected independence – Dr. Saline’s effective, collaborative approach to building self-reliance in your children of all ages. You will learn tools for helping them reduce paralyzing self-doubt, procrastination, disorganization and stress by shoring up executive functioning challenges, succeeding in the tasks of daily living and nurturing a growth mindset. After attending this group, you will leave with practical, evidence-based tools to support your child in creating a successful path with less conflict and greater cooperation.
