Parenting Neurodivergent Children 2-Part Series
Understand your neurodivergent child's behavior and learn supportive & meaningful ways to respond.
Part 1 - Thursday, November 20, 2025 8 - 9 pm ET
Part 2 - Thursday, December 4, 2025 8 - 9 pm ET
Join us for a 2-part webinar series for parents of neurodivergent kids.
Part 1: Understanding Behavior will address the first step to support your child: becoming aware of the root causes of a child’s challenging behaviors and exploring what that behavior is communicating. With this awareness, parents can identify appropriate and loving interventions that help boost children's self-esteem and help them feel seen and understood.
Part 1 includes:
- The possible motivations fueling your child’s behaviors
- Strategies for identifying what your child is trying to communicate via their behavior
- How to observe and interpret the “ABCs” of behavior (Antecedent/Behavior/Consequence)
Part 2: Responding to Behavior shares strategies to address those challenging behaviors (aka "stress responses") in loving, supportive ways that are solution-oriented and strive to set our kids up for success in a world that is often difficult for them to navigate.
Part 2 includes:
- Strategies to focus on the behavior triggers, aka "antecedents," to set up interventions that are put into place before predictable challenges arise
- Tools to help soothe your child when they become "dysregulated" and challenging behaviors ensue
- How to support your child's path to self-discovery by learning skills to solve problems and cope in stressful situations
The key to managing the challenging behaviors of kids with diagnoses like ADHD, autism, anxiety and other learning and behavioral differences is understanding that behavior is communication.
Registration includes access to 2 live sessions, video/audio recordings, PDFs of the slide deck and links to resources.
Your Instructor
Jen Dryer is a PEP parent educator specializing in helping parents of neurodivergent children, including children with learning, behavioral and/or developmental challenges. She is also an educational consultant and advocate who works with parents, teachers, and school administrators.
A graduate of Brown University (BA) and Columbia University’s Teachers College (MA), Jen is a native New Yorker who moved to DC in January 2009. Prior to her work as a PEP parent educator, advocate and educational consultant, Jen was an educator in public, charter, and private schools. She was also a Literacy Coach/Staff Developer.
Jen is the mother of two sweet, loving, and energetic boys, the younger of whom is autistic and ADHD. Early intervention and strong parent advocacy dramatically shifted the trajectory of her son’s life. Her knowledge, experience and practical strategies have helped hundreds of parents support their child’s growth and development while meeting the needs of daily family life.
"My husband and I really enjoyed the webinar. we have some practical strategies that we can start to implement right away."
--Participant, PEP Online
"It was a hard topic and I felt like she explained the issues well in a non-judgmental way. Thank you!"
--Participant, PEP Online
