3 CEs for Educators, LPCs, LMFTs, Social Workers, Psychologists, Organizers

Parenting While Anxious: How to Support Our Kids and Ourselves

Leah Colinsky, PhD

Parenting anxious children is challenging, especially when caregivers are managing their own emotional dysregulation. In this presentation, Dr. Leah Clionsky explores the function of anxiety, how it shows up differently in children and parents, and why anxiety is often heightened in neurodivergent children, including those with ADHD and autism. Using real-life examples and evidence-based frameworks, participants will learn how parental regulation directly impacts children’s anxiety and behavior. The focus is on practical, realistic strategies that help caregivers respond more effectively to anxiety in the moment, without guilt, shame, or unrealistic expectations.

What Does Sensory Processing Have to Do with Anxiety? - Robin Rettie, MEd

Sensory processing and anxiety are deeply interconnected, often creating a cycle where overstimulated sensory systems trigger anxiety, and chronic anxiety increases sensitivity to environmental stimuli. Sensory input (sound, light, touch, smell) can act as a stressor, activating fight, flight, or freeze responses that lead to emotional distress, avoidance behaviors, and physical symptoms such as headaches, nausea, internal tremors and mood changes. Although symptoms are often common within neurodivergence, sensory and anxiety occurrence is nondiscriminatory. Learn life-changing strategies supported by scientific information regarding human sensory systems, much more in-depth than most know, and why sensory triggers anxiety, and most importantly, what to do to support calming and self-regulation.

Building Resilience in Neurodiverse Families - Ellen Delap, CPO

In this practical and engaging presentation, Certified Professional Organizer Ellen Delap explores the impact of building the skill of resilience and why it matters in every situation in everyday life. Participants will learn the foundational habits and systems that support resilience, as well as identify personal, workplace and family based strategies to improve personal well-being. Attendees will walk away with practical, actionable next steps including quick fixes, sustainable habits, and meaningful takeaways they can implement immediately.