Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Parenting Group

Overview

Now in its 13th year, the SPD Parenting Group meets monthly to provide education, share resources, and offer support to parents who have children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and/or are considered Highly Sensitive.

Many parents come to our meetings feeling unsure, isolated, and overwhelmed. My colleague, Jenny Burnsed, MS, LPC and I started this group as a way for parents to support each other and not feel so alone. This gathering of wise and caring parents meets monthly and we focus on teaching parenting strategies that work. We spend half of our meeting discussing a specific topic and the other half sharing ideas, building community, and offering resources.  This parenting group is always open to new participants, so feel free to drop in whenever the topic appeals to you.

Meeting Dates

  •  Oct 21, 2024  – Embracing Neurodiversity
  • Nov 18, 2024 – Executive Functioning and SPD
  • Dec  9,  2024 – How to Help Your Anxious Child
  • Jan 13, 2025 – Social Anxiety and Social Skills
  • Feb 10, 2025 – Emotional Regulation: Parent and Child Strategies
  • Mar 10, 2025 – Family Effects: How SPD Affects Sibling and Marital Relationships
  •   Apr 7, 2025 – Equine Assisted Therapies and SPD

Location and Timing

NOTE: WE HAVE A NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR 2024-2025!

Now meeting at the Neurodiversity Community Center, 100 West Cleveland Street, Lafayette 80026

Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cost

$35 per person and $45 per couple. First timers free!

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"Pain shared…is pain not doubled but halved."

- Neil Gaiman