Events and Resources
for Managing Stress
Upcoming workshops, support groups, and practical tools to help you reduce stress and build resilience.
Christine McGowan, LPC, is dedicated to providing opportunities that foster personal growth. Her events and resources are designed to support individuals in enhancing well-being.
Upcoming Events
ADHD Webinar for Parents
Free Webinar for Parents of Children with Suspected or Diagnosed ADHD
Understand the Diagnosis: Gain clarity on what an ADHD diagnosis means.
Executive Function & Brain Differences: Learn about executive function and how it differs in individuals with ADHD.
Evidence-Based Strategies: Discover effective strategies to support the development of executive function and emotional regulation.
Proven Techniques: Learn practical techniques to reduce stress and improve daily routines and interactions at home and school.
For more details or to sign up for any of these events, please visit the Contact page.
Resources
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Support for Parents & Teachers
ADHD/504/IEP Supports That May Help at School or Home (when age appropriate)
These are just suggestions, but may not be for everyone. Children (and adults) are sensory seeking in many ways. When kids do floor time at school, consider allowing them to have a weighted blanket or lay on belly or sit on their spiky cushion.
Balance Birds to Support Focus
Weighted Blankets - placed on lap when seated - make sure to get one that is easy to wash or wipe off
Balance Boards & Foot Boards Help with Balance & Focus at Home
Gibbon Boards – Harder Balance Boards
I really love the “Wise Owl.” It helps the kids to PAUSE and think through what they are doing in the moment (when their impulsivity is driving them). Wise Owl can be used as language to support your child too.
I can tell you checked in with your wise owl when you made that choice!
What would the wise owl say?
How can we use our wise owl in this moment?
There are also some great self-regulating activities on the cards, you can use them as a game. Here are some that may be fun.
Finger Fiddle (making a triangle w/fingers and tapping pinky to pinky -and so on.
Tap and wiggle
Tummy ride
Recommended Books & Magazines
Declarative Language Handbook by Linda Murphy
I believe this was a game changing book when I read it. It makes so much sense, but it is so easy to just give direction when we have such busy lives. When we engage the child’s EF it helps them to build and create the structure and thoughts they need to mature and grow!!
ADHD 2.0 by Dr. Hallowell is a great book for adults w/ ADHD and to understand child w/ ADHD. Dr. Hallowell is a well known psychiatrist, author, and ADHD’er and has a son w/ ADHD.
Unmasking Autism – Discovering the Face of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
This book offers a great perspective of how ADHD and Autism can have overlapping traits.Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically by Devin Price
This is a wonderful resource from free seminars to articles.
Please note – All advertisements are NOT FOR evidence based / best practices.
The advertisements support the free content. PLEASE do not think that the advertisements will cure or fix your child.
Best practices / Evidence Based Research has shown that Medication along with Parental strategies support the child best.
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