Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
Through the Eyes of Adler
2026 ADLERIAN SERIES SESSION 3
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Eastern Time) Check your time zone
Format: Online via Zoom
Presenter: Brittany McBryde Williams, LMHC, RPT, ADHD-CCSP, CCTP
Recording: Will be available in English and Spanish ONLY and sent to all registered participants within a week of the session.
Interpretation: Available only during live event. Interpretation offered in:
- Arabic by Marwa Reda and May Elyamani
- French by Chantal Bourges
- Spanish by Cristina Sanz Ferrero
- Portuguese by Fernanda Lee
Registration
Session Title: Parenting a Neurodivergent Child Through the Eyes of Adler
Session Description
This session explores Adlerian principles through a neuro-affirming lens, offering practitioners, educators, and families a fresh framework for understanding and supporting neurodivergent children. Drawing on Adler's core concepts (social interest, encouragement, belonging, and the inferiority-superiority dynamic), participants will examine how traditional parenting approaches can inadvertently fuel discouragement in neurodivergent children, and how an Adlerian perspective reframes neurodivergence as difference rather than deficit. Attendees will leave with practical, strengths-based strategies rooted in Individual Psychology that honor each child's unique lifestyle and support their sense of contribution and community.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- apply Adlerian concepts of social interest and encouragement to reframe neurodivergent behaviors through a strengths-based, affirming lens.
- identify at least two practical strategies rooted in Individual Psychology to support belonging and contribution in neurodivergent children within the family system.
Presenter Bio
Brittany is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Qualified Supervisor, and doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at The Chicago School. She is the founder of The Neuromind Collective LLC, a practice specializing in neuro-affirming therapy for neurodivergent children, adolescents, and families, and holds credentials as a Registered Play Therapist (RPT™), Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS), ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP), and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). As a 2025 NBCC Minority Fellow and the West Central Chapter Chair for the Florida Association for Play Therapy, Brittany is passionate about training clinicians in neuro-affirming, Adlerian approaches that challenge deficit-based models. She brings both professional expertise and lived experience as an AuDHD practitioner and parent to her work with neurodivergent communities.
Continuing Education Credits
1.5 CE credits for this session. The Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723.
Special Needs/Accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact onlinelearning@positivediscipline.org in advance.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
- A full refund (minus a $10 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the start of the event.
- Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before the event.
- Refunds are not available if you do not provide advanced notice that you will not be attending the event.
- In the event of cancellation, participants will be notified by email.
