Thanks for attending our Trunk or Treat event!
We’re so happy you could join us for this inclusive, family -friendly event. As you may have noticed, this event was intentionally planned to provide neurodivergent children, adolescents, and/or adults and their families a safe place to be themselves. As a special thank you for attending, please scroll down for freebies, resources, links from our sponsors and vendors, and services at the CFC that might be helpful to you and yours! You can also click here to join our community newsletter - we won’t spam you, but you’ll be the first to know about upcoming community events, such as an upcoming parenting workshop series hosted by our team at the Center for Connection and Neurodiversity!
About the CFC
The CFC has gathered under one roof a team of dedicated and expert practitioners from various fields—psychology, social work, pediatrics, educational therapy, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, parent education, speech and language therapy—with each practitioner offering a connection-based perspective. Kids and adults who visit will receive multidisciplinary support that is consistent, well informed, relationally-based, and always aimed at helping them grow and thrive.
“We’ve assembled some of the best and most capable professionals in Southern California, from a wide assortment of fields, and we’re all here to help. Working from a whole-child, Whole-Brain perspective that relies on the latest research and emphasizes the importance of relationships and development, our various approaches can help you and your family not only survive what you’re going through, but learn to thrive in ways you probably haven’t even imagined.”
Thank you to our event sponsors!
Freebies
Click the image above to download!
Below is a short video from our Founder, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (NY Times best-selling author of THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE) in which she shares how to rethink behavioral challenges, and how expectation gaps can be a contributing factor to seemingly out-of-control behaviors.
Often, we focus too much on behavior and forget that behavior is communication. There can be many contributing factors to big emotions, so when we become curious and open to learning more about our child’s struggles, and as we chase the “why,” we can be better equipped to respond in more patient and loving ways. Over time, by keeping this in mind, we can offer safety and regulation through relationship, supporting our children’s long-term skill- and capacity-building.
As many of you have probably experienced, uncovering the “WHY” can take some time, but you don’t have to do it alone!
““Kids do well if they can.””
Support from the Center for Connection
At the CFC, we offer a range of services across the lifespan, including:
One-off parenting consultations and reflective parenting support
Educational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech and Language Services
Neurological Assessments, Evaluations & Screenings
Play Therapy and Psychotherapy
Professional consultations and speakers for Classrooms, Conferences, Symposiums, etc.
Support groups
and more!
Simply complete our Getting Started Form and we’ll schedule a quick consultation to learn more about you or your child, and go from there. Whether you’re just starting on this journey or just finished an evaluation, we can help.
Celebrating neurodiveristy
Our ABA-alternative approach emphasizes relationship and supports infants, children, teens, adults, families, and school teams, as well as advocating for humans with neuro-differences.
The CFC is a safe space where we celebrate the differences in one another. Our team operates based on six core values:
Identity: Everyone has the right to live their true selves
Accessibility: Everyone has the right to access their meaningful activities or seek the right support to help them access their community
Inclusion: Everyone has the right to feel a sense of deep belonging not just of being tolerated
Advocacy: It is our duty to advocate for those whose voice is marginalized or silenced, community
Connection: We believe in building a space that is safe and connects people to one another; with that connection comes true health and well-being.
deepen your understanding of neurodiveristy
Check out these FREE resources, and click the button at left to find more!
Social Media:
Neurowild-Illustrations and support for neurodiversity
Giraffe Party-Curated safe space to talk about neurodiversity.
The Regulated Classroom (IG)-Ideas, strategies, and thoughts about regulation in the classroom
Podcasts:
The Neurodivergent Woman-A podcast aimed at amplifying neurodivergent women’s voices and share intimate stories of their lived experiences.
Tilt Parenting-A podcast for parenting differently wired children.
Learn, Play, Thrive-A podcast that explores research, amplifies autistic voices, and strives to rewrite the narrative of neurodiversity.
Websites/People to follow:
At the Center-A social account managed by the OT Team at the CFC
Autistic Science Person-A guide to help parents understand their autistic child
Autism Level UP-A wealth of tools for neurodiversity curated by an autistic advocate and OT.
Bright and Quirky-Support for parents raising twice exceptional children.
Star Institute-A great resource for learning more about sensory processing.
Universal Design for Learning-A framework for teachers and educators to provide universal support for all learners.
Neurodivergent Insights - A website offering trainings to empower your team with neurodivergent insights trainings
