OT ADHD/Neurodivergent Coaching
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How do these OT services help families with ADHD?:
Involve using approaches that focus on understanding & supporting children/teen neurodivergent needs:
Parent-focused OT services also available (OT Services for Parents):
These services can be eligible for health benefits & Alberta government funding:
1) Check to see if your health benefits plans include coverage for occupational therapy.
2) FSCD funding eligible-ask your FSCD worker about possibility of funding for these OT services.
3) Eligible as medical expense for end-of-year income tax deductions.
- Sessions with parents & children/teens, so everyone learns together (with a focus on parent coaching).
- Children/teens learn about their ADHD/neurodivergent brains, which helps them understand their ADHD strengths & challenges, which can foster greater self-esteem and resilience.
- Services tailored to support unique needs of child, family, based on your goals using a "non-fixing" approach.
- Parents learn to understand their child's struggles rather focusing on the behaviour challenges.
- Parents & children learn how to be "detectives" figuring out what has been getting in the way.
- Various strategies are discussed and explored for addressing what has been getting in the way.
- Parents & children develop better communication and partnership for working together on challenges.
- Family is empowered with information & tools for continuing with everyday problem solving.
- Parents & children are provided a safe and compassionate space for discovering what works for them as a family.
Involve using approaches that focus on understanding & supporting children/teen neurodivergent needs:
- Stuart Shanker's Self-Reg approach-effective self-regulation comes from managing stress & energy levels (www.self-reg.ca)
- Daniel Siegel's parenting resources-such as books Whole Brain Child & Power of Showing Up
- Ross Greene's Collaborative & Pro-active Solutions-for improving family communication and problem solving
- Self-compassion resources-based on evidence that self-compassion promotes positive change more than criticism
- Sensory processing-how one responds to sensory experiences impacting participation in activities
- Executive functioning-brain functions involved in thinking about, managing and carry-out multiple step activities.
- Social & emotional awareness-supporting development of social-emotional awareness in neurodiversity affirming ways.
- Mindfulness-resources can be explored for families interested in including mindfulness-based tools in their tool-kit.
Parent-focused OT services also available (OT Services for Parents):
- Some parents have found it beneficial to have OT sessions focused on their own needs within their parenting role, as well as their needs in other areas of life (i.e. OT services in parent's name).
- These parent-focused sessions can take place in conjunction along with the child-focused OT services described above (both types of services involve parent-coaching although the overall focus is different for each).
- This tends to work well for parents who are looking for more tailored support such as for their own self-regulation needs, development of mindfulness & self-compassion practices, and/or other areas they are looking for OT coaching support.
These services can be eligible for health benefits & Alberta government funding:
1) Check to see if your health benefits plans include coverage for occupational therapy.
2) FSCD funding eligible-ask your FSCD worker about possibility of funding for these OT services.
3) Eligible as medical expense for end-of-year income tax deductions.
Click below to schedule a complimentary phone chat to talk about how these services can help your family: