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Inherited Neurodivergence: Supporting Parents’ Identity Journeys

  • March 06, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • online

This program is designed for psychologists, professional counselors, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and graduate-level clinicians who provide therapy or assessment services to neurodivergent children and adolescents.

Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other forms of neurodivergence are genetic and have historically been under-diagnosed. As a result, many neurodivergent parents are unaware of their own neurotype. Many adults first learn that they might not be neurotypical when their child undergoes an assessment. How many parents have said, “But that’s not autism! I do that too!”?

Learning that they may share their child’s neurodivergence rocks many parents’ worlds. They may perpetuate harmful patterns such as masking, shame, and rejection because they simply do not have better tools available to them. They may also struggle to simultaneously support their child and go through their own identity and diagnostic journey.

Learn more and register here.

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The Chicago Gifted Community Center (CGCC) is a member-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by parents to support the intellectual and emotional growth of gifted children and their families. 

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