Guiding Bright Minds

The holidays can be such a special time of year. It can also be a very challenging time for some families. Below are our top 5 tips for supporting your family through the holidays:

1. Prepare for Transitions Early
-Visual calendars and simple countdowns help children anticipate changes.

2.Plan Sensory-friendly Spaces
-Create quiet zones where children can decompress during large gatherings.

3. Maintain Some Routines
-Even one or two consistent elements (bedtime, morning rituals) can help anchor children during unpredictable days.

4. Set Expectations & Practice Scripts
-Talk through what will happen, who will be there, and how to ask for breaks.

5. Model Flexibility
-Show children it’s okay to adapt plans — sometimes the best memories come from moments we didn’t plan.

🎀 SAVE THE DATE 🎀

Guiding Bright Minds' Holiday Party is just over a month away ☃️

Join us for karaoke, a photo booth, connections, drinks, food, awards, and a festive attire contest! Happening on Tuesday, December 9th from 5:00-7:00pm MST at Accelerated Schools of Denver, Colorado 🌲

❄️ Our lovely co-hosts include Handprints Therapies, Sanare Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Craig Knippenberg • Knippenberg, Patterson, Langley and Associates, and Horizon Neuropsychological Services, LLC.

Event Details:
📆 Tuesday, December 9th
⏱️ 5:00-7:00pm MST
📍 Accelerated Schools | 2160 S Cook St, Denver, CO 80210
Free for GBM members | $20 non-GBM members

Official invite and RSVP to come. We hope to see you there!

Two of the biggest perks of being in the Guiding Bright Minds community are the events and all the wonderful people who attend them. Below are our events in November. We hope you can join us!

Transition to Adult Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
📆 Wednesday, November 12th
⏱️ 12:00–1:00 PM MST
📌 Presented by Tepeyac Community Health Center
💻 VIRTUAL
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1858264943469?aff=oddtdtcreator

Parents Night Out
📆 Wednesday, November 12th
⏱️ 4:00-6:00 PM MST
📍Co-Host: We Rock the Spectrum | 300 Nickel Street, Unit 5, Broomfield, CO 80020
RSVP: https://www.guidingbrightminds.com/parents-night-nov-rsvp

Coffee & Conversations
📆 Thursday, November 13th
⏱️ 9:00-10:30 PM MST
📍Co-Host: LearningRX | 9090 S. Ridgeline Blvd. #206, Highlands Ranch CO 80129
RSVP: https://www.guidingbrightminds.com/coffee-conversations

Transición al Cuidado de Adultos para Personas con Discapacidades Intelectuales y del Desarrollo
📆 Miércoles, 19 de noviembre
⏱️ 12:00 a 1:00 PM MST
📌 Presented by Tepeyac Community Health Center
💻 VIRTUAL
Confirmar asistencia (RSVP): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1858264943469?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bright Minds Collective
📆 Friday November 21st
⏱️ 9:00-10:00 PM MST
💻 VIRTUAL
RSVP: https://www.guidingbrightminds.com/b-m-collective

🌟 We did it — YOU made this possible! 🌟

Guiding Bright Minds is honored to have won Colorado Parent Magazine’s 2025 Family Favorites Awards for both
🔷 Favorite Community Event 🔷 and
🔷 Favorite Outreach Program🔷

This recognition celebrates our 2025 Neurodiversity Resource Fair, a day filled with connection, learning, and joy for families and professionals who support neurodivergent children and our year-round outreach efforts that provide parents with education, resources, and community through events like our Empowering Parents Program™, Parent Power Hours, and Ask the Expert webinars.

We are so grateful to everyone who voted, attended, exhibited, volunteered, and believed in our mission to empower neurodivergent learners and their families. Together, we’re building a more inclusive and supportive community—one bright mind at a time!

✔️ Save the Date! ✔️
Join us for the 2026 Neurodiversity Resource Fair — an even bigger celebration of inclusion, resources, and community connection. Stay tuned for details coming soon!

Visit us at www.guidingbrightminds.com

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It's that time again! Calling all providers and educators who work with the neurodivergent population. Our November Coffee & Conversations is hosted by LearningRx - Highlands Ranch. Come for the coffee and stay for the conversations and connections☕🧠

📆 Thursday, November 13th
⏱️ 9:00-10:30 AM MST
📍Co-Host: LearningRX | 9090 S. Ridgeline Blvd. #206, Highlands Ranch CO 80129
📌 RSVP: https://www.guidingbrightminds.com/coffee-conversations

Big news alert 🚨

Guiding Bright Minds has been named Colorado Parent Magazine’s 2025 Family Favorite for Best Community Event AND Best Outreach Program! 💛

This honor belongs to every family, provider, and partner who believes in celebrating neurodiversity and community. Thank you for helping us make a difference!



Learn more at www.GuidingBrightMinds.com.

What a blast Saturday's Walk for Autism was! From the vendors, the characters, the families, and weather, it was a beautiful day

We hope to see you at Autism Society of Colorado: Walk With Autism And Resource Fair! 🎟 Sign Up HERE: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Denver/DenverWalkWithAutismAndResourceFair

📅 Event Schedule | Saturday, 9/20
📍 Berkeley Lake Park. 4601 W 46th Ave. Denver
🎪 Resource Fair Hours: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
👟 5K Start: 10:15 AM
👟 1-Mile Start: 11:00 AM

🍽️ Food & Fun
☕︎ྀི Coffee Truck: from 8:30 AM
🚚 Food Trucks: from 10:00 AM

Activities include: bubble tower, face painting, Feel the Beat, Silent Disco, Curiosity Cruiser, superheroes, and more. Vendors are welcome to join the fun!

PARENT'S NIGHT OUT EVENT 🎉

It has been wonderful to see the impact this has had on parents. Please share with your clients and let them know they can bring their kiddos along as well. We have games for the kids along with light bites and refreshments. 

Our next event is at Tepeyac Community Health Center. If you have not been there yet, this is a great opportunity to see the amazing services they provide to the community.  Tepeyac Community Health Center is a non-profit community health center in Denver that has been providing affordable and accessible integrated care for more than 30 years. Working to make it easier for the entire community to receive the kind of inclusive and comprehensive care everyone should expect.

 📆 Wednesday, September 17th 
 ⏱️4:00-6:00 pm MST 
 📍Co-Host: Tepeyac Community Health Center | 2101 E 48th Ave, Denver, CO 80216 
RSVP ➡️