Help My Child Thrive Coaching

Here’s the link: https://helpmychildthrive.com/2026/03/28/are-we-overdiagnosing-our-girls/

Strong-willed. Not willing to accept the choices put before them. I think this may be the biggest and possibly most misunderstood aspect of neurodivergent children. When you are a revolutionary artist, it comes with the territory (and is even the not understood,) but when a child is a budding mathematician, scientist, writer, or unusual mixture of unspecified subjects, of which they are still learning, thus can be very confusing for adults to understand. There’s so much in this movie I could talk about, but if you have a strong willed, out of the box thinker, the way these members of the ‘80’s band DEVO describe their thought process and what motivates them may shed light on what is in your child’s heart and mind on a deeper level. It’s not always this or that, but the other thing that is unique - and how for they explain that to the world? (While making it through school, and all the things that life requires.)

As I continue to clarify neurodivergent differences …. I hear so many variations and explanations for neurodivergent abilities, gifts, and challenges by professionals - some that I have witnessed cause harm to our children.

Since neurodiversity is a new field, I hope to contribute to deeper and more precise understanding of our children and ourselves. Stay tuned for my articles on high psychomotor drive and especially my discussion on gifted and neurodivergent girls. First and foremost, let’s not apply what we know about neurodivergent boys to girls. Stay tuned…..

See links in my bio for my articles. I have a few spaces left to see new families summer. Email: [email protected]

My next article will be about the complex nature of neurodivergent girls. Stay tuned…

https://helpmychildthrive.com/how-to-understand-adhd-within-the-context-of-neurodiversity/

How to Understand ADHD Within the Context of Neurodiversity Our understanding of neurodiversity is evolving. As we gain more clarity about all the aspects of neurodiversity, I believe defining each neurodivergent trait more accurately will be helpful. Here,…

We use pictures. Non-verbal students get to point to pictures. I have so much to say on this topic, as usual.
Click on the “Neurodivergent Musings” link in my profile for the article.

“When Gus stood up and was so outwardly emotional, what I enjoyed seeing was the normalization of his actions. He didn’t second guess himself, especially being the son of a politician, he could have been raised to present in a certain manner. But clearly, the message he has gotten is to be himself.” Full article under Teresa’s Neurodivergent Musings, linked in bio.

Join me at The Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley, California & online for this Continuing Ed course for & ‘s.

Teresa Currivan is a licensed marriage and family therapist, parent coach, and school therapist for the San Francisco Unified School District. She is the author of the book, My Differently Tuned-In Child: The Right Place for Strength-Based Solutions. She is recognized for developing The Currivan ProtocolTM assessment tool for neurodivergent children. Teresa has connections to SF Bay Area schools where she trains teachers, administrators, and clinicians using The Currivan ProtocolTM. She leads support groups for parents of twice- exceptional children at The Right Place Learning Center (now on Zoom video). She writes extensively on topics related to differently wired children and has been published in Mother.ly, Parent.co, Filter Free Parents, GHF (Gifted Homeschoolers Forum), and Hoagies Education Page.

This introductory class explains neurodivergence by describing the various traits of neurodivergence such as ADHD, Gifted and Talented, Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism, and more. It will help clinicians understand how each neurodivergent individual’s uniqueness. Tips for working with neurodivergent individuals will be given.

Accurate treatment and diagnoses in the clinical setting will be touched upon so that any previous misdiagnoses may be understood. Some examples of what neurodivergent school-aged individuals go through in the educational setting will be given so as to be better able to help both children and adults who may have experienced trauma.

To register:
https://www.tpi-berkeley.org/continuing-education/course-list

Continuing professional education for psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs (provider number PSY005).

(If you are interested in my trainings or consulting for your school or teachers, email me at [email protected])

https://helpmychildthrive.com/2024/01/27/visual-spatial-learners-and-reading-comprehension/

Visual-Spatial Learners and Reading Comprehension Let’s understand what is going on between some student’s ability to tell us what is in their head when they have read something, or even when they have learned something in class. This is a v…

https://helpmychildthrive.com/2023/08/04/what-is-healing-parenting-neurodivergent-part-i/

What Is Healing? | Parenting Neurodivergent Part I What is healing? It’s our natural inclination to grow. To heal our past wounds. When we have children it’s a great opportunity for self-growth as we watch them literally, physically grow. And…