The Four- S’s of Co-morbid ADHD Family Survival

Dr. Jane Indergaard, RN & Jeremy Didier, LMSW, LMAC

Saturday, September 23, 2023 – 9-11 am, Virtual, 2 CEs

 

ADHD is a family thing! There are many S-words that come to mind when trying to describe living in a family with ADHD.  Significant distress and challenges are just few of them. Day to day life has been described by all household members as unpredictable, exhausting, or ridden with chaos and conflict due to ADHD challenges and behaviors.  These issues are compounded when comorbidity such as Autism, or Tourette’s exists with ADHD. The resultant multidimensional stressors amplify and create unique needs for all individuals in the household.

 Through necessity and commitment, parents of kids with comorbid neurodiversity end up creating their own center of excellence within their family and community, to ensure their kids get the resources and the support they (and the entire family) needs. In this presentation, nationally recognized speakers Jane Indergaard and Jeremy Didier will guide parents of households with ADHD and its comorbidities through the Four-S’s to illustrate the unique amplified challenges of managing comorbid neurodiversity. The presenters will share the best tools, targeted strategies, and parenting approaches to assist families to create their own evidence informed care team. 

 

Presenters

 Dr. Jane Indergaard is an associate professor of nursing at Concordia College, in Moorhead, MN and a licensed registered nurse in ND and MN. Dr. Indergaard is a nationally recognized speaker, budding author and long-standing provider of education, advocacy, and outreach for individuals living with ADHD.  She was recently appointed to the National Board of Directors for CHADD and also serves on the editorial advisory board for ATTENTION magazine. She was honored to participate on a nationally touring expert panel presenting on the Under Diagnosis of ADHD in Women.

Jeremy W. Didier, LMSW, LMAC is a licensed clinician at the Jordan Psychological Center in Overland Park, KS and is an ICF certified ADHD coach with Impact Parents.  Jeremy specializes in assessing and therapeutically treating adults who have ADHD.   She is a nationally recognized speaker, a frequent contributor online media outlets, and is a passionate advocate for adults with co-morbid ADHD & substance use disorder.  Didier works as a mentor and provides support for justice-involved individuals as they prepare to return to traditional society.  She sits on the CHADD National Board of Directors.  Her favorite accomplishment is being mom to five fabulous and neurodiverse kids.