How to Explain a Diagnosis to Kids
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Too many children face anxiety and depression on top of their learning challenges. As psychologists, we are in a unique position to help kids change this narrative and their relationship to learning – for life.
SKU: HEDKWEB
In this workshop, you will learn a step-by-step approach to helping children develop an accurate and hopeful self-narrative, using empowering and personalized language to explain a diagnosis to the children you work with. This approach builds on research looking at how to talk to young people about their differences using collaborative, growth-mindset, and neurodiversity-affirming frameworks to show them the power of their amazing brains!
Instructor: Liz Angoff, Ph.D
Format: Live Webinar
Schedule: 11:00 – 12:30 CST, Friday, January 30, 2026
Cost: FREE
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify the steps for talking to kids about their unique profile in an empowering and neurodiversity-affirming way
- Create specific language to describe the common strengths and challenges of neurodivergent profiles in child-friendly language
- Create a personalized definition of a diagnosis for a specific child
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