When Motherhood Is Neurodivergent with Dr. Nancy Grechko & Nicolle Wargo- Boswell

Motherhood can amplify both the strengths and challenges of neurodivergence, particularly for individuals with ADHD and AuDHD. This four-hour training explores how neurodivergent traits intersect with parenting demands, household management, emotional labor, and relational dynamics. Drawing from both clinical expertise and lived experience, presenters will examine how symptoms of ADHD and AuDHD uniquely impact mothers across different stages of parenting.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how executive functioning differences, sensory sensitivities, emotional regulation, masking, and chronic overwhelm show up in family systems, romantic partnerships, and parent–child relationships. This workshop will take a neuro-affirming, non-pathologizing approach, addressing systemic pressures, gendered expectations, and internalized shame often experienced by neurodivergent mothers. Clinicians will leave with practical insights to better support clients in therapy, reduce misinterpretation of symptoms, and foster sustainable, compassionate care plans for neurodivergent families.

Objectives:

• Describe core ADHD and AuDHD traits and how these presentations commonly shift or intensify during…