Weekly Group Information
Keep an eye on this page for a weekly outline for groups, along with any resources we discuss.
Weekly Group Information
Session #1: April 23, 2025
I'm so excited to connect with everyone tomorrow evening! We'll be diving into what it means to take a strength-based approach, and I’m looking forward to a thoughtful and engaging conversation.
There will be time for introductions and space to share about your children and their unique journeys so far. I’ll also be sharing a copy of our presentation at the end of the session for anyone who would find it helpful.
What to bring:
Please have some paper and a writing tool handy — we’ll be jotting down ideas and reflections throughout our time together.
You should have received the Zoom link via email. If not, just reach out and we’ll make sure it gets to you.
See you at 6:30 PM!
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Update: WOW! Thank you all for the amazing first session! I am so grateful to meet you and share space with you - thank you for sharing your stories as we work to build our little community! I look forward to next Wednesday!
-Kara
Session #1 PowerPoint: April 23, 2025
Session #2: April 30, 2025
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This session, we will be exploring several different strategies in how we can identify strengths in our children. I am including links to the resources we will be talking about below (and will add more in the days to come). See you next week!
Session #2 PowerPoint: April 30, 2025
Character Strengths: Cheat Sheet
Character Strengths Spotting Template for Parents
Strength Cards
All About Me: Strength and Interest Inventory
Session #3: May 7, 2025
This session we explored how to describe strengths through an "autistic lens." We worked to challenge stereotypes and reframe "negative" traits as positives. Thank you everyone for being such a wonderful audience - I appreciate your energy and your contributions!
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Session #3 PowerPoint: May 7, 2025
Welcome to Holland, by Emily Pearl Kingsley
Session #4: May 14, 2025
Happy belated Mother's Day to all my amazing parent participants! Thank you for your beautiful reflections, patience, your stories of strength, and your valuable contributions to this learning community. I am so grateful. In this session we learned how we can explore strengths through literature, picture books, and role models. We also explored how we can use mind mapping to connect strengths to goals.
Session #4 PowerPoint: May 14, 2025
Session #5: May 21, 2025
Tonight we found ways to put strengths into action! We talked about the importance of having a growth mindset, how strengths can be overused, underused, and misued, and how we can find ways to monitor and regulate the strengths in our children.
Strength Reflection #1
Strength Reflection #2
Using a Strength in a New Way
Confidence Journal