Raising Orchid Kids, LLC

10/15/2025

For those in the DC area looking to find a school that's the right fit for your child, this looks like it will be an incredibly helpful event!

This 1-hour, FREE webinar brings together five unique perspectives to provide a holistic understanding of how to choose the “right” school for your child.

Hear from:

🧑‍🏫 The Maddux School

🧑‍🏫 The McLean School

🧑‍🏫 The Springewell School

🧑‍🏫 The Lab School of Washington

🧑‍🏫 Weinfeld Education Group’s Homeschooling Specialist Casey Joseph

🏫 and our moderator will be Hayley Jacobson, Lead School Selection Specialist and education consultant with the Weinfeld Education Group.

Participants will:

🚸 Learn the factors that parents should consider when exploring different schools

🚸 Gain insights into the admissions process from schools’ viewpoints

This session is designed for parents exploring different private school and homeschooling options.

Come with your parenting questions!

👉🏽 Register to join this FREE discussion:
https://bit.ly/3Romkn6

Thank you to our sponsors for enabling this important discussion:

💙 The Stixrud Group

💙 McLean School

💙 PrepMatters

💙 Fusion Academy

💙 The Maddux School

💙 The Lab School of Washington

💙 The Springwell School

Learn more about WEG’s advocacy and school selection services at www.WEGadvocacy.com .

WISER Casey’s Special Education Services, LLC

10/14/2025

People aren’t “suddenly developing ADHD.” We’re finally seeing it. Naming it. Measuring it.

🧠Diagnosis isn’t invention.
It’s recognition.

ALSO this community is about learning and growth and compassion. IF you don’t agree, you’re allowed NOT to agree. I’d LOVE to hear your take. Just stay KIND, please ❤️

👋WANT to meet me and chill? Let’s do it!!! If you comment MEET, I’ll send you a link to this year’s . Why not, right? Belonging IS Safety, and we need all the frontal lobe space we can get!!!

This community means SO much to me. Surthriving with you, love you, XO, Dr. Jen

10/14/2025

Hey all, two events from Partnership for Extraordinary Minds to check out:
1) This one is virtual: tomorrow night, Gabriele and Jen are presenting a FREE workshop on "Unpacking an Autism Diagnosis: Understanding the Why and Navigating What's Next" Wed 10/15 from 7-8:30pm Eastern. Info and registration: https://www.xminds.org/event-6327183

2) xMinds Fall Fun-Raiser: Sun, Oct. 26 at Temple Beth Ami in Rockville from 4-6pm (info at https://www.xminds.org/) and flyer below.

10/09/2025

We are looking forward to helping parents unpack what an autism diagnosis means, why the diagnosis is helpful and how to navigate next steps to help parents and their autistic kiddos find and maintain the support they need to thrive.

🌟 Unpacking an Autism Diagnosis 🌟
📅 Oct 15 | 🕖 7:00–8:30 PM EDT | 💻 Virtual & Free
🎧 Habrá interpretación en vivo al español

A new autism diagnosis can feel overwhelming. Join Raising Orchid Kids co-founders Jen Dryer & Gabriele Nicolet to learn what a diagnosis means, what supports are available, and how to move forward with clarity.

👉 Register: https://xminds.org/event-6327183

09/22/2025

For parents here raising Orchid teenagers, we see you and we've got you. Our Raising Orchid Kids Parenting Teens Support Group starts October 3! 6 sessions mostly every other week on Fridays from 12-1pm Eastern from Oct 3-Dec 5. If you or anyone you know raising an Orchid teen could use some support, community and expert insights, join us! Please share among your networks!

Our parenting teens support group offers guidance, actionable tools and community for overwhelmed parents struggling with teenager behaviors.

06/16/2025

For those struggling with managing siblings with differing needs, especially when one is an Orchid Kid who needs a lot of extra support and care, Raising Orchid Kids has a 2-part workshop starting tomorrow (Tues, 6/17) at 12pm Eastern to help parents find mindset shifts and practical strategies to help manage siblings and find community.

A 2-part workshop for parents of Orchid and non-Orchid kids.

01/22/2025

If you're raising an "Orchid" kiddo or teen, please join us in our private FB group to find community and lots of resources! Just don't forget to answer the required questions so we can keep everyone safe! Raising Orchid Kids

01/20/2025

We have just a couple of more spots open for our next session of our "Core Course," our Practical Strategies for Parents of Neuro-Different Kids starting this Thursday, Jan 23 and at 8:30-9:30pm Eastern and running for 8 consecutive weeks through March 13. If you have taken the course, please share a thought or two about how it was helpful for you and your family!

Someone from our last cohort had this to say: “I wanted to send you a quick note to say thank you for the class this fall. It's been enormously helpful to us and has helped us to reset (or start to reset) a lot of negative patterns that we had gotten stuck in, and has contributed to a much calmer and happier atmosphere in our home.” - MK

If you're curious but not sure if it's the right fit for you and your family, we're happy to hop on a call to answer any questions, or feel free to post any questions here.

For more info and registration:

Our Core Course is an 8-week online class (1 hour per week), live via Zoom where you will find meaningful connection with other parents navigating similar parenting challenges while learning practical, usable strategies to set your Orchid Kid up for success at home, school and in the world.

10/21/2024

At Raising Orchid Kids, LLC, we are thrilled to announce our next session of our Parenting Orchid Teens Support Group. Raising neurodivergent teens can be incredibly challenging, and it’s so hard to know what is typical adolescent brain development and what is particular to your child’s neurodivergent brain. Participants in this Parenting Orchid Teens Support Group will get practical strategies for navigating their own particular parenting challenges as well as solidarity with other parents of Orchid Teens who are in the trenches with them during this turbulent time in child development. Gabriele Nicolet and I work to help parents find neurodiversity-affirming strategies and solutions.

The group will meet every other Monday (mostly) from 12-1pm Eastern from October 28th through January 6th. The link for more information and to register is here:
https://www.raisingorchidkids.com/rok-parenting-teens-support-group/

Please share among your networks if you know parents of neurospicy teens who would benefit from some support!

Adolescence is a time of tremendous development. There are MAJOR shifts happening in the brain and body that shake things up substantially.

10/07/2024

Another informative (and FREE) Q&A this month. Thanks to all of you who submitted questions to raisingorchidkids@gmail.com in advance. XO J/G

09/30/2024

This is a great article with strategies to “cue safety” when our kids become dysregulated.

This blog describes the Self-Reg view of cueing safety, and the important aspects of cueing safety through co-regulation.