Learn Floortime & Support Your Child’s Development
Webinar Series, March 11th – May 27th, 2026, with Acton/Boxborough Community Education. In this DIR/Floortime™ workshop, parents will learn DIR® techniques that focuses on the child-parent (or caregiver) relationship as the heart of learning and...
Special Education Forum for Parents & Caregivers
Virtual Events, the last Wednesday of each month, through June 25th, 2026, with .Autism Connections of Western Massachusetts. The Special Education Forum is an opportunity for parents and caregivers of students on IEPs to share...
Navigating Transition Workshop Series
Online Series, the first Tuesday of each month, with the Federation for Children with Special Needs in Massachusetts. Join the FCSN on the first Tuesday of each month from 6-7 to hear from experts on...
Preparing for the New Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Regulations Around Time Out Practices
Webinar, April 17th, 2026, with the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts. This webinar focuses on providing information to schools about the tools available to them with the new DESE regulations. Information will be provided in...
The Mental Health IEP
Webinar, April 21, 2026, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts Free PPAL workshops are meant for parents, caregivers, family members, individuals, family partners, and/or peer leaders with experience supporting children with emotional, behavioral,...
Dyslexia IRL: Pathways from School to Career Conference
Cambridge, MA, April 24th, 2026, with HGSE Dyslexia Club, an officially recognized student-led organization at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: A conference exploring what it means to build a life, approach a career, and...
Explaining IDA’s New Definition of Dyslexia
Webinar, April 28th, 2026, with the National Center on Improving Dyslexia in Boston. NCIL is hosting a series of live webinar discussions on the science of reading, literacy instruction, and literacy-related policies that affect students...
Eating Disorders Conference in Framingham
Framingham, MA, April 30th & May 1st, 2026, with the Multi Service Eating Disorders Association. he 2026 MEDA Conference will cover the most recent knowledge and research, and the most cutting-edge approaches in the eating...
Disability Transition-to-Adult Resource Fair: Malden
Malden High School, Malden, MA, April 30th, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Hosted by the Malden and Medford Offices of Special Education. Free and open to the public. This is a regional fair and all...
Teen Depression & Autism
Webinar, April 30th, 2026, with Families for Depression Awareness in Waltham, MA. Is your teen with autism experiencing changes in their daily routines? Finding it harder to express their emotions? Depression in autistic teens can...
The New England Association for Play Therapy Conference
Nashua, NH, May 1st & 2nd, 2026, with the The New England Association for Play Therapy, Inc. The New England Association for Play Therapy, Inc is a branch of the Association for Play Therapy that...
Maine’s Family Epilepsy Conference
Freeport, ME, May 2nd, 2026. Join the Epilepsy Foundation of New England as they bring together families and providers for a day of epilepsy education. There will be dicussions about epilepsy, a brunch served for all...
The Science of Friendship: Practical Tools for Kids, Teens & Adults
Webinar, May 5th, 2026, with the Chris Walsh Center in Framingham, MA. Participants will explore the science and skill of building meaningful friendships across the lifespan, with a focus on the unique experiences of neurodivergent...
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Research Centers of Excellence Virtual Conference
Webinar, May 6th, 2026, with the MGH Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research Mass General Brigham and iSPARC UMass Chan Medical School. This year’s theme is “Building Solutions and Breaking Barriers: Advancing Behavioral...
Mental Health First Aid Training in Topfield
Topsfield, MA, May 7th & 8th, 2026, with the Tri-Town Council. Learn how to support the young people in your life. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to...
Parenting Neurodivergent Children Support Groups
Virtual Support Groups, through December 2026, with the Parent Helping Parents of Watertown, MA. Supporting parents with children whose brains process, learn, or behave differently. This support group is open to anyone parenting a neurodivergent...
Mental Health Support & Speakers for Boston Metro Communities
Virtual sessions the first Thursday of each month in 2026, with guest speakers, through the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community. This is a peer-run community in the Metro Boston Area for people who have been...
Positive Solutions for Families: Virtual Family Training Series
Virtual Series, May 12 – June 2nd, 2026, with the Federation for Children with Special Needs in Massachusetts. Designed for families of preschool-aged children. This interactive series provides practical strategies to support children’s social-emotional development...
Understanding Executive Functioning Across K–12
Webinar, May 12th, 2026, with the Arlington, MA,Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Join Kelly Colon, “The Neurospicy Professor,” for a webinar on executive functioning (EF) through a neuroaffirming, real-world lens. Topics Covered Will Include: •What...
PPAL’s Annual Children’s Mental Health Conference
Online event, May 15th 2026, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Recognize the importance of lived experience, watch PPal award their Children’s Mental Health Community Awards, and attend morning and afternoon workshops on...
Positive Me: Self‑Esteem Series for Ages 18 -22
Virtual Series, May 19th – June 4th, 2026, with the Massachusetts Developmental Disability Council’s Self Advoacy and Training Team. If you’re a student with a disability between 18–22, this 6‑class program is a great chance...
Dyslexia Conference in Boston
Boston Univeristy with online Options, October 16th, 2026, with The Dyslexia Foundation. The 2026 theme will be Dyslexia in Schools: ADHD, Anxiety and Dyslexia. More speaker and workshop information will be available Summer 2026. *...
