Raising a young person with ADHD can be rewarding, exciting, exhausting, confusing, and hopeful all at once.

This two-part workshop is designed to give parents and caregivers an understanding of ADHD and the practical strategies needed to support a calmer, more successful 2026.

This workshop is open to all families in the community — you do not need to be enrolled in any Making Connections Toowoomba programs. Attendance at both the morning and afternoon session is necessary as the content is intentionally split with a shared light lunch to avoid overwhelm.

Workshop Overview

Across two interactive sessions, you will learn:

Part 1 – Understanding ADHD

• What ADHD is (and isn’t)
• The brain-based differences that drive behaviour
• Executive functioning in the real world
• How ADHD impacts emotions, follow-through, motivation, and daily routines

Part 2 – Practical Strategies That Work

• Five evidence-based strategies you can use and adapt straight away
• Take-home checklists and templates for home and school
• Opportunities to set priorities for 2026 and reduce overwhelm

Details

Date:  Saturday 11th July 2026

Schedule: 

Part 1:  9.30am to 12pm

Light lunch: 12pm to 12.30pm (provided)

Part 2:  12.30pm to 2.30pm

Who Facilitates the Program?

Fiona Goodall
Specialist Educator-Director of MCT (B.Ed., MSpEd.)
Director of Making Connections Toowoomba

Fiona has worked with neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults for over two decades across schools, specialist settings, and community-based programs. She has a personal and professional interest in ADHD, and her Masters thesis focused on ADHD in the classroom. Fiona now works in the private sector, while she continues to support neurodivergent young people,  families, educators, and professionals to understand ADHD through a strengths-based, practical, and neuro-affirming lens.

Why Attend?

Parents and caregivers report that after this workshop they:
✔ Recognise the importance of understanding their young person, not trying to 'fix' them

 ✔ Learn strategies that are simple, and usually cost-neutral

✔ Know which strategies actually work, and what are some 'non negotiables'

 ✔ Feel more confident supporting their young person, and affirmed with what they are already doing
✔ Feel less alone and more connected
✔ Have practical tools ready for the start of the school year

What other parents say:

"MCT has yet again been a guiding light in our neurodiverse journey. If only this course was connected to the diagnosis as a starting point to understanding ADHD. A big thank you to Fiona for unpacking what is ADHD and how it presents in our children day to day, in different stages."

January 2026

"I feel I know much more about what is happening 'beneath it all'. Strategies were practical and adaptable. Thank you."

Parent April 2026

"I know so much more about why things are happening.  This has been a game changer for me."

Parent April 2026

Cost:

$190 per person.

Includes: 4.5 hour workshop, personal workbook and lunch

Payment Policy:

Payment will issued after the workshop; however registration is confirmation that you will be attending. Workshop fees are non-refundable, except in the event that Making Connections Toowoomba cancels the session. 

Please note that cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged in full. This policy helps ensure our workshops have sufficient enrolments to run and remain viable for our small business.

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