---
title: "Webinar: Empowering vs. Enabling: Fostering Independence in Neurodivergent Teens & Young Adults"
description: Webinar attendees will learn about how to teach neurodivergent teens and young adults to become more independent.
image: https://info.cipworldwide.org/hubfs/Peoples%20interaction%20and%20creativity.%20Having%20new%20ideas%20and%20inspiration.jpeg
---

[![CIP Worldwide](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/CIP-logo.png?width=300&height=729&name=CIP-logo.png "CIP Worldwide")](https://cipworldwide.org)

- [About](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/)
  
  
  
    - [CIP at a Glance](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/)
    - [Our Students](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-students/)
    - [Our Staff](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-staff/)
    - [Advisory Board](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/professional-advisory-board/)
    - [Outcomes & Statistics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/outcomes-statistics/)
    - [FAQs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/faqs/)
- [Admissions](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/)
  
  
  
    - [Criteria & Process](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/)
    - [Tuition & Fees](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/tuition-fees/)
    - [Apply](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/apply/)
- [Curriculum](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/)
  
  
  
    - [Curriculum Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/)
    - [Social Competencies](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/social-competencies/)
    - [Academic Support](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/academic-support/)
    - [Career Preparation](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/career-preparation/)
    - [Life Skills & Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/life-skills-instruction/)
    - [Student Advising](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/advising/)
    - [Executive Functioning](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/executive-functioning/)
    - [Health & Wellness](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/health-wellness/)
    - [Creative Arts](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/creative-arts/)
- [Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/)
  
  
  
    - [Programs Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/)
    - [Full Year Programs](https://cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/cip-full-year-program/)
    - [Summer Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/summer/)
    - [Graduate Living Community (GLC)](https://cipworldwide.org/glc/)
- [Locations](https://www.cipworldwide.org/our-locations/)
  
  
  
    - [About Our Locations](https://www.cipworldwide.org/our-locations/)
    - [CIP Berkshire](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/)
    - [CIP Brevard](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/)
    - [CIP Bloomington](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/)
    - [CIP Berkeley](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/)
    - [CIP Long Beach](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/)

- = 
    - [Blog](https://cipworldwide.org/blog/)
    - [Events](https://cipworldwide.org/events/)
    - [Alumni](https://cipworldwide.org/alumni/)
    - [Careers at CIP](https://cipworldwide.org/careers/)
    - [Contact Us](https://cipworldwide.org/contact/)

##### [Request Information](https://cipworldwide.org/request-information/)

###### [+1 (877) 566-9247](tel:+1-877-566-9247)

[![CIP Logo - Prepare for Success](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/2020_CIPLOGO_ALONE.png?width=125&height=729&name=2020_CIPLOGO_ALONE.png "CIP Logo - Prepare for Success")](https://v1.dev.cipworldwide.org)

<https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/fostering-independence-in-neurodivergent-teens-young-adults#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aclose%26settings%3DeyJkb19ub3Rfc2hvd19hZ2FpbiI6IiJ9>

- [About](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/) 
    - [CIP at a Glance](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/)
    - [Our Students](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-students/)
    - [Our Staff](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-staff/)
    - [Advisory Board](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/professional-advisory-board/)
    - [Outcomes & Statistics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/outcomes-statistics/)
    - [FAQs](https://www..cipworldwide.org/about-cip/faqs/)
- [Admissions](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/) 
    - [Criteria & Process](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/)
    - [Tuition & Fees](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/tuition-fees/)
    - [Apply](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/apply/)
- [Curriculum](https://www..cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/) 
    - [Curriculum Overview](https://www..cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/)
    - [Social Competencies](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/social-competencies/)
    - [Academic Support](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/academic-support/)
    - [Career Preparation](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/career-preparation/)
    - [Life Skills & Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/life-skills-instruction/)
    - [Student Advising](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/advising/)
    - [Executive Functioning](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/executive-functioning/)
    - [Health & Wellness](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/health-wellness/)
    - [Creative Arts](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/creative-arts/)
- [Locations](https://www.cipworldwide.org/our-locations/) 
    - [About Our Locations](https://www.cipworldwide.org/our-locations/)
    - [CIP Berkshire](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/)
    - [CIP Brevard](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/)
    - [CIP Bloomington](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/)
    - [CIP Berkeley](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/)
    - [CIP Long Beach](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/)
- [Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/) 
    - [Programs Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/)
    - [Full Year Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/)
    - [Summer Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/summer/)
- More 
    - [Blog](https://www.cipworldwide.org/blog/)
    - [Events](https://www.cipworldwide.org/events/)
    - [Alumni](https://www.cipworldwide.org/alumni/)
    - [Careers at CIP](https://www.cipworldwide.org/careers/)
    - [Contact](https://www.cipworldwide.org/contact/)
    - [COVID-19](https://www.cipworldwide.org/covid-19)

[Request Information](https://cipworldwide.org/request-information/)

[Call (877) 566-9247](tel:+1-877-566-9247)

[Contact Us via Email](mailto:admissions@cipworldwide.org)

![](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hubfs/Peoples%20interaction%20and%20creativity.%20Having%20new%20ideas%20and%20inspiration.jpeg)

- Webinar

# Webinar: Empowering vs. Enabling: Fostering Independence in Neurodivergent Teens & Young Adults

This webinar was originally aired on Thursday, April 13 at 11AM.

 

How do you teach neurodivergent teens and young adults to become more independent? Are you enabling them or setting them up for success? How do you know when to let them risk failure or give them a helping hand? This interactive workshop will identify what are reasonable and realistic expectations and provide a framework to help you figure out when and how much to help. We'll cover 5 key motivators, and the 4 phases of effective parenting to transfer ownership and foster independence.

In this presentation, learn to:

- Identify the four phases parents move through in the process of transferring ownership to kids for their education and their life.
- Determine what’s preventing complex teens and young adults from asking for the help they need in school and self-management.
- Explore the five motivators required for neurodivergent teens and young adults to do schoolwork and manage their lives independently and identify how to help them use those motivators most effectively.

![CIP April Webinar](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CIP%20April%20Webinar.jpg?width=250&height=167&name=CIP%20April%20Webinar.jpg)Our guest presenters are ImpactParents' Diane Dempster, MHSA, CPC, PCC and Elaine Taylor-Klaus, MCC, CPCC. Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster co-founded ImpactParents.com in 2011 because traditional parenting advice wasn’t working for their complex kids and they found no training or coaching available designed specifically to support them as parents of complex kids. Now internationally recognized as leading parent educators in the world, they use a coach-approach to help parents reduce the stress of raising children, teens, and young adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, LD, and more. The creators of Sanity School® behavior training, they’re authors of many books including *Parenting ADHD Now: Easy Intervention Strategies to Empower Kids with ADHD* and *The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More.*

 

[Register Now!](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4416077832084553312)

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about watching the webinar on-demand.

([View System Requirements](https://link.gotowebinar.com/help-system-requirements-attendees))

### About College Internship Program

The College Internship Program is a comprehensive transition program for young adults on the Autism Spectrum and with Learning Differences. Our Mission is to inspire independence and expand the foundation on which young adults with Autism, ADHD, and other Learning Differences can build happy and productive lives.

## Related Articles

- [Webinar: Ask Us Almost Anything: Understanding Neurodivergents from Their Own Perspective](https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/understanding-neurodivergents-from-their-own-perspective)
- [Webinar: Dating Demystified: Navigating the Dating World for Young Adults with Autism](https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/dating-for-young-adults-with-autism)
- [Webinar: Employment & Anxiety with Autism Spectrum Disorder](https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/employment-anxiety-with-autism-spectrum-disorder)
- [Webinar: Top 10 Things to Know When Applying to College with a Learning Difference](https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/top-10-things-to-know-when-applying-to-college-with-a-learning-difference)
- [Webinar: Listen Up! Building Neurodiversity Self-Advocacy Skills for Life and Academic Success](https://info.cipworldwide.org/events/listen-up-building-neurodiversity-self-advocacy-skills-for-life)

### Share this Article

Share on facebook

 Facebook

Share on twitter

 Twitter

Share on linkedin

 LinkedIn

Share on email

 Email

#### Locations

- [Lee, Massachusetts](https://cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/)
- [Melbourne, Florida](https://cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/)
- [Bloomington, Indiana](https://cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/)
- [Berkeley, California](https://cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/)
- [Long Beach, California](https://cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/)

#### Programs

- [Independent Living Support](https://cipworldwide.org/curriculum/life-skills-instruction/)
- [Social Skills Supports](https://cipworldwide.org/curriculum/social-competencies/)
- [Autism & LD College Programs](https://cipworldwide.org/curriculum/academic-support/)
- [Autism & LD Summer Programs](https://cipworldwide.org/summer/)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://cipworldwide.org/about-cip/faqs/)

#### About CIP

We’ve been helping young adults on the autism spectrum and with learning differences find success in college, employment, and independent living since 1984.

Learn more about one of the world’s most comprehensive programs for young adults with learning differences

[Request Information](https://cipworldwide.org/request-information/)

OR

[+1 (877) 566-9247](tel:+1-877-566-9247)

![Logo](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/cip_email-footer_OL.png)

[![placeholder_200x200](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/facebook.png?width=128&name=facebook.png "placeholder_200x200")](http://www.facebook.com/collegeinternshipprogram)

[![YouTube Icon](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/youtube.png?width=128&name=youtube.png "YouTube Icon")](http://www.youtube.com/collegeinternship)

[![placeholder_200x200](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/twitter.png?width=128&name=twitter.png "placeholder_200x200")](https://twitter.com/CIPAdmissions)

[![Linkedin Icon](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/linkedin.png?width=128&name=linkedin.png "Linkedin Icon")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-internship-program/)

[![Instagram Icon](https://info.cipworldwide.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CIP_January2021/images/instagram.png?width=128&name=instagram.png "Instagram Icon")](https://www.instagram.com/cipworldwide/)

- [Terms of Use](https://cipworldwide.org/terms-of-use/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://cipworldwide.org/privacy-policy/)
- [Accessibility](https://cipworldwide.org/accessibility/)

© 2023 College Internship Program. All rights reserved.

+ Site Map

- [About](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/) 
    - [CIP at a Glance](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/cip-at-a-glance/)
    - [Our Students](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-students/)
    - [Our Staff](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/our-staff/)
    - [Advisory Board](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/professional-advisory-board/)
    - [Outcomes & Statistics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/outcomes-statistics/)
    - [FAQs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/faqs/)
- [Admissions](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/) 
    - [Criteria & Process](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/criteria-process/)
    - [Tuition & Fees](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/tuition-fees/)
    - [Apply](https://www.cipworldwide.org/admissions/apply/)
- [Curriculum](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/) 
    - [Curriculum Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/overview/)
    - [Social Competencies](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/social-competencies/)
    - [Academic Support](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/academic-support/)
    - [Career Preparation](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/career-preparation/)
    - [Life Skills & Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/life-skills-instruction/)
    - [Advising](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/advising/)
    - [Executive Functioning](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/executive-functioning/)
    - [Health & Wellness](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/health-wellness/)
    - [Creative Arts](https://www.cipworldwide.org/curriculum/creative-arts/)
- [Programs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/) 
    - [Programs Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/)
    - [Full Year](https://cipworldwide.org/about-cip/services/cip-full-year-program/)
    - [Summer@CIP](https://www.cipworldwide.org/summer/)
    - [Graduate Living Community (GLC)](https://www.cipworldwide.org/glc/)
- More 
    - [Blog](https://www.cipworldwide.org/blog/)
    - [Events](https://www.cipworldwide.org/events/)
    - [Alumni](https://www.cipworldwide.org/alumni/)
    - [Careers at CIP](https://www.cipworldwide.org/careers/)
    - [Contact Us](https://www.cipworldwide.org/contact/)

- CIP Berkshire 
    - [Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/)
    - [Student Life](https://www..cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/student-life/)
    - [College Academics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/college-academic-support/)
    - [Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/berkshire-apartment-living/)
    - [Internships & Jobs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/internships-jobs/)
    - [Staff Profiles](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkshire/berkshire-staff-profiles/)
- CIP Brevard 
    - [Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/)
    - [Student Life](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/student-life/)
    - [College Academics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/college-academic-support/)
    - [Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/brevard-apartment-living/)
    - [Internships & Jobs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/internships-jobs/)
    - [Staff Profiles](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-brevard/brevard-staff-profiles/)
- CIP Bloomington 
    - [Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/)
    - [Student Life](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/student-life/)
    - [College Academics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/college-academic-supports/)
    - [Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/apartment-living/)
    - [Internships & Jobs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/internships-jobs/)
    - [Staff Profiles](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-bloomington/bloomington-staff-profiles/)
- CIP Berkeley 
    - [Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/)
    - [Student Life](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/student-life/)
    - [College Academics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/college-academic-support/)
    - [Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/berkeley-apartment-living/)
    - [Internships & Jobs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/internships-jobs/)
    - [Staff Profiles](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-berkeley/berkeley-staff-profiles/)
- CIP Long Beach 
    - [Overview](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/)
    - [Student Life](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/student-life/)
    - [College Academics](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/college-academics/)
    - [Apartment Living](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/long-beach-apartment-living/)
    - [Internships & Jobs](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/internships-jobs/)
    - [Staff Profiles](https://www.cipworldwide.org/cip-long-beach/long-beach-staff-profiles/)