Caregiver Support Groups
Wonderment’s parent groups are facilitated peer-support spaces where caregivers can share honestly, connect with others, and center lived experience and mutual encouragement.
Groups are facilitated by Ana Alman McRae, LICSW, founder of Wonderment.
Ana is an experienced group facilitator with over a decade of experience with neurodivergence, caregiving stress, early childhood development, trauma, attachment, and burnout. Ana offers structure and professional insight to help the group feel intentional while caregivers build community with one another.
Group Details
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Groups are held virtually and offered weekly for 4-6 weeks at a time.
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$65 per group.
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Groups are offered on a rolling basis: We gather interest from potential participants to establish a waitlist.
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Once the waitlist fills we will reach out to gather availability from participants and schedule dates and times.
Caregiver groups are support groups, not psychotherapy. They offer a space to build community but do not provide individualized mental health treatment, diagnosis, or crisis support.
Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kids
This group is a supportive space for caregivers of homeschooled children (including virtual school and unschool). Caregivers in this group understand their child as a learner first — not as a student who isn't fitting the system, but as someone whose learning is guided by curiosity, not curriculum. They know the daily questions this raises: when to follow their child's lead and when to offer structure, and what to hold themselves and what to share with other educators and community. This is a space to navigate those questions alongside other caregivers.
Topics discussed will be informed by group member input, and may include:
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Transitioning from traditional schooling to child-directed learning,
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Balancing structure and flexibility.
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Sharing resources.
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Working with your child's resistance.
PDA Parent Group
This group provides a supportive space for caregivers of children who struggle with demand avoidance or who identify with a PDA (Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) profile. Caregivers in this group know what it feels like to walk on eggshells in one moment and deeply admire their child's fierce commitment to justice the next. Here caregivers don't have to explain reducing demands and prioritizing regulation over compliance.
Topics discussed will be informed by group member input, and may include:
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Strengths and challenges of the PDA profile.
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School and school attendance challenges.
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Social development and friendships.
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Boundary setting and collaborative problem-solving at home.
Neuro-Affirming Parenting in Public
This group provides a supportive space for neuro-affirming parents and caregivers who prioritize connection and collaboration over compliance-based parenting and who may feel isolated from family members, friends, or their broader community. Caregivers in this group know what it feels like to be earnestly asked whether they've tried 'just saying no.' This is a space to connect with caregivers who share your values, reinforce the 'why' behind a neuro-affirming approach, and feel more equipped for the next conversation with a well-intentioned relative or a stranger at the grocery store.
Topics discussed will be informed by group member input, and may include:
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Talking with family and friends about a child’s diagnosis or support needs.
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Managing public perceptions and judgment.
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Responding to unsolicited advice or criticism.