Brendan Mahan

Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., MS.

Author of "Overcoming the Wall of Awful"

What you’ll learn

Workshop 1: Mental Health & EF

How executive-function challenges connect with emotional regulation in ADHD and neurodiverse children.
How the ERPU “slime monster” increases anxiety, while the CACA “crow” builds calm through certainty, connection, agency, and well-being.
Compassionate strategies for supporting regulation, including naming feelings, clarifying tasks, offering scaffolded choices, addressing sensory needs, and prioritizing healthy routines.

Workshop 2: Wall of Awful Homework

How executive-function challenges and homework anxiety can create a “wall of awful” that makes starting tasks feel impossible.
Why staring or passivity may signal nervous-system overwhelm rather than deliberate defiance or unwillingness.
How dignity, patience, supportive questions, visuals, relationship repair, and formal accommodations can help children move forward.

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BIO

Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., MS., is the author of “Overcoming the Wall of Awful™”, and host of the ADHD Essentials Podcast. A sought-after speaker, and neurodivergent person himself, Brendan helps organizations and individuals manage neurodiverse challenges through education, collaborative problem-solving, compassion, and accountability. He is on the board of the Men’s ADHD Support Group, Director of Professional Resources for Calmer Con Boston, and a former committee member of the International Conference on ADHD. He has featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, LinkedIn, Understood, How to ADHD, VeryWell Mind, and ADDitude.

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