Neuro-Affirming Support for Parents Navigating The Long Middle of Burnout Recovery
Why lowering demands feels so hard—and how to make it actually work Most parenting advice gets this wrong… When a child is in burnout, the answer isn’t more structure, more consequences, or trying harder. It’s less pressure. More safety. But when you try to lower demands… You might notice: This is where most parents get […] Read more…
Support your child’s self-worth without shame, pressure, or disconnection “Are you mad at me?” “Nobody likes me.” “I ruin everything.” If these words are familiar in your home, you’re not alone. Many neurodivergent children experience Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)—where even small moments of perceived rejection feel overwhelming, painful, and deeply personal. And when we don’t […] Read more…
A Parent’s Reflection When I was a young child in Sunday school, I remember being in a lesson where the teacher read this passage to us: “God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and he became a living soul.” I’m not sure if you […] Read more…
Beyond Authoritative Parenting: A More Human Way to Raise Neurodivergent Children Rehumanising Parenting is a response to a culture that has slowly reduced parenting to technique, compliance, and optimisation. It is a return to relationship, nervous system awareness, and shared humanity. To understand why this matters, we need to look at the models many of […] Read more…
What Non-Conforming Expression has Taught Me about Neurodivergent Identity My autistic teenage daughter emerged from their room, bright blue hair tied into two pigtails, their face dotted with vividly coloured rainbow freckles. I felt my body brace before my mind could catch up, the familiar urge rising to say something like, “You’re not going out […] Read more…
Rewriting the Rules When Your Neurodivergent Child is Struggling When my children were little, I saw a Facebook meme that nearly broke me. It said: On the surface, it felt so positive. So aspirational.And to a mother who had already done significant healing from her own childhood, it felt like a dream come true. Without […] Read more…
Why Friendships Unravel When Your Neurodivergent Child is in Burnout I was recently reading a Substack post by The Autism Doctor about how many women are not diagnosed as autistic simply because they“have friends.” In the post, she explains that the outward presence of friendships does not necessarily mean those relationships foster genuine connection or […] Read more…
(And Why There Isn’t Anything Wrong With You) When my neurodivergent teen went into burnout, my world fell apart, and in its place, a smaller, more constricted reality emerged. It was like having a newborn in the family again, except this time, the stakes felt terrifyingly high. Her needs were loud, all-consuming, and urgent. I […] Read more…
How Self-Help Culture Can Harm Neurodivergent Parents and Cause Burnout There was a moment early in my career that fundamentally changed the direction of my life. At the time, I didn’t have language for it. I only knew that something had cracked open, and something else had quietly fractured. I was a centre manager in […] Read more…
What Nobody Tells You About Advocating for Your Neurodivergent Child During the Holidays There’s a reason saying “We won’t be coming to Christmas lunch this year” makes your entire body tense…Or why asking to leave early feels like you’ve done something wrong…Or why protecting your child’s capacity feels like you’re breaking a sacred family rule. […] Read more…