Parenting a neurodivergent kid doesn't have to be this hard! I'll teach you how to dial down the big emotions and big behaviors, maximizing successes for your kid. You'll parent with purpose to create a neuro-affirming ecosystem where your kid, and your family, can thrive.
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Right now, you might feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and at a loss for how to help your child. Big emotions, big behaviors, and daily struggles have taken over, and despite your best efforts, nothing seems to be working.
The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to persist.
You’re working incredibly hard, but traditional parenting advice simply wasn’t designed for neurodivergent kids. Your child doesn’t need fixing. They need understanding, support, and an environment that leans into their strengths.
So you just need a different approach — one that's proven with neuroscience experience, and that actually works for the way your child’s brain is wired.
That's where I come in!
I haven't always gotten this parenting thing right.
I’ve been exactly where you are — frustrated, confused, and desperate for answers. When my child was diagnosed with ADHD in 2008, I spent years searching for solutions, only to realize the real breakthrough came when I stopped trying to “fix” my child and instead focused on changing the way I parented, creating opportunities for success.
That shift changed everything.
Now, as a parenting coach, educator, and author specializing in ADHD, autism, and anxiety, I help parents like you move from survival mode to success mode — with science-backed strategies designed for your uniquely complex child.
You can!
I'll show you how.
The way forward is NOT through more discipline, stricter rules, or demanding “better” behavior. Instead, it’s about creating a neuro-affirming ecosystem — an interconnected personal sphere of acceptance tailored to individual neurodivergent needs.
Creating a neuro-affirming ecosystem is all about building environments and relationships where your neurodivergent kid has opportunities for success.
From family culture, to school supports and accommodations, to meaningful social and community relationships, layer by layer we intentionally construct a neurodivergent-friendly ecosystem customized for the individual child and built on kid-lead guidance, collaboration, and connection.
This is exactly what my S.C.A.L.E. Method helps you do…
A roadmap to a thriving kid and family
Trying to change everything at once when parenting a child or teen with ADHD, autism, and/or anxiety leads to overwhelm, frustration, and burnout — for both of you. When you spread your energy too thin, nothing sticks, and progress feels impossible.
That’s why scaling is key. Small, meaningful wins build confidence, momentum, and lasting change. Success comes from strategic shifts, step by step, so each approach has time to take root.
That’s why I created the S.C.A.L.E. Method — a structured, manageable path forward. Instead of feeling stuck, you’ll take clear, actionable steps that build on each other, creating a snowball effect of progress and success.
Here's how we can work together:
When you know better, you do better. I'll walk you through the parenting pivots necessary to help your kid, and your family, thrive. We're reframing and decoding behavior, teaching lagging skills, and ensuring that kids feel seen, heard, and understood.
Regulated Kids Project offers monthly lesson, kid's activity, and parent support to empower regulated, resilient kids. Unlock practical, research-backed tools to help your child self-regulate with calm and confidence, transforming daily struggles into successes.
Get personal guidance and accountability to implement the parenting approaches proven to improve behavior (and parental confidence). We'll set goals, create a plan to meet them, and tweak as necessary, TOGETHER.
Take the quiz to determine which option is the best fit for you right now. Takes < 3 minutes.
I've helped thousands of neurodiverse families like yours. I'd be honored to help you, too.
When my son was diagnosed with ADHD, I felt confused, lost, angry, and sad. Then the guilt began and the questions were merciless. I would still be lost and confused without the extensive knowledge and supportI’ve received from your course. I kid you not, my husband and I would be lost without you.
I felt like I was drowning as a mother to my 8-year-old daughter with ADHD. Our entire household was miserable. I took Penny’s course and read some of her books and put some new knowledge and skills into practice. My household has had a complete transformation. No more yelling and screaming. No more crazy punishments that didn’t work. My daughter and I have an excellent relationship now.
The Survival to Success Accelerator has really helped me understand what is going on for my daughter. I no longer see my daughter as an aggressor, but a person that needs support. The course has helped us to go from several meltdowns every day to the occasional meltdown every few months, but even those are not as intense. I feel so much more in tune with my daughter's needs.
My child's challenges related to ADHD and ASD have the power to completely derail our family's daily dynamics, but as I've learned more about these challenges in the Survival to Success Accelerator and have taken the time to get really curious about what my child needs to feel safe and regulated, two pretty amazing things happened: I stopped putting my child in situations he "should" be able to navigate (in spite of evidence that he can't, yet), and safety and trust have grown from fewer disastrous "'should' but can't" situations. It's given my son the space to regulate, learn, and experience a growing snowball of small successes built on small successes.
I just wanted to say a big thank you for your Survival to Success Accelerator programme. We still have some difficult days, but our home is a much nicer place to be for us all. I really enjoyed the course — I keep rewatching bits and building on our progress. It helped me understand my lovely daughters and be a calmer,more connected parent. We are so much in a better space so a huge thank you from our whole family!
Thanks so much for this wonderful Program. It's very insightful, especially validating my kid's feelings and asking how I can help them.
Penny provides concrete steps about how to move forward with each scenario I present. She is realistic that her methods will take time and a lot of repetition, but will work in the end. This has provided me with a lot of peace of heart. I feel we are on the right track now. My son is happier and more calm.
You deserve to feel this relief, too.
Transformation doesn’t happen overnight—but with the right approach, it does happen.
I’ll be with you every step of the way.
Get weekly insights and actionable strategies on parenting neurodivergent kids — those with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning disabilities… We’re decoding behavior while honoring neurodiversity, and learning to parent the individual child you have.
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There is a LOT of advice out there about raising kids with ADHD, autism, and/or anxiety…
It can be confusing to try to determine the right approaches and strategies for you and your child… not to mention overwhelming and exhausting. I know, because I've been there.
Take my Parenting Style Quiz and I'll point you to the most helpful information and resources, given where your child or teen is at right now.
neuro-affirming ecosystem
noun. an interconnected personal sphere of acceptance, tailored to individual neurodivergent needs.
Creating a neuro-affirming ecosystem is all about building environments and relationships where your neurodivergent kid has opportunities for success.
From family culture, to school supports and accommodations, to meaningful social and community relationships, layer by layer we intentionally construct a neurodivergent-friendly ecosystem customized for the individual child and built on kid-lead guidance, collaboration, and connection.
Become the parent your child needs. We'll do it TOGETHER!
Our parenting programs are designed to educate you about your child or teen's different wiring (i.e., neurological differences) while learning positive, developmentally appropriate, neurodiversity-affirming parenting strategies that work with your child’s neurodivergence – not against it.
These programs don't just offer knowledge and general strategies — they are designed to guide you step-by-step through customizing the strategies for your unique child. (For ADHD, autism, and/or anxiety, ages 4 – 18+.)
Parent membership support + Community
Regulation Activities & Parent membership
This Program provides the blueprint to calming the chaos and reactivity, fostering connection, and transforming challenging behavior using our Crisis to Clarity Blueprint™ and Regulation Toolkit.
COURSE & (Optional) Private Coaching
This step-by-step program will help you reduce challenging behavior, yelling, and frequent battles; stop feeling stuck and helpless; and empower your child and foster a peaceful family life.
I'll teach you how to dial down the chaos and big emotions and maximize successes for your neurodivergent kid. You'll parent with purpose to create a neuro-affirming ecosystem where your kid, and your family, can thrive.
Sound good? Of course it does! Let's get started!
These are the 3 essentials to reduce challenging behavior, yelling, and frequent battles with your child.
It's difficult to understand your child's day-to-day experience given the complexities ADHD and autism add. However, when you combine an open mind and what we know to be true about the nervous system and the brain, a deeper understanding is possible. And that understanding means you can support your child in a more intentional, empowering, and effective way, while also honoring their neurodiversity.
Kids who feel seen, heard, and understood are more confident and competent.
ADHD and autism are developmental delays. That means your child is as much as 30% behind their same-age peers in some areas. With the proper insights, tools, and strategies, you can improve lagging skills, emotional regulation, and behavior.
Your mindset about your child’s challenges greatly impacts your parenting success, your child’s success, and the peace and calm of your family. You have the power to choose how you handle your circumstances, and how you teach your child to handle theirs.
Become the parent your child needs. We'll do it TOGETHER!
Our parenting programs are designed to educate you about your child or teen's different wiring (i.e., neurological differences) while learning positive, developmentally appropriate, neurodiversity-affirming parenting strategies that work with your child’s neurodivergence – not against it.
These programs don't just offer knowledge and general strategies — they are designed to guide you step-by-step through customizing the strategies for your unique child. (For ADHD, autism, and/or anxiety, ages 4 – 18+.)
Parent membership support + Community
Regulation Activities &Parent membership Community
This Program provides the blueprint to calming the chaos and reactivity, fostering connection, and transforming challenging behavior using our Crisis to Clarity Blueprint™ and Regulation Toolkit.
COURSE & (Optional) Private Coaching
This step-by-step program will help you reduce challenging behavior, yelling, and frequent battles; stop feeling stuck and helpless; and empower your child and foster a peaceful family life.
COURSE, KIT & Group Coaching
This Program provides the blueprint to calming the chaos and reactivity, fostering connection, and transforming challenging behavior using our Crisis to Clarity Blueprint™ and Regulation Toolkit.
ON-DEMAND Workshop
This step-by-step program will help you reduce challenging behavior, yelling, and frequent battles; stop feeling stuck and helpless; and empower your child and foster a peaceful family life.
Take my free quiz to cut through the overwhelm and get focused on the information and resources that will help you and your child where you are RIGHT NOW.
Let's talk truth: The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to persist.
You can go with the flow when you have a neurotypical kid. Parenting isn’t easy, but your kid develops on the typical timeline, you follow the mainstream, and your kid succeeds.
Helping your kid navigate the challenges that come with ADHD or autism is confusing and frustrating for even the most dedicated parent. Your kid’s challenges compound into parenting challenges.
Despite the complexities, you CAN create an ecosystem for your kid that makes room for joy, creates opportunities for successes, and helps your kid and family thrive.
It’s about creating a culture where your neurodivergent kid feels good so they can do good. And that starts with a foundation of using the mind-body connection and the biology of behavior to create tangible improvement.
I'll guide you from feeling helpless and hopeless to watching your neurodivergent child shine. Here's how:
Mindset matters — redefine what success looks like for your kid and your family. Advocate for this with the other adults in your kid's life too.
Strong and empathetic adult-child connections help kids feel seen, heard, and truly understood, which is necessary for motivation and growth.
Set realistic expectations and provide the right support at home and school, increasing doability and success.
Build confidence and grit by challenging kids within their window of tolerance with just right challenges that meet them where they are.
Develop essential life-long skills like regulation, emotional intelligence, flexibility, and problem-solving.
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