autism parenting

368: Preparing for the Back-to-School Transition

368: Preparing for the Back-to-School Transition

Back-to-school dread is real. Here are five nervous-system-first shifts for mornings, bedtime, homework, and school meetings that make this year easier.

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367: Systems that Work with the Brain

367: Systems that Work with the Brain

Dr. Angela Kingdon built her career, and her own recovery from burnout, around one idea: systems only work when they work with the brain that is using them. Here is what she wants every parent of a neurodivergent kid to know before they build one more system for their child.

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364: PDA Through a Problem-Solving Lens: Moving from Power Struggles to Partnership

364: PDA Through a Problem-Solving Lens: Moving from Power Struggles to Partnership

PDA isn’t defiance, it’s a nervous system on alert. Stacey Curnow shares how to turn power struggles into real partnership with your child.

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363: Raising Problem-Solvers: Lessons from the Co-Creator of Blue’s Clues & Daniel Tiger

363: Raising Problem-Solvers: Lessons from the Co-Creator of Blue’s Clues & Daniel Tiger

The pause on Blue’s Clues was research-backed and it is one of the most powerful tools you have as a parent of a neurodivergent child. Here is how to use it.

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360: Giftedness and Identity: What We Get Wrong About Smart Kids

360: Giftedness and Identity: What We Get Wrong About Smart Kids

Giftedness shapes a child’s identity in ways most parents don’t expect. Learn why the “smart” label backfires and what to say instead.

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359: How Chronic Caregiving Stress Alters Parent Physical Health

359: How Chronic Caregiving Stress Alters Parent Physical Health

Chronic caregiving stress is quietly altering parent physical health in ways most doctors never address. Here is what your body is actually telling you and how to listen.

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358: The Real Work of Parenting ND Young Adults (Part 4)

358: The Real Work of Parenting ND Young Adults (Part 4)

Imposing help shuts down your child’s nervous system. Learn how to stay connected to your neurodivergent young adult without losing yourself.

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357: Three Layers of Regulation for ADHD

357: Three Layers of Regulation for ADHD

Emotional regulation improves in ADHD and autism when you address nervous system, beliefs, and behavior patterns through a simple three-layer approach.

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356: Teaching Kids to Communicate their Sensory Needs

356: Teaching Kids to Communicate their Sensory Needs

Teach neurodivergent kids with ADHD and autism to communicate sensory needs through interoception and body awareness, building emotional regulation and self-advocacy.

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355: Why Starting Over Is a Parenting Superpower

355: Why Starting Over Is a Parenting Superpower

A powerful conversation on starting over in parenting, healing reactivity, and replacing punishment with connection, repair, and nervous-system-aware relationship for neurodivergent kids.

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