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Are Neurodivergent Parents More Likely to Have Neurodivergent Children?

The research, the family patterns, and what it actually means to raise neurodivergent kids as a neurotypical (or neurodivergent) parent.

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A Parent's Guide to Navigating Pathological Demand Avoidance

PDA isn't defiance and it isn't bad parenting. Here's what 26 years in a neurodiverse household has taught me about the demand...

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What To Do When Your Child Has a Meltdown in Public

The cereal aisle. The stares. The guilt. If you've ever frozen while your child melted down in public, this is the toolkit...

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The Hoodie That Gets It: Why Cloud Nine Is Made for Sensory Needs (And the People Who Love Them)

Discover Cloud Nine's sensory-friendly anxiety hoodies — with built-in stress balls, chewable drawstrings, and aromatherapy pockets. A game-changer for autistic kids, adults,...

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What Is Asperger's? A Friendly Guide for the Rest of Us

You've probably heard the term Asperger's — but what does it actually mean, and how does it affect the person standing right...

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26 Years In — What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Loving an Autistic Man

Nobody told me what it would be like to be the NT wife of an autistic man. Twenty-six years in, here's the...

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Hands Busy, Brain Happy: Colouring, Fidgeting, and the Art of the Productive Stim

Screens get a bad reputation in neurodiverse households. But the real enemy isn't the screen — it's the boredom, the dysregulation, the...

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