ADHD or ADD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, sensory processing disorder, or any other hallmark of neurodiversity – changed that, for you and your child.Most literature about neurodiverse children tells parents how to help their kids thrive. What’s missing: advice for how we, as parents, can thrive when raising a child who differs from the mental picture we painted before her birth.
What’s desperately needed: the time and space to move through the emotions that inevitably follow a diagnosis.My personal transformation involved four tangible shifts in perspective. I call them “tilts” in my book, Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World.Each phase requires this: notice your own thoughts
