Sometimes it takes the ugliest, scariest moments to make people finally listen.
No parent ever wants it to get to that point — but when you’re raising a neurodivergent teen and the world around you doesn’t take your concerns seriously, sometimes crisis becomes the only language anyone understands.

There was a time when I would replay every parenting decision in my head—overanalyzing every reaction, every consequence, every word I said. Did I handle that meltdown the “right” way? Should I have been more patient? Was I too strict? Too soft?

If you’re raising a neurodivergent teen, you might not feel like an “expert” in anything.
You might feel like you’re barely holding it together some days — navigating school emails, therapy waitlists, meltdowns, and late-night worry spirals.

But here’s the truth:
Every single day, you’re running an advanced course in advocacy.