You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity
Gwen & Kristen
34 episodes
2 weeks ago
Sometimes the best-laid plans… fall flat. And when you’re raising a neurodivergent young adult, those pivots can feel like earthquakes. In this episode, Gwen and Kristen get honest about something big: Rylan is back home from college and the beautiful, carefully supported experience that seemed guaranteed… wasn’t. This isn’t a story of failure. It’s a story of real parenting: the kind that requires grit, grief, and the courage to start again. If you’ve ever tasted disappointment after believi...
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Sometimes the best-laid plans… fall flat. And when you’re raising a neurodivergent young adult, those pivots can feel like earthquakes. In this episode, Gwen and Kristen get honest about something big: Rylan is back home from college and the beautiful, carefully supported experience that seemed guaranteed… wasn’t. This isn’t a story of failure. It’s a story of real parenting: the kind that requires grit, grief, and the courage to start again. If you’ve ever tasted disappointment after believi...
Ep 17: Neurodivergence and Paving the Way for a More Equitable Healthcare System With Robin Ennis
You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity
45 minutes
1 year ago
Ep 17: Neurodivergence and Paving the Way for a More Equitable Healthcare System With Robin Ennis
Few things are more important to us as humans, especially to neurodivergent children, than access to quality healthcare. But did you know that Black and Hispanic children are less likely to be identified with autism than white children? This simple fact invites a closer look into the social currency that many of us take for granted and why the healthcare system looks vastly different to those of marginalized populations. In today’s episode, we’re interviewing Robin Ennis, a social worker and ...
You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity
Sometimes the best-laid plans… fall flat. And when you’re raising a neurodivergent young adult, those pivots can feel like earthquakes. In this episode, Gwen and Kristen get honest about something big: Rylan is back home from college and the beautiful, carefully supported experience that seemed guaranteed… wasn’t. This isn’t a story of failure. It’s a story of real parenting: the kind that requires grit, grief, and the courage to start again. If you’ve ever tasted disappointment after believi...
