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 19: Universal Design for Classroom Spaces with Virginia Tech
You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity
45 minutes
1 year ago
Ep 19: Universal Design for Classroom Spaces with Virginia Tech
The classroom is the essential component across every school from K-12 to higher education. So why is it that physical space is often overlooked as being a central player in the learning experience? If you’re a parent to a child with a disability, then you know that their environment can make all the difference! In today’s episode, we’re interviewing Dr. Elif Tural and Dr. David Kniola, experts in the field of universal design and its various applications in educational settings and beyond. T...
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...
