PARENTING NEURODIVERGENT KIDS
Often conventional methods of parenting do not provide Neurodivergent kids with the support they need. Here are some great resources to help you understand some of the why behind challenging behaviour along with different strategies to try.
At Peace Parents or YouTube @atpeaceparents
For learning to parent a pathologically demand avoidant (PDA) or demand avoidant child. A new way of thinking about parenting through an autonomy-first and nervous system lens so that your child and family can thrive. This is a community for parents who want to radically shift their parenting, their life, and their identity. Find on Instagram or Tik Tok: @atpeaceparents. Podcast on Spotify “At Peace Parents”
Reframing Autism – Parenting an Autistic child
A practical guide with free articles and resources from which you can learn from Autistic people and from other parents. You might like to start by learning more about Autism generally, or you might like to read some articles about specific elements of relevance to your child, such as sensory, social, or communication differences.
Embracing Neurodiversity with The Safe House Framework
A free Step-by-Step Course to Neurodiversity Affirming Parenting. Everything you need to help your neurodivergent child thrive in a neurotypical world.
An internationally recognized children’s mental health expert decodes the most baffling behaviors for parents of kids with vulnerable nervous systems. You can become your child’s expert, feel more confident as a parent, and bring more connection and clarity into your family.
Resources designed to help parents and childhood providers experience the joy of connected relationships and and update views on raising healthy, resilient children. Focuses on a shift from securing compliance to supporting a child’s body-based and emotional needs, that will unlock more harmonious and joyful family dynamics. Challenging many current assumptions about childhood behaviors in the fields of education and psychology.
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
CPS is the evidence-based, trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming model of care that helps caregivers focus on identifying the problems that are causing concerning behaviours in kids and solving those problems collaboratively and proactively. This website is the hub of free resources on the CPS model.
PACE: A trauma-informed approach to supporting children and young people
PACE is a way of thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving that aims to make the child feel safe. It was created to support adults to build safe, trusting and meaningful relationships with children and young people who have experienced trauma. The approach focuses on building trusting relationships, emotional connections, containment of emotions and a sense of security.
The Coke Bottle Effect: What it is and tips to manage it
More than Quirky explains the phenomena that often occurs for Autistic children after school, that release of emotions that happens once home with their parents, in their safe space with their safe people.
Help Your Child Self-Regulate by Using Declarative Language
Explains the difference between declarative language instead of imperative language and outlines the benefits of using declarative language in many circumstances.
Declarative language cheat sheet
For you to download, print, hang on your fridge or bulletin board, and share with others! The information comes directly from Declarative Language Handbook.
Helping parents of Autistic kids navigate the new world of puberty. A digital resource suite by Family Planning NSW that aims to provide parents and carers of children with the latest information, strategies and resources for supporting their child through puberty. Planet Puberty was co-designed with neurodivergent adults across Australia who guided the design and development of the project at all stages.
Books
Brain-Body Parenting by Dr. Mona Delahooke
Raising Human Beings by Dr. Ross Greene (creator of CPS)
Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Youth by Yellow Ladybugs
Podcasts
Speech therapist Adina Levy, shares realistic ideas, practical strategies, and open conversations to help you better understand and celebrate your autistic or neurodivergent child. We’ll discuss your child’s strengths, their unique mind, preferences, their challenges, and the supports that they need to thrive.
Acknowledgment of Country
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