YOUR CHILD IS NOT BROKEN: Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles

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Perhaps if you are newer to reading/learning/thinking about autism then you will get more from it than I did - clearly a lot of people love it. It needs to be read by teachers, early year workers and all the professionals that work with families who should have the children's best interests at the heart of decisions. It would be good for parents and teachers of neurotypical children to read this also, to help them begin to understand how challenging everyday life can be for ND children and their parents as a result of treatment from people who at best are just ignorant of neurodiversity, or who at worst don't care enough to want to understand it. If we view our children as broken and messed up, chances are high that they too will believe this lie about themselves. It's a very touchy feely book in the sense that it is an honest account of the feelings involved and very affirming to those feelings.

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So often as a parent/carer of a neurodiverngent child/teen/adult you can be told that you should listen to the professionals or that you are too soft.

She has built an online community of over 6000 families, supported by parent professionals and SEN advocates, who want to improve opportunities for Autistic learners. Parents of Autistic and neurodivergent kids will relate so hard to her experiences and will feel less alone after reading this. A trained Mental Health First Aider and CPD Accredited Trauma-Informed Professional, Heidi uses her knowledge, learning, and experience to help other parents and carers to become powerful advocates for their neurodivergent kids.

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It will crush their souls, and the world will miss out on knowing this individual who has so much potential and so many unique gifts. It's okay to say actually that's not good enough and what should be at the heart of decisions made is the child. It’s an eye opener to see a different perspective on those well meaning lay persons and professionals that are doing their best to help, but it more often than not ends up being more detrimental. There were a lot of lessons to draw on regarding there is no one size fits all approach for kids, particularly those with ASD or ADHD but I felt this was more about accepting yourself as a parent with potential ASD ADHD than helping others understand your child.

As a parent of a neurodivergent child this has been a really good read it tells you that you aren't alone. Heidi is passionate about empowering families in their fight to secure suitable education for their children and young people. Heidi's hilarious anecdotes and heartbreaking storytelling offer validation, comfort, reassurance and wisdom to parents who need it the most. If you are further along, have already grown weary with the endless meetings with professionals, are fed up of being fobbed off by people minimising your child’s needs, then this is also the book for you!