For those of us with neurodivergent children, these changes can feel destabilizing and scary. You may be asking: what does this mean for my child? Will their IEP rights be at risk? How can I stay protective and proactive? This article aims to help answer some of these questions and be a guide during these uncertain times.

When I was first diagnosed with ADHD, one of the big questions I had was why me? Did I just draw the short straw, or was there something deeper at play? Like many of us, I quickly learned that ADHD isn’t about laziness, bad parenting, or “not trying hard enough.” It’s a neurodevelopmental condition, and genetics plays a huge role in shaping it.

An ADHD diagnosis is the owner’s manual for our turbo-charged bumper-car brains—keep the fun, skip the crashes.