Parenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 7
Full episode 7 · 19 min
When Neurodivergent Parenting Strains Your Relationship
Protecting your partnership while you parent a neurodivergent teen or young adult.
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Parenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 6
Full episode 6 · 57 min
When Survival Mode Becomes the Norm: Learned Helplessness and Chronic Parental PTSD
Learned helplessness, PTSD, and fight, flight, freeze and fawn in family life.
Parent well-beingParenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 5
Full episode 5 · 58 min
Exit Strategies for Preventing Meltdowns and Navigating Around Family Derailments
Planned exits that keep a hard moment from turning into a meltdown.
Conflict and meltdownsParenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 4
Full episode 4 · 42 min
Enabling Versus Support, and How Trust Actually Gets Built
Where support ends, where enabling begins, and how trust gets built.
Independence and moneyParenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 3
Full episode 3 · 46 min
Predictability, Not Control: What Your Teen's Resistance Is Really About
What your teen's resistance is really about, and what to offer instead.
Demands and refusalParenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 2
Full episode 2 · 38 min
The ADHD-Autism Overlap and the Misdiagnosis That Costs Families Years
How the two overlap, and why a missed or partial diagnosis costs families time.
DiagnosisParenting Neurodivergent Teens and Young AdultsEpisode 1
Full episode 1 · 48 min
Why Traditional Parenting Backfires With a Neurodivergent Teen
Why the approaches most of us were raised with often backfire, and what works better.
Conflict and meltdowns · Demands and refusalTakeaways with Dr. Ed: Micro-Episodes
Five-minute lessons from the NDU Parent Meetings. Each comes with a two-page Quick Guide.
Micro-Episode 3 · 6 min
The Gas Money Is Tuition
Real-world projects teach in layers, and one question tells you if a project is worth it.
Independence and money · Motivation and feeling stuckListen:YouTube
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Micro-Episode 2 · 5 min
“Help Me Fix My Mistake” Works Better Than an Instruction
Turning a demand into an invitation, for teens who dig in when told.
Demands and refusalListen:YouTube
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Micro-Episode 1 · 5 min
“Can’t or Won’t?” Is the Wrong Question
Why sorting it into can't or won't starts a fight, and the better question to ask.
Demands and refusal · Motivation and feeling stuckListen:YouTube
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