Episode 312: The Messy Reality of Parenting Neurodivergent Kids - 'Everyone Gets A Juice Box' Takeover
Have you ever looked back at the parent you were before you understood your child's neurodivergence and felt a quiet, heavy wave of regret? Not because you were a bad parent, but because you just didn't have the information you needed yet.
In this week's episode of the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, we’re doing something a little different! I want to share an episode of another podcast (from Understood.org) with you called Everyone Gets a Juice Box, and I want to share it with you as I know so many of you not only have ADHD, but are also raising kids who are neurodivergent.
In this episode, Jessica is joined by Dion Chavis. A few years ago, Dion's son was diagnosed with autism, his teenage daughter received an ADHD diagnosis, and shortly after, in his early 40s, Dion was diagnosed with ADHD himself. Instead of looking away, he looked back with honesty, compassion, and a willingness to do things differently.
In this episode, we explore:
Why a late diagnosis so often sends us back through our children's childhoods and why that grief is valid
The difference between parenting from selfishness and parenting from selflessness, and how awareness changes everything
Why social connection matters just as much as academic achievement for neurodivergent children
How Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria shows up in ADHD teenagers and what it looks like in friendships
The power of openly normalising conversations about diagnosis, medication and therapy within your family
Why giving your child grace starts with giving yourself grace first
How fathers of neurodivergent children are finding each other — and why that community changes everything
If you've ever whispered "I should have known better" to yourself, I hope this conversation reminds you that you were doing the best you could, with what you had, in the moment you were in. And that is enough.
This week’s episode is sponsored by Understood.org, the leading nonprofit dedicated to empowering the millions of people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you’re parenting a neurodivergent child, I’d recommend listening to their podcast, Everybody Gets a Juicebox, as it’s full of relatable stories and practical tools to help your family thrive while protecting your own wellbeing, too!
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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.