Every year, Neurodiversity Celebration Week  shines a light on the incredible strengths, perspectives, and talents of neurodivergent individuals. It’s a week dedicated to recognising that brains work differently, and that those differences are valuable. But for many parents raising neurodivergent children, the week can bring mixed emotions. Yes, there is pride in your child’s uniqueness. But there may also be exhaustion, frustration, and worry about the challenges your child

As someone who walks with neurodivergent families every day, I feel the weight of what it means to live with ADHD, not just in moments of creativity or hyperfocus, but in the tricky, exhausting, everyday moments when logic and calm dissolve, and overwhelm rushes in. One of those moments? After school: when the world transitions from structured to unstructured, from academic to relational, and everything feels too much.

Every year, during School Avoidance Awareness Week , we shine a light on a challenge many families face but often feel too ashamed or...