I was invited to speak as a panelist for parents of Neurodivergent school-aged children (elementary thru college) and share the recording with who I feel might benefit from it so I wanted to include it here. The event had a variety of speakers. I personally spoke for about 15-minutes on confidence, executive functioning, and independence...and more importantly the power of the question we are asking ourselves as parents and the impact it has on our children. Please watch the entire thing, but if you just want to view my part its at the 57 min 49 sec mark. Also note, there will be a QR code on the last slide of my presentation that is blocked out by zoom...just know it leads to this community. You are already in and so nothing to worry about.

I’m excited to be able to see things differently.

Friday Victories 🎉 Before we head into this special "Independence" weekend, let’s pause and notice what moved forward this week. Your victory does not have to be huge. Maybe your teen had one better conversation. Maybe your young adult completed one task. Maybe your child left their room. Maybe you stayed calmer than you normally would. Maybe you asked a better question instead of pushing harder. Maybe you simply made it through a hard week. Progress counts, even when it is small. Drop one victory from this week below 👇

Let’s get our first community quick win. We have 49 parents in here now and growing fast, and I want to help make this community practical right away. So here is the question for today: What is one small 1% step you could take this week to help your teen or young adult move forward? Not a huge plan. Not a complete life overhaul. Not fixing everything. Just one small step. Examples: - Have one calmer conversation - Use one lower-pressure script - Open the school portal together for 2 minutes - Choose one home responsibility - Watch one training - Take the Stuck Assessment - Ask one better question instead of lecturing - Celebrate one small win - Look at one job posting - Try one small hygiene step - Set one simple boundary - Repair one hard conversation Copy and paste this below: My 1% step this week is: This matters because: The support I could use is: Remember, progress does not start with a perfect plan. It starts with one small step.