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Short reads, real stories and news on neurodivergent life.

The Understanding Zoe blog shares short, plain-language articles for families raising neurodivergent children, neurodivergent adults, and the people who support them. You will find recent stories, practical tips and Australian neurodivergence news. For step-by-step guides, see our Guides. Understanding Zoe is a neurodivergent app made in Australia.

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27 Aug 2026Laetitia Andrac

Your needs belong in the family too: neurodivergent parenting

Neurodivergent parents are whole people with their own nervous systems, capacity limits, and needs that matter just as much as their children's. This conversation with disability advocate Hollie-Ann Newman challenges the myth that parental regulation must be perfect, explores what sustainable neurodivergent parenting actually looks like when you embrace your own needs rather than constantly compensating for them, and offers a practical framework: awareness, accommodation, repair, and support. For the 60% of neurodivergent parents raising neurodivergent children, the path forward is not better self-care habits but honest acknowledgment that your needs belong in the family too.

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