Ep 6: Going Down the Rabbit Hole of Diagnoses with Neurodiverse Children

You Don’t Want a Hug, Right? The Hilarity and the Hard of Raising Humans with Neurodiversity

Both of us have spiraled down the rabbit hole of diagnosis with our children. As a parent, when you first hear about autism, you don’t know what you don’t know. You find yourself asking, “Are these behaviors normal?” many, many times. What even is “normal”, anyway?

In today’s episode, we talk about the term “diagnosis”, the data around autism diagnoses, and our rabbit hole experiences with multiple diagnoses of autism, Tourette’s, OCD, and more with our children. If you’re currently experiencing this with your own children, we see you. We’ve been there.

In this episode, you’ll learn…

[10:49] The data around autism diagnosis, and why some folks with autism actually prefer not to use the term diagnosis

[21:25] Kristen’s rabbit hole diagnosis experience with her children

[30:16] Our shared experience with Tourette’s syndrome diagnoses for our kids

[41:22] Gwen’s rabbit hole diagnosis experience with her children

[55:03] The Last Word from our kids on what they think it means to be diagnosed with something

Get full show notes and the episode transcript:

https://www.youdontwantahug.com/post/ep-6-going-down-the-rabbit-hole-of-diagnoses-with-neurodiverse-children

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