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meera~
1mo ago in Educators' lounge
I'm supporting a neurodivergent student but their home doesn't understand
Student thrives at school (accommodations, structure, consistency). But at home: parents minimize diagnosis, don't provide consistency, resist medication. School support is undermined at home. Your support ends at the…
eli~
1mo ago in First steps & introductions
The guilt is crushing me
If I hadn't missed the diagnosis for my kid for 7 years, they wouldn't have struggled so much. If I'd recognized it in myself earlier, my marriage might have survived. The regret is suffocating. I can't stop replaying…
arjun~
1mo ago in Adults: workplace & life
I got diagnosed late and I'm grieving my career
Diagnosed at 35. Looking back: I took jobs that didn't fit, burnt out repeatedly, self-blamed, thought I was failing. A different diagnosis earlier = different path. Now what? Diagnosis is clarity and loss at once. How…
nikhil~
1mo ago in First steps & introductions
Diagnosis was a relief but my parents are grieving
They reacted to my diagnosis like I told them I was dying. They're sad, angry, mourning the 'normal' child they thought they had. Meanwhile I'm just feeling... seen for the first time. My clarity is their tragedy. How…
kavya~
1mo ago in Tweens & teens
My teen's diagnosis changes their college prospects and I'm grieving
Mild learning disability + ADHD. College will be hard. Competitive schools are closed. My grief about the ceiling this puts on their options is real, and I feel like a bad parent for grieving. Future changed by…