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A compassionate and empowering guide for parents navigating the journey of raising neurodivergent children.
Drawing from her experiences as a social worker, mother of five, and being neurodivergent herself, Hayden offers a blend of professional insight and personal anecdotes that resonate deeply with readers. Without judgement. With love and kindness and empathy. This book genuinely, honestly, passionately and carefully delivers insight and oodles of support to parents navigating their neurodivergent journey.
As her daughter Chloé comments: "you can't have my mum, but you can have her book! Let her show you how to be the warrior your child needs."
Whether you are the parents of a newly diagnosed "neurosparkly" child, or you are thinking of exploring a diagnosis for your child, this will help you on your way to creating a better world. Filled with understanding and acceptance and the celebration of difference.
The book delves into various aspects of parenting, including diagnosis, family dynamics, schooling, therapy, and more. Hayden emphasizes the importance of understanding and celebrating each child's unique strengths rather than focusing on perceived deficits. She shares the transformative journey of her daughter, Chloé Hayden, whose autism and ADHD diagnoses reshaped their family's perspective and approach to parenting.
Hayden's narrative is both informative and heartfelt, offering practical tools and strategies to support neurodivergent children in thriving within a neurotypical world. Her candid discussions about her own late diagnosis at 48 and the challenges faced by her family provide authenticity and relatability.
With warmth, humour, and a touch of sparkle, Parenting Different serves as a valuable resource for parents seeking guidance and affirmation. It's a testament to the power of embracing neurodiversity and fostering an environment where every child can flourish.
Deborah Maclaren
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Parenting Different Synopsis
'This is the book l wish l'd had when my daughter Chlo was diagnosed autistic. The book l wish l'd had when l was parenting any of my children as they faced challenges or didn't fit the "norm". I've written it for every parent who wants to encourage and affirm their children for who they are, not who they're meant to be.' - Sarah Hayden
Parenting can be hard. Parenting a neurodivergent child in a neurotypical world can be even harder. But know you are not alone - all the reassurance, guidance and support you need is right here. Sarah Hayden, social worker, mother and neurodivergent human herself, helps you unlearn everything you thought you needed to know about parenting neurodivergent kids. Covering diagnosis, family life, siblings, schooling, puberty, therapy, food, peer relationships and so much more, Sarah provides new ideas and practical tools on how to support your child to be their best and most authentic self. Equipped with both professional expertise and hard-earned learnings from her own parenting journey, she also shares the story of her daughter Chlo Hayden's autism and ADHD diagnoses and how that transformed her expectations and parenting. There are insights from Chlo herself, Q&As addressing the questions Sarah is most commonly asked by parents and Sarah's own story of adult diagnosis.
With warmth, humour and just a little bit of sparkle, Parenting Different shows you how to help your neurodivergent child not just survive but thrive in a neurotypical world.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781761500237 |
| Publication date: |
6th March 2025 |
| Author: |
Sarah Hayden |
| Publisher: |
Murdoch Books |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
320 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Parenting
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About Sarah Hayden
Sarah Hayden is a qualified social worker and equine assisted psychotherapist. Sarah’s professional expertise focuses on autism, neurodivergence, adoption, fostering and complex family dynamics. She is also a mum to five amazing kids, including world-renowned actor, author and autism advocate Chloé Hayden, and her youngest two were adopted through intercountry adoption from Taiwan. Sarah and her husband have also fostered 55 children and, as a dedicated volunteer, Sarah has counselled refugees and asylum seekers. She also provides emotional support and psychological first aid to disaster-affected people particularly during bushfire seasons. Sarah is neurodivergent herself, having finally (and not surprisingly) been diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 48.
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