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You can have a full calendar of friends, family, and appointments and still feel completely alone as a parent. That’s where this conversation lands: the kind of honest, practical talk that helps you breathe again and take the next step.

We’re joined by Vicky Christensen, a special education advocate and the author of Uniquely, Fully Enough. Vicky shares her family’s neurodivergent parenting journey, including raising a son with an extremely rare chromosome disorder and a younger son with ADHD inattentive type and auditory processing challenges. We unpack what it feels like to walk into an IEP meeting surrounded by professionals and realize you need a plan for advocacy, not just hope. We also talk about how finding your village actually happens, from parent groups to local providers to the first person who says “I get it” without judgment.

We dig into visible disability versus invisible disability, why kids can be underestimated at a glance, and what real inclusion looks like for nonspeaking students, including respectful communication and the role of AAC. You’ll also hear concrete guidance on finding credible autism resources without getting lost in the noise, plus what happens after aging out of the school system and how families build meaningful community life and support.

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