NeuroDADverse

How do you support your child fully… when you’re worried about how the world might respond? In Episode 46 of The NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan reflect on a week of growth, identity, school pressure, and the emotional balancing act of parenting neurodivergent children. This episode explores the real tension between encouraging your child to be themselves and protecting them from a world that d...

What do you do when a week feels like one long challenge? In Episode 45 of The NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan reflect on a week where progress felt hard to find, from sleep struggles and emotional overload to navigating public dysregulation and parenting under pressure.   This episode dives into the reality of those tougher weeks, the ones where routines fall apart, wins feel invisible, a...

When your child is overwhelmed… do you step in, or step back? In Episode 44 of The NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan explore one of the toughest parts of parenting neurodivergent children, knowing when to support and when to let them work through it themselves.  This week’s episode dives into real life moments of anxiety, independence, sensory needs, and emotional regulation, including a powerfu...

What do you do when your child can’t always tell you what’s wrong? In Episode 43 of The NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan reflect on the emotional challenges of supporting neurodivergent children when communication, stress, and uncertainty collide.   This week’s episode dives into the reality of parenting through frustration, school pressure, food rigidity, and emotional overload, while also...

What happens when routine breaks and what does it reveal? In Episode 42 of The NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan unpack a week full of unexpected lessons, emotional challenges, and powerful insights into neurodivergent parenting.  From a forgotten ADHD medication moment that led to a completely different experience of the world, to navigating sensory challenges, school transitions, and the emoti...

What does progress actually look like when you’re raising neurodivergent children? In Episode 41 of the NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan unpack a week filled with emotional ups, small wins, and the ongoing challenge of navigating school, routines, and regulation.  From managing transitions at the gym and dealing with school-related anxiety, to celebrating meaningful breakthroughs like indep...

What does a “good week” really look like in neurodivergent parenting? In Episode 40 of the NeuroDADverse Podcast, Ben and Dan reflect on a week filled with small wins, emotional challenges, and the reality that progress doesn’t always feel easy, even when things are going well.  From navigating disrupted routines and sensory overload during everyday moments like bath time, to celebrating meaningf...

🎙 The NeuroDADverse – Episode 39 Some weeks in parenting feel like clear victories. Others feel more like figuring things out in real time . This week on the NeuroDADverse, Ben and Dan reflect on a week defined by pride, gratitude, contentment and Minions, complaints, Nanny - while also navigating the ongoing complexities of raising neurodivergent children and teenagers. Dan shares updates on comm...

🎙 The NeuroDADverse – Episode 38 This week on the podcast, we celebrate some unexpected parenting wins. Dan shares a huge moment in Frankie’s school journey, when getting to school finally seemed to feel easier after months of difficult transitions. For many SEND parents, the hardest part of the day isn’t the classroom… it’s simply getting through the gate. Meanwhile, Ben shares a brilliant moment...

🎙️ The NeuroDADverse – Episode 37. What happens when you stack: • Lunch • Multiple transitions • A birthday party bus • A house full of unfamiliar kids • A non-speaking autistic child • And a busy week of solo parenting ahead Honestly? We expected it to unravel. In this episode, Dan shares a surprisingly brilliant autism parenting win, navigating three transitions in one afternoon and watching Fra...

In Episode 36 of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan reflect on a week full of quiet but powerful wins, where confidence is rebuilding, teens are choosing connection, and safe spaces are doing their job. This week includes: Confidence growing in school and sport Nervousness about tests turning into positive surprises Repairing self-belief after academic doubt Teens asking to watch films and game toget...

In Episode 35 of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan navigate the penultimate week of term, and it's a busy one! Where sleep disruption, school attendance anxiety, and end-of-term exhaustion collide with some genuinely powerful parenting wins. This week includes: Sleep struggles and melatonin conversations Anxiety around school attendance and assessment Why state education can feel especially complex...

In Episode 34 of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan talk openly about the emotional labour of parenting neurodivergent children in public spaces, where needs are often invisible, judgment is unspoken, and parents are quietly doing everything they can to hold it together. This week includes a school trip full of transitions, waiting, and unexpected kindness; ongoing school avoidance challenges; and th...

In Episode 33 of The NeuroDADverse, Ben and Dan reflect on a week that felt unfamiliar in the best possible way, with no major crises, fewer challenges, and small signs of optimism beginning to return. This episode explores what it’s like when neurodivergent family life settles temporarily and how hard it can be to trust calm when you’ve spent years braced for the next difficulty. In this episode,...

In Episode 33 of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan have one of their most honest conversations yet, navigating the early days of ADHD medication, school attendance challenges, emotional overwhelm, and the quiet work of protecting a child’s self-esteem . This episode explores what happens when support does help… but also brings unexpected side effects, emotional floodgates, and difficult parental dec...

Welcome to Episode 31 of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan talk openly about what happens after a diagnosis, when clarity arrives, but emotions are still catching up. This week includes a major family milestone for Ben: a formal ADHD diagnosis , and the complex feelings that follow. Relief. Validation. Grief. Confusion. Pride. And the quiet work of helping a child rebuild their sense of self after y...

Episode 30 🎧 In the NeuroDADverse this week, Ben and Dan return for the first episode of 2026, reflecting on the strange reset that comes with a new year, especially when neurodivergent family life doesn’t pause for calendars. This week includes a significant medical scare, a broken foot, hospital visits, difficult sensory decisions, and the careful balance between safety, regulation, and trust....

Episode 29 🎧 This week, Ben and Dan reflect on the strange, in-between days of Christmas and New Year, a time full of transitions, heightened expectations, social pressure, and emotional regulation challenges for neurodivergent children and their families. This episode explores what Christmas actually feels like inside an ND household: the joy, the overwhelm, the near-meltdowns, the patience requ...

Episode 28 🎧 Welcome to The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan sit down for a festive end-of-term reflection unpacking a week filled with school pressure, academic anxiety, sensory challenges, and unexpectedly joyful family moments. As Christmas approaches, they talk honestly about how neurodivergent children experience transitions, expectations, and traditions very differently and why calm, familiarity...

Episode 27 🎧 This week in our NeuroDADverse, Dan and Ben return together to unpack a week shaped by school anxiety, big educational transitions, and the invisible pressure that builds at Christmas for neurodivergent children and their families. As routines shift and environments change, they reflect on what happens when school suddenly feels “too much,” how parents spot the early warning signs, a...

In Episode 26 🎧 of The NeuroDADverse, Dan takes the mic solo for a shorter update because we know how ND life can be, work life, and Christmas life all collided at once. In this 17-minute snapshot, he shares a surprisingly joyful Santa visit, a medical challenge that’s emerging for Frankie, some sleep regression, and a week full of giggles, growth, and unexpected calm. This episode covers: • Brea...

🎧 Episode 26 of The NeuroDADverse, Ben and Dan open up about a week full of twists, school decisions, sickness bugs, sensory waves, and the unpredictable rhythms of raising neurodivergent children. From navigating college open days to managing school refusal, advocating for reasonable adjustments, supporting anxious teens, and finding small yet meaningful wins, this episode is a grounded, honest...

Episode 24 🎧 This week's NeuroDADverse finds Ben and Dan reflecting on a week that swung between emotional breakthroughs, nostalgic setbacks, and unexpected moments of calm. From college open evenings and ND overwhelm, to wildlife parks full of memories (both joyful and fraught), they open up about: • Supporting your neurodivergent child through college choices • How to scaffold independence with...

🎧 Episode 23 of The NeuroDADverse podcast, Dan and Ben open up about a week filled with radical acceptance, a kitchen showdown and a sobriety milestone. We unpack: The emotional toll of watching your child struggle with school How ND kids are often perceptive in ways mainstream education can’t support Ben’s personal reflection on 8 years of sobriety and how it’s shaped his parenting A Frankenstei...

🎧 Episode 22 This week, Ben and Dan dive into the beautiful chaos of raising neurodivergent teens, that messy middle ground where independence collides with anxiety, sensory overwhelm, and the parental urge to hold on just a little longer. From fireworks and dark winter nights to bath time routines and growing social freedom, the dads unpack how it feels to let their kids explore the world while...