NeuroDADverse

🎧 Episode 6 – Routines: Who Are They Really For? This week on The NeuroDadverse, Ben and Dan reflect on the bittersweet emotional load of end-of-term life — school reports, transitional stress, and the tension between creating magical memories and just surviving the week. They unpack the wins (a 9.5 bath score! an actual family dinner with no meltdowns!) and the challenges (burnout, shifting rout...

🎧 Episode 5 Routines, Transitions & Emotional End of Term In this episode of The NeuroDADverse, Ben and Dan dive into the complexities of summer routines, end of term emotions and SEND school transitions. From the bittersweet news of a child staying in the same class, to spontaneous sports days and “Champion of Champions” family traditions. This is parenting through chaos with compassion and...

🎧 Episode 4 – Fashion Shows, Solo Dads & Emotional Throwbacks In this episode of The NeuroDADverse, Ben tackles two nights of solo parenting that include a sensory-triggered meltdown, an emotional bathroom floor moment, and a makeshift fashion show to help Oscar choose clothes for a beach trip. Meanwhile, Dan shares a massive win with Frankie around self-initiated haircuts a sensory success w...

🎧 Episode 3 – Prevent Training, Parenting Pressure & Permission to Feel Dan and Ben reflect on how institutional systems like Prevent training can unintentionally stigmatise neurodivergent traits. It sparks an emotional, wide-ranging chat about justice, advocacy, and the subtle harm of misrepresentation. But this episode isn’t just about systems. It’s also about the stuff at home: giving your...

🎧 Episode 2 – Heat, Hydration & Holding It Together In this episode of The NeuroDADverse , Ben and Dan battle through a blistering heatwave with their neurodivergent kids — and all the chaos that comes with it. From sensory meltdowns and nighttime wake-ups to battles over fans, windows, and hydration, the struggle is real. But it’s not all stress. There are big parenting wins too — like watch...

🎧 Welcome to the very first episode of The NeuroDadverse! In this heartfelt launch episode, Ben and Dan dive into the real highs and lows of parenting children with ASD and ADHD — and navigating their own possible diagnoses too. 🍼 It’s Father’s Day , there’s a surprise dental meltdown, a sensory overload birthday, and a gig that ends with an unexpected emotional breakthrough in the car. This is...

Welcome to NeuroDADverse — the podcast for parents who sometimes feel like they’re parenting on hard mode. We’re Ben and Dan, two dads raising neurodiverse kids and figuring it out as we go. If you’ve ever felt isolated at the school gate, overwhelmed at another meltdown, or just unsure if you’re “doing it right,” this is your space. Each week, we share the real stuff. The wins, the wobbles, and a...