Barbara Elizabeth

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a new parent coaching session lately: How to ADHD-proof your home. And the more I think about it, the more I realize most of us have been sold a terrible idea: That if our homes feel chaotic… we just need to try harder. Be more disciplined. Get more organized. Wake up earlier. Buy prettier bins. But after years of working with ADHD families (and living in one), I think the problem is usually not effort. It’s friction. ADHD homes often fail because they...

A Guide to Surviving the Holidays with Your Neurodivergent Kid (and Your Sanity) Does this sound familiar? You arrive for Thanksgiving dinner at your parents’ house...the smells of gravy, stress and too much potpourri hang heavy in the air. Cousins are running around. Adults are making small talk about the latest diet fad or about how 'people these days are way too sensitive'. You finally sit down to eat, and your kid suddenly transforms into a small, furious cave child, whining loudly about...

Have you ever wondered why the children who most desperately need sleep to function and stay regulated are also the ones who fight it...