A couple weeks ago, I saw an Instagram post from Kristy Forbes. Kristy is an autistic advocate and educator with a wealth of knowledge about PDA profile. Anyway, Kristy's post was talking about this idea that we need to get our partner, our co-parent, on our team. This is something that many parents of neurodiverse kids struggle with. On the one hand, you have your relationship with your child, and you have all the strategies that you've tried and that have not worked. On the other hand, you have a sense of loyalty to your partner and a desire to work together and be on the same page. You know that it's going to be less confusing for your child if you're both coming from the same place. BUT, your partner has their own opinions, and they deserve to, don't they? They are just as much of a parent as you.

This leads to a lot of inner turmoil, and a lot of conflict between partners or co-parents, and meanwhile the child you're trying to help is still struggling.

This episode takes a look at the possibility that, instead of getting our partner on our team, we need to focus on getting on our child's team.

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