🎧 Episode 11 – Forgotten Needs, Heartwarming Teens & Neurodivergent Room Chaos.

This week on The NeuroDADverse, Ben reflects on a parenting moment where he forgot to communicate accessibility with Oscar and how a simple bedroom reorganisation turned into an emotional reminder about invisible needs.

Dan feels like a new man after sleeping more in the past four days than he has in the past two weeks and shares the challenges involved in engaging with dental appointments.

Lastly, Ben shares a heartwarming story from a beach trip with extended family, as his teens surprise him with genuine compassion and support for their grandma. The pair also dive into how neurodivergent kids navigate clutter, clothing decisions, transitions, and spontaneous change.

There's a fresh wave of listener feedback, a funny bath time score drop, and thoughts on how far they’ve come across the first 11 episodes.

💬 Topics This Episode

• Communicating accessibly during stressful tasks

•. Emotional labour & late-stage parenting wins

• Neurodivergent attachment to clutter and collections

• Teens supporting their grandmother in thoughtful ways

• Family beach traditions & inclusive activities

• SEND-friendly dentists & familiarisation techniques

• Listener feedback and reflections

• Bath time score regression: frustration, humour & hygiene

👇 CHAPTERS BELOW for easy navigation.

00:00 – Intro & welcome to Episode 11

01:00 – Bonus energy from a long weekend

02:00 – Week in 3 Words: Renovation, Reminder, Heartwarming

03:30 – Challenges: Reorganising Oscar's bedroom & communication breakdown

06:00 – Forgotten neurodivergent needs & emotional overload

09:00 – Self-regulation, safe spaces & forgotten objects

12:00 – Clutter, collections & the emotional weight of rubbish

14:00 – Repairing trust after stressful change

16:00 – Empathy, apologies & why it matters

18:00 – Ben’s win: Beach day with grandma & extended family

21:00 – Oscar’s gesture: arm around gran & thoughtful support

23:00 – Observing family kindness without scripting it

26:00 – Mabel’s win: new calming bedroom zone

28:00 – Lighting, organisation & sensory-friendly space design

30:00 – Positive reinforcement with subtle design choices

32:00 – SEND-friendly dentist chats

34:00 – Family transitions, routines & planning ahead

36:00 – Listener engagement & reflections on episode reach

38:00 – Importance of chronicling parenting wins

40:00 – Diagnoses origin stories to come?

42:00 – Looking ahead: garden parties, beach rounders & school prep

45:00 – Return to school anxiety & emotional coaching

47:00 – Bath time scores: performance struggles & supportive laughs

49:00 – Sunday structure, hygiene independence & closing thoughts

51:00 – Final goodbyes & special guest outro from Mabel

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