On this episode of Out of Line, Amanda Diekman joins Annie Friday and Candis Ogilvie to talk about living in a low demand household. Amanda’s new book Low Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with Your Uniquely Wired Child came out this summer. It was an autism burnout, a term new to their family, that finally set them on a path toward this low-demand lifestyle that worked for them. With new diagnosis of neurodivergency in multiple family members, Amanda and family could reflect on each member’s individual needs for flourishing. Redefining their family dynamics has given them new freedom, peace, and belonging. If you feel like you can’t see yourself or your family in the conventional parenting books, Amanda’s story may resonate. This is a good listen for anyone with pathological demand avoidance, autism, ADHD, or anyone feeling stuck in a cycle of push-pull parenting dependent on power dynamics and adultism.

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