Why Does My Child Hit or Bite?
This isn’t a how-to-stop-it article. It’s a way to keep everyone safe and then ask better questions about what happened before, what the child needed, and what changed afterward.
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Real talk about raising neurodivergent kids. What's actually happening behind the behaviour, and what helps. Pick a topic, or start with the newest.
What's happening when a nervous system runs out of room, and how to bring it back down.
Building the calm that learning and connection depend on.
Working with teachers and the system without fighting it.
Signs, labels, and what to do before or without a diagnosis.
Eye contact, language, and staying connected under pressure.
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This isn’t a how-to-stop-it article. It’s a way to keep everyone safe and then ask better questions about what happened before, what the child needed, and what changed afterward.
Teachers and parents see different parts of the same child. This piece covers how to share what works, be specific, listen to what the classroom shows, and build a fuller picture together.
Burnout in neurodivergent children can look like regression, but it is often a nervous system that has run out of capacity. This article explains the signs, the causes, and how parents can support recovery.
“High-functioning” doesn’t mean easy — it often means invisible. This article explains how kids who hold it together in public are masking real exhaustion, which surfaces once they reach the safety of home.
Advocating for your child at school doesn’t have to mean conflict. This article explores how showing up calm, clear, and cooperative — instead of defensive — builds the kind of trust that actually gets your child more support.
Your child isn’t living a double life — they’re one nervous system responding to two very different environments. This article explains why kids who hold it together at school often fall apart at home, and how to ease that transition.
Not listening often isn’t defiance — instructions require multiple processing steps, and when a child’s system is overloaded, access to that whole chain can simply drop.
Diagnosis waitlists can take a long time, but your child’s need for support doesn’t wait. This article makes the case for showing up calm, consistent, and curious now, regardless of where you are in the diagnostic process.
Stimming itself isn’t the problem — it’s regulation. This piece explains the difference between safe, steady stimming and the moment it shifts into an unfolding meltdown.
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