In this special 10-year anniversary and 500th episode of Tilt Parenting, I’m turning the spotlight toward the community that has shaped the show from the beginning. I’ll share key findings from a new parent survey about the lived experience of raising neurodivergent kids, including the profound isolation many families feel and the hard-won confidence parents develop as they learn to support their children. But the bulk of this episode features reflections from longtime community members on how the neurodiversity conversation has evolved over the past decade, how this journey has changed them personally, and where they believe the movement needs to focus next. Across their stories, common themes emerge: greater visibility and language around neurodivergence, deeper compassion and nervous system awareness, the importance of community, and the urgent need for more empathy and change in schools, healthcare, and other systems that still lag behind what families and research already know.

Things You'll Learn from this Episode

Why a lack of understanding across schools, communities, and social circles remains the biggest struggle for families

How parenting neurodivergent kids can feel exhausting and isolating—and how finding language and community can be life-changing

Why so many parents are discovering their own neurodivergence, highlighting this as a whole-family journey

How parents are growing more compassionate, self-aware, and willing to trust alternative paths while holding both grief and hope

Why the future calls for systems change and a stronger commitment to connection-first, strengths-based support for neurodivergent kids

Resources Mentioned

The Tilt Parenting Report

Zach Morris

Ned Johnson

Dr. Mona Delahooke’s website

Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted & Supported by Emily Kircher-Morris and Amanda Morin

Neurodiversity University Education Hub

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