6 resources for Just Diagnosed
A practical, honest guide to telling grandparents, siblings, and extended family about your child's autism or ADHD diagnosis — including how to frame it, what to do with the hard responses, and how to talk to siblings of different ages.
How to contact your child's school after an autism or ADHD diagnosis, what the school is legally required to do, and how to start the IEP or 504 process on the right foot — with specific language and a documentation habit that pays off for years.
An honest account of what diagnosis day actually feels like — the grief, the relief, the guilt, the numbness — and why all of it is normal. For the parent sitting in the parking lot who needs to feel less alone before they can do anything else.
What it means when a child has both autism and ADHD, why it's more common than most parents expect, and how the evaluation, treatment, and school advocacy are different when both are in play.
A plain-English explanation of what an IEP is, who qualifies, what it contains, and how it differs from a 504 plan — for parents who just heard the term and need to understand it before their first school meeting.
Just got an autism or ADHD diagnosis and don't know where to start? This guide gives you five clear steps for your first week — in order, without overwhelm.