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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 29 MIN

Parenting regrets and giving yourself grace after an ADHD and autism diagnoses

from Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids · host Understood.org

After ADHD and autism diagnoses reshaped his family, Dion Chavis began looking back at how he parented his teenage daughter — and forward at how he’s raising his young son. In this conversation, he shares the lessons he learned about academics, connection, anger, grace, and apologizing. It’s an honest look at how parenting evolves and what happens when you decide to grow alongside your kids.More on this topicRead: ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD)Listen: Navigating your child’s diagnosis (self-care tips)Listen: Emotional regulation as a mom with ADHDFor a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org. You can also email us at [email protected]. Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After ADHD and autism diagnoses reshaped his family, Dion Chavis began looking back at how he parented his teenage daughter and forward at how he’s raising his young son. In this conversation, he shares the lessons he learned about academics, connection, anger, grace, and apologizing. It’s an honest look at how parenting evolves and what happens when you decide to grow alongside your kids. More on this topic Read: ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) Listen: Navigating your child’s diagnosis (self-care tips) Listen: Emotional regulation as a mom with ADHD For a transcript and more resources, visit Everyone Gets a Juice Box on Understood.org. You can also email us at [email protected].

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After ADHD and autism diagnoses reshaped his family, Dion Chavis began looking back at how he parented his teenage daughter — and forward at how he’s raising his young son. In this conversation, he shares the lessons he learned about academics,...

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