Advocating for your child when school systems won’t bend

Podcast: Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids · Jessica Shaw, Understood.org

Opublikowano: 2026-02-03

Our episode today starts with that call from school every parent dreads… Jessica talks with mom and education advocate Tricia McGhee after a classroom discipline incident forces a bigger conversation about neurodivergent kids and school systems that just aren’t built to flex. In this episode, we’re also looking at what happens when getting a diagnosis doesn’t lead to help or services — and why collaboration with schools matters just as much as understanding our own kids. For more on this topic: Read: What is a 504 plan? Listen: Tips from a parent advocate...