Guiding a neurodivergent kid through grief (by breaking all the rules)

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

Opublikowano: 2026-08-06

Alynda Wheat Savage and her husband Dave were never big rule followers. They brought that punk rock spirit to parenting their son, Jack, who is neurodivergent. So when Dave was diagnosed with glioblastoma, they threw out the rulebook to help Jack process and grieve in a way that worked for him. Alynda shares how they protected Jack through diagnosis, decline, and loss. Her story is sometimes funny, always unflinching, and full of heart. For more on this topic Watch: How one mom battled small town prejudice for her kids Read: Why kids grieve in un...