Resilient Caregiving for Neurodivergent Children: Practical Strategies for Managing Stress and Finding Joy
Book Details
- Publisher : Routledge
- Published : July 2026
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 228
- Category :
Forthcoming - Category 2 :
Child and Adolescent Studies - Catalogue No : 98575
- ISBN 13 : 9781032951027
- ISBN 10 : 1032951028
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Resilient Caregiving for Neurodivergent Children is a supportive, neuroaffirming, and practical guide that helps caregivers protect their own well-being while managing the emotional and day-to-day challenges of raising a neurodivergent child.
Grounded in evidence-based practices, this invaluable guide blends strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with real-life stories and clinical experience. Unlike many parenting resources that focus primarily on the child, this book places the caregiver’s emotional health at the center of family well-being. Parents, caregivers, and guardians will learn how to make space for difficult emotions, such as shame and guilt, ease their overwhelm, and reconnect with their values while building sustainable self-care habits. Chapters include reflective exercises, illustrative case stories, sample scripts, as well as key takeaways to help readers find strength and build emotional resilience at different stages of their caregiving journey. This book offers essential resources to help caregivers prevent burnout and help their child—and themselves—thrive.
Combining therapeutic tools with a lived understanding of neurodiversity, this book provides compassionate approaches to care and self-care for parents, guardians, and professionals alike.
Reviews and Endorsements
This important book will become a classic. Not only will it give you the strategies you need to manage the world around your neurodivergent child, it will also give you the strategies to manage your inner experience so you can find more joy in parenting and in life. Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, ADHD thought leader and author of The ADHD Productivity Manual
From the preface—a moving, compassionate letter to other parents of neurodivergent youth—to the closing chapters, this book is filled with sensitive, accurate, and science-based advice for families experiencing the challenges (and joys) of raising such children. Few punches are pulled: parents are guided to challenge their core beliefs, encounter neurodivergence head-on, and work toward compassion for themselves and their child. Heartfelt, “real,” upbeat, and down-to-earth in terms of expectations, hardships, sorrows, and best practices, this book is a “must read” for parents of kids who are neurodivergent. Five stars! Stephen P. Hinshaw, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley and author of Another Kind of Madness: A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: You, Your Neurodivergent Child And The World
1. First Things First: Understanding ACT, CBT, And How To Use This Book
2. What Is Neurodivergence?
3. The Game Is Rigged: Making Space For Difficult Emotions
Part II: Dealing With The Thoughts And Feelings Of Being A Caregiver
4. Challenging Thoughts And Reshaping Expectations For Yourself, Your Child, And Others
5. Guilt, Shame, And Compassion
6. Managing Communication And Setting Healthy Boundaries
Part III: Building Your Team And Building Up Your Reserves
7. Finding Your Voice And Tapping Into Resources (Or Not!)
8. Building A Life And Identity Outside Your Child
9. Finding Your Last Nerve
Part IV: Crafting Your Story
10. Strength In Similarity: Parenting Neurodivergent Children As A Neurodivergent Caregiver
11. Your Story Moving Forward
About the Author(s)
Danielle L. Terry, PhD, ABPP, is an author, researcher, professor, and clinician. She is the founder of NeuroKind Consulting (neurokindconsulting.com). Her work is grounded in expertise and experience, informed by her role as caregiver to a neurodivergent child and her commitment to advancing compassionate, practical approaches to behavioral health.
Katherine T. Fortenberry, PhD, is a clinical professor at the University of Utah and the director of behavioral health education for its Family Medicine Residency. She is an educator, researcher, and clinician whose work focuses on integrating mental health into primary care. Her professional expertise is informed by lived experience as a caregiver to a neurodivergent child; she brings both personal insight and a commitment to compassionate, practical approaches to supporting family well-being.
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