There are countless resources available on how to raise your kids.
Callum Green, Student Support Officer
Books, essays, TV shows, and podcasts that offer advice on topics ranging from feeding to encouraging healthy sleep habits to helping children navigate difficult emotions, etc. In recent years, there has even been an increase in content specifically aimed at fathers, with more resources and information becoming more readily accessible. But the one thing I still struggle to find is parenting advice for neurodivergent people by neurodivergent people. As someone with AuDHD (Autism and ADHD), this would have been a lifesaver as a parent of two kids under 7. “The Neurodivergent Dad Survival Guide” is my attempt to fill that gap in the market.
PLEASE BE AWARE; this is not a how-to guide for raising kids as a neurodivergent person. I am not a professional. Not even close. I am just a dad whose brain is wired a bit differently. Instead, I want to share some lived experiences and what I’ve taken from them as a parent with AuDHD. Since I last gave this talk nearly two years ago, I also want to share what has changed in that time and the lessons I’ve learnt as my kids have grown up. I also hope to challenge and demystify some perceptions of what it is to be neurodivergent and what we are capable of.
If that ends up helping someone like me, or any parent, to feel they are a little less alone – then that’s a worthwhile bonus.
Register for The Neurodivergent Dad Survival Guide: 2026 Edition.
Please contact Jen.Townend@northampton.ac.uk if you have any queries about this event or would like to be a future speaker.