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Be a No Surprises Family | Less Stress, Fewer Surprises, More Connection With Your Autistic Young Adult
Do you ever feel like you’re having the same difficult conversations with your autistic young adult over and over again?
You remind. They resist or withdraw. You become more worried. They feel more pressured. Everyone...
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What Research Says Helps Autistic Young Adults Build Self-Reliance
What actually helps autistic young adults build meaningful, self-reliant adult lives?
For many families, adulthood can feel slower, less predictable, and very different from the path they expected.
And parents are...
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Why Traditional Coaching Often Doesn’t Work for Many Autistic Young Adults (And What Does)
What if your autistic young adult wants to move forward, but the approach meant to help them is actually making things harder?
When traditional coaching focuses on trying harder, accountability, and pushing through,...
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What If They Never Change? A Message for Parents of Autistic Young Adults
What if your autistic young adult never changes in the ways you’ve been hoping for?
What if they don’t become more motivated, more organized, more receptive to advice, or make progress on the timeline you...
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10 Parenting Habits That Help Autistic Young Adults Become More Self-Reliant
If you’re parenting an autistic young adult, you may sometimes wonder: How do I support them without doing too much for them?
In this podcast, I share 10 habits I’ve found can help parents support their autistic young...
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The “Wall of Awful”: Why ADHD & Autistic People Struggle to Get Things Done | An Interview With Brendan Mahan
Why can something you know you need to do still feel incredibly difficult to start?
In this powerful conversation, Lynn Davison sits down with Brendan Mahan, ADHD coach, educator, speaker, and author of Overcoming the...
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The 9 Stages Families of Autistic Young Adults Go Through
Why does it feel like your autistic young adult is stuck?
If you're the parent of an autistic young adult, you've probably wondered: "Why does everything feel so hard?", "are we making any progress?", or "will things...
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Why Smart Autistic Young Adults Get Stuck (The 9 Hidden Reasons)
Have you ever wondered how someone can be incredibly intelligent yet struggle to send an email, make a phone call, or start a simple task?
It's a question many parents ask. The answer isn't laziness or a lack of...
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5 Ways Parents Unintentionally Get in the Way of Their Young Adult's Self-Reliance & Independence
As parents, we want to help. We solve problems, protect our children from discomfort, and do everything we can to help them succeed. But sometimes, the very things we do out of love can unintentionally make it harder...
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7 Common Patterns I See That Keep Autistic Adults & Families Stuck (After 7 Years of Coaching)
After seven years of coaching autistic young adults and their parents, I've noticed something important: the struggles may look different on the surface, but underneath, they're often deeply human struggles.
In this...
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Why Autistic Adults Feel Overwhelmed, Exhausted & Misunderstood | With Sarah Bergenfield
What if autism isn't primarily a social or communication condition—but a condition of sensory surplus?
In this thought-provoking conversation, Lynn Davison sits down with Sarah Bergenfield, author of Wired to Feel, to...
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How Neurodivergent Adults Can Build Genuine Friendships Without Masking | With Caroline Maguire
Why does friendship feel so hard for so many neurodivergent adults?
In this powerful conversation, internationally recognized ADHD coach, educator, and author Caroline Maguire shares why traditional friendship advice...
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