Neurodivergent children living in an unforgiving neurotypical world do not need “more resilience”. They need understanding and support much earlier – not just from parents, but from schools, society, and government systems as a whole. AdvertisementAccording to Learning Disability Today, two in five parents of children with SEND are forced to give up work completely. Children would not need to retreat to bedrooms to recover from a world that failed to meet them halfway. AdvertisementIf we truly invested early, fewer children would ever need to cocoon at all.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2026 11:48 UTC