Neurodivergent Parenting

After-school meltdowns (restraint collapse) occur when neurodivergent children spend all day heavily masking at school, needing low-demand environments, declarative language, and sensory resets upon returning home.

Calming bedtime routines for neurodivergent kids rely on sensory-friendly wind-downs, visual schedules, dim lighting, and proprioceptive deep pressure (like weighted blankets) rather than rigid, demand-heavy clocks.