Seminar on Parenting and and Neurodivergence in Family Life is a discussion-based learning community for parents and members of neurodiverse families. Modeled on a liberal arts seminar, this space blends insights from diverse scientific disciplines with perspectives from the arts and humanities, while centering the lived experiences of parents and neurodiverse self-advocates, to deepen how we understand children, relationships, and ourselves. The seminar is grounded in the belief that there are many valid ways of being, and that meaningful change happens not through rigid expertise, but through shared inquiry, reflection, and connection. Participants are invited to move beyond binaries, toward greater tolerance, acceptance, and deeper partnership with their children and other members of their community.

Each session combines a brief learning component with rich discussion, drawing on readings, creative works, and real questions brought by participants about their own families. Together, we build both practical tools—supporting regulation, routines, communication, and navigating social expectations—and the deeper capacity to hold complexity: caring for a child in a world that may not yet fully understand them, while also reshaping what that world can be. This is a community of growth, not certainty. Together, we practice giving and receiving, and different ways of learning and relating are not just welcomed, but encouraged.