174: Support for Neurodivergent Parents with Dr. Rahimeh Andalibian & Sara Goodrich

Most of the resources related to parenting and neurodiversity are geared toward helping neurodivergent children, not neurodivergent parents, so this episode aims to help close that gap. Whether you (or your partner, if you have one) have a diagnosis or you see yourself (or them) struggling but can't quite figure out why, this episode may help. Autism and ADHD are diagnosed at wildly differing rates in girls and boys (in large part because boys' symptoms often turn outward while girls' symptoms turn inward), which means that girls are very often undiagnosed and unsupported well into adulthood. Dr. A. may help you to identify neurodivergence in yourself or your partner, and then connect you to resources to support you on your journey. Find more about Dr. A's practice at <a href="http://SpectrumServicesNYC.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpectrumServicesNYC.com</a> I also very much appreciated Dr. A's memoir <a href="https://amzn.to/3h112NR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Rose Hotel</a> (affiliate link) about her experiences in Iran during the revolution, and later in the U.K. and the U.S. &nbsp; <strong>Jump to highlights</strong> <span style="background-color: transparent">(00:03) Introduction to this episode.</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">(03:07) What kind of patterns do you see in couples where one partner is known to be neurodivergent?</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">(07:28) It’s often the female-identifying partner who is the one who identifies the issue.</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">(11:46) What are some of the red flags for neurodivergent partners?</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">(16:05) Men tend to flood four times as fast as their female partners when they are in an argument.</span> <span style="background-color: transparent">(21:43) How do I support my partner in being a successful parent and also find more balance in terms of what they bring to the family?</span> <span style="ba