Spotlight on The Challenges of Parenting a Child in Autistic Burnout with Tanya Valentin, Neuro-Affirming Family Coach

Dropping the pressure and embracing what your child truly needs

Tanya Valentin is a late-identified AuDHD woman, and mum to three late-diagnosed neurodivergent teens and young adults. She lives on a small lifestyle block in rural New Zealand.

As a family coach, she supports parents of neurodivergent children and teens to navigate their child’s burnout recovery in a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming way through coaching and her membership community.

As a registered teacher, Tanya’s background is in education, but her passion lies in empowering parents with the tools and support they need to create a more peaceful, connected family life.

Tanya turned two of her past hyperfixations into books, and hosts the podcast From Burnout to Balance, where she shares insights, stories, and strategies for parents on this journey.

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Tanya writes…

The Challenges of Parenting a Child in Autistic Burnout

When a child or teen is in autistic burnout, the experience can be deeply challenging -not just for them, but for their parents as well. While the focus is often on the child’s struggles (rightfully so), parents are often left navigating a complex, overwhelming, and isolating experience without a clear way forward while trying to juggle work, life admin, other children, etc, and defending themselves from the judgment from others as well as outdated parenting advice and values.

Here are some of the key challenges parents face (many of which I have faced myself):