In this conversation, Karen McNenny interviews Merriam Saunders, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Child Custody Recommending Counselor. They discuss the importance of maintaining a positive co-parenting relationship after divorce, especially when there are neurodivergent children involved. They emphasize the need for parents to continue making joint decisions and supporting their children’s relationships with both parents. They also touch on the role of attachment theory in divorce and the challenges of gatekeeping parents.
They highlight the challenges faced by neurodivergent children in two-home arrangements and provide strategies for supporting them.
Merriam shares her experience as a child of divorce and how it influenced her career in helping families navigate divorce. She also shares her books and resources for raising neurodivergent children in divorced families.
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