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Ep. 12: Diagnosis Disclosure (4 of 5) - Parenting - Connection, Belonging, and Collaboration

Ep. 12: Diagnosis Disclosure (4 of 5) - Parenting - Connection, Belonging, and Collaboration

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 Show NotesEpisode details* Season (Thread): 8* Episode number: 12* Release date: 2026-09-09* Hosts:* Natasha Stavros, PhD — author of The Unmasking Diary and Burning Inside Out (coming to a bookstore near you in December 2026)* Sarah Liebman — licensed marriage and family therapist, ADHD-diagnosed, special interests all things neurodiverse* Audio Engineer and Composer: Noah Smith* Director: Linda Highfield* Duration: 00:32:19* Audience and tone: Educational, conversational, supportive; stigma-free exploration of neurodivergence, diagnosis, and self-understanding using personal experience as a case study* Summary [AI generated, human edited]: When a neurodivergent parent discloses their autism or ADHD diagnosis to their child, the most important thing they're offering is not information — it's context. Silence doesn't protect children, it just leaves them to write their own story, often that they are the cause. Natasha Stavros, Sarah Liebman, and returning guest Tara Neri (LCMHC, UnmaskedParenting) explore how talking openly about diagnosis with your child builds connection, shared vocabulary, and a sense of belonging rooted in authenticity rather than sameness. They draw the critical distinction between authoritarian and authoritative parenting, between secrecy and privacy, and conscious, chosen masking versus shame-based survival masking most late-diagnosed adults have lived. The episode closes with a diary excerpt from After the Masquerade in which Natasha's daughter, post-Austria meltdown, says the words that break everything open: "It's just too much. I know I am being bad."Key takeaways about disclosing your diagnosis to your child:* Silence is not protection: If you don’t explain what your child is witnessing when you’re in burnout or shutdown, they will fill in the blank themselves — and the story children tell themselves is often that they are the cause.* Belonging is not sameness: Talking to your child about your diagnosis creates shared language, connection, and a sense of belonging grounded in authenticity, not in being like everyone else.* Conscious masking is not the same as survival masking: The goal of neurodivergent-affirming parenting is not to eliminate masking, but to raise children who know themselves well enough to choose when, where, and with whom they unmask. The mask only harms the masker when it disconnects from the self entirely.[This section is AI-generated, human edited].Resources and referencesOur guest Tara Neri offers some great resources to dig deeper into many of these topics including:* Unmasked Parenting: Talking to children about parent burnout* Unmasked Parenting: The Nature of Nurture* Unmasked Parenting: What Do I Actually Say?* Unmasked Parenting: Before the World Defines ThemDon’t Miss Out on Early AccessJoin our community of late-diagnosed adults learning to unmask. Subscribe to get the next episode of Following the Threads directly in your inbox. Upgrade to paid for early access to the book and other resources.Leave a review and share your own diagnostic journey to help others feel seen.Thanks for reading A Jester's Musings! This post is public so feel free to share it.The Unmasking Autism Diary: Memoir Excerpt on disclosing diagnosis to your childEver since we got back from Austria, my daughter has been running on empty. It’s the start of a new school year – her swimming lessons changed. Half of her friends have moved onto Kindergarten. Every morning she asks to stay home from school. She doesn’t even want to go out to eat because she’d rather be home in a less stimulating environment.Wherever we go, she finds a “friend” and clings to them for co-regulation. She is really intense when she approaches potential friends - shifting and adjusting to accommodate what they might like. And when there is nobody else - she finds anything as a substitute for co-regulation, transferring her affection to objects.In the last month, I can count at least four instances when her body shut down entirely. Something sent her over the edge and her body took over. She screamed knowing that she should stop, but she couldn’t.The closer I got to try and stop her, save her – she flailed more, or ran faster… in a blind panic into dangerous situations.The only thing I could do was not react, remain calm, keep my voice low, and my movements slow and predictable. I had to let her go inside and pull herself out, because at this point only she could tame the primal urge to fight with all her power.The most recent of these meltdowns happened after swim class. It was a new teacher. New time. Different students. Old pool. Everything was different. After class she didn’t want to get out. She began to shut down - losing her speech, physically resisting the end of class, avoiding climbing out of the ladder. Then she played, stalling longer. Finally, her friend went to the changing room. She followed her. She picked the same one her friend wanted, even though her ...
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