From Punishment to Partnership: Cultivating Harmony in a Neurodiverse Household-Theresa Regan
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What is the purpose of the Neurodiverse Love Podcast and who is the host?
Welcome to the Neurodiverse Love Podcast. I'm Mona Kay and I was married for 30 years and in that relationship for 32. We didn't find out that we were a neurodiverse couple until our 29th year of marriage. I've been divorced since 2018 and together we have an amazing adult daughter who is thriving and doing fantastic. My hope is that as you navigate your relationship, But the information shared in this podcast will help you better understand the strengths, differences, and challenges you may have in your mixed neurotype relationship. If you would like to learn more about the resources I have available, I hope you will also check out my website at neurodiverse love dot com. And I also hope you will subscribe to the podcast and let me know what you like about each episode.
Thank you so much for listening to the Neurodiverse Love Podcast. Hi, Teresa. It's so great to have you here today for the Neurodiverse Love Conference and it's really great to see you again.
Hi, Mona. I'm so glad to be here. There's great topics and I'm glad to be one of the sessions.
Yeah, me too. I'm glad that you're going to talk about some strength-based things that you've experienced. And I know you have a lot of experience in this area. So we're going to talk a little bit about culture. And I would love if you could share why do we need a culture shift in neurodivergent households.
Yeah, you're right. This is born of um my own experience. I am the parent of an autistic young adult and also a lot of the clients that come through my clinic. And You know the that uh kind of age old story about How I keep telling people to do this and not to do that. And we have the same conversation over and over again and no movement occurs, you know? Yes. And then somebody says, Well, why do you have that conversation then if it's not helpful? And you're like, Well, that's all I know to do, really. And The advice that we get is if something's not working, talk about it. Let's talk again. You know, um, and I just see this uh stalemate where there's stuck couples and families and households. And they don't know what else to do.
Um, but something needs to shift, and they're not quite sure. um how to put that into words, how to do something other than just talking about it. So it really has a lot to do with that. that stalemate state that I wanted to to address for people.
Wonderful. And I'm wondering what the steps toward changing culture are because One of the things that I can tell you, Teresa, I mean, I found out I was in a neurodiverse relationship in 2017, right? So that's over seven years ago. I know. Things have changed so much in the world around neurodivergence and neurodiversity, whether it's relationships that are romantic or families. So I'd love for you to share kind of some of the steps that folks can go through to help change that.
Yeah, I think um, you know, culture takes so long. To even recognize and then and then to shift. And so I think the culture in our households um It comes from a lot of different things, but the basic model we're taught, you know, if you want to be a good parent, if you want to be a good spouse or whatever. that you're gonna have these uh goals or expectations and you're going to want other people to meet those standards. So for your household or for your classroom or whatever the the place is. And so Um it it's uh then we're Taught that Um, if we can all meet the same standard. then we have good character, you know, we've um We're a good person, we've met the standard. So a lot of times in our households we have standards, whether that's for what we spend our money on or how the chores get done or how we communicate, how we spend time together.
And What we tend to do then is to say this is the standard now, go do this. Um and so if if the person complies and achieves that, then they are a good partner or spouse or child. And if not, you have the same conversation. You didn't meet the expectation. You know, we're gonna have the same conversation again. This is the consequence. But one of the nice things about being more aware of neurology um is that you do realize that people in the household are wired in their own unique way.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the purpose of the Neurodiverse Love Podcast and who is the host?
0:00–5:16
2
Why do neurodiverse households need a culture shift away from a policing model?
5:16–10:02
3
How can families increase self‑awareness of each member’s neurological needs?
10:02–15:06
4
What practical steps turn household expectations into partnership and problem‑solving?
15:06–21:12
5
How does the “detective” approach differ from traditional rule‑based parenting?
21:12–24:57
Speakers
1 identifiedMore from Neurodiverse Love with Mona Kay, MSW, Ph.D.
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