In this conversation, therapist and long-time school advocate Keischa Pruden shares 25 years of hard-won wisdom on helping neurodivergent kids access safety and learning inside traditional schools. We talk whole-child lenses (bio-psycho-social), what actually derails learning (surprise transitions, sensory overload, inflexible expectations), and how to build a true “village” between home and school. Keischa walks through the key components of practical school advocacy—and names the heavy load parents carry (and why support is non-negotiable). It’s a compassionate, concrete guide to lowering demands at school without losing sight of what matters most: each child’s definition of a meaningful day.

Meet our guest:

• Learn more about Keischa Pruden here.

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• Low Demand Parenting book: a love letter to exhausted, overwhelmed parents everywhere. Get the first chapter free! 


• Why is everything with my kid so hard?: Take the quiz to find your first step forward!


• Low Demand Parenting Blog: a treasure trove of low demand wisdom

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