Introducing Takeaways with Dr. Ed: “Can’t or Won’t?” Is the Wrong Question

Parenting Neurodivergent Teens & Young Adults · Oct 29, 2026 · 5m

This bonus episode is the first episode of Takeaways with Dr. Ed, our new series of five-minute Micro-Episodes from the NDU Parent Meetings. Each Micro-Episode shares one takeaway from the live parent group, why the obvious response often backfires, and one thing to try this week, with a free two-page Quick Guide. To hear the next ones, search for Takeaways with Dr. Ed in your podcast app and follow it, or listen here: https://www.neurodiversity-u.com/podcasts/takeaways-with-dr-ed

In this episode: Is it that he can't, or that he won't? Parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults ask this…