{"product_id":"navigating-neurodivergence-a-plain-language-guide-to-autism-adhd-anxiety-the-nervous-system-underneath","title":"Navigating Neurodivergence: A Plain-Language Guide to Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, \u0026 the Nervous System Underneath","description":"A plain-language guide for caregivers raising neurodivergent children who deserve more than confusing advice, outdated assumptions, and one-size-fits-all support.\nNavigating Neurodivergence helps families understand autism, ADHD, anxiety, sensory overwhelm, executive functioning differences, masking, meltdowns, shutdowns, demand sensitivity, school struggles, and the nervous system patterns underneath behavior.\nThis guide was created for the caregiver who keeps wondering:\nWhy does my child fall apart after school?\nIs this anxiety, sensory overload, ADHD, autism, trauma, or all of it tangled together?\nWhy do behavior charts, rewards, consequences, and “try harder” advice keep failing?\nWhat is my child actually communicating through behavior?\nHow do I support them without losing myself in the process?\nWritten by Liz Vossenkemper, a developmental-behavioral pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric mental health specialist, this guide blends clinical clarity, lived neurodivergent experience, and practical real-world support for families who are tired of being handed jargon instead of a map.\nInside, you’ll find compassionate explanations of how neurodivergent nervous systems work, why behavior is often communication, how sensory and emotional overload show up in daily life, and how caregivers can begin building supports that match the child in front of them.\nThis is not a guide about fixing children. It is a guide about understanding them.\nYou’ll learn about autism, ADHD, anxiety, overlapping neurodivergent profiles, sensory processing, nervous system regulation, meltdowns, shutdowns, burnout, masking, executive functioning, demand sensitivity, school struggles, IEP and 504 advocacy, behavior as communication, caregiver burnout, co-regulation, and strengths-based support.\nThis guide is for parents, caregivers, educators, clinicians, and anyone who wants to better understand neurodivergent children without fear-based language, deficit-only thinking, or advice that collapses the second real life enters the room.\nBecause neurodivergent children are not broken or deficient. They are complex, whole, wired in real ways, and deserving of support that honors their nervous system, their autonomy, their strengths, and their humanity.\nAnd caregivers deserve support too.\nThis guide offers clarity for the chaos, language for what you’ve been sensing, and a steadier way forward.\nEducational use only. This guide is not medical, legal, diagnostic, or individualized treatment advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for concerns specific to your child or family.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0H6899KS9\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0H6899KS9.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Vossenkemper ARNP, Liz\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43646440177725,"sku":"BVV.B0H6899KS9.VG","price":13.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0H6899KS9-0.jpg?v=1789768533","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/navigating-neurodivergence-a-plain-language-guide-to-autism-adhd-anxiety-the-nervous-system-underneath","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}