Parenting at the Intersections

Jaya Ramesh, MA LMHC, is a psychotherapist in private practice in the greater Seattle area, specializing in working with BIPOC neurodivergent individuals and couples. She also runs a DEI consultancy coaching leaders at organizations on creating anti-racist culture in the workplace. Priya Saaral, MSW, LICSW, RPT-S is a neurodivergent mama, a play therapist and a parenting coach in the Greater Seattle area, specializing in the emotional wellbeing of neurodivergent children and parents by helping them reconnect to their playful spirit amidst personal and structural adversity.

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Language
Our Community Members
Introduction
Part I The Foundations of the Home
1 The Framework
2 Standing at the Intersections: The Contexts We Parent In
3 The Map Is Not The Territory: The Role of Child Development Understanding How Our Children Develop
Part II Our Lives Inside the Home
4 Building the Model: Choosing to Parent Differently
5 Uncovering Vibrant Playgrounds: Embracing a Diversity of Play
6 Standing in the Doorway of Adulthood: Parenting Our Adolescents
7 Parenting at the Edge of Understanding: Setting Boundaries with Tech
Part III Our Work in the World
8 The Halls of Medicine: Navigating Medical Systems
9 Unlearning the Script: Educating Our Children
10 Dismantling the Pipeline: Protecting Our Children in Justice Systems
11 Finding What Feels Like Home: Building Our Village
Part IV Building a Better World
12 A Parenting Love Ethic: An Invitation to Emancipation
Notes