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When parent and child share the same neurodivergence

My teenage daughter and I both have ADHD and we were diagnosed around the same time which initially felt like this beautiful moment of understanding but now we just enable each other's chaos and I don't know how to be the parent when I'm struggling with the same things.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared struggles can collapse necessary boundaries when the person meant to provide structure needs the same support.

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