There’s no script for the conversations that come with raising a child with a disability. These ten conversation starters are a framework you can adapt to your own family, from talking with doctors and schools to your partner, other fathers, and yourself.

Millions of families are raising children with disabilities and neurodivergence, yet it can still feel incredibly isolating. I’m sharing what this life has looked like for our family, why fathers need support too, and how we can do a better job showing up for the families living it every day.

For a long time, I didn’t realize how isolated I had become as a dad raising a child with special needs. I’m sharing what that looked like for me, why so many fathers feel left out of traditional support spaces, and how something as simple as one text can help us start reconnecting.