I was encouraged to read this when struggling to find support for my undiagnosed 15yr old show dropping out of school at the final hurdle. Heidi's humour also brings a true realism to the book too - you know it's not just another self-help book.

It has encouraged me to be mindful of the language I use when discussing students barriers and to challenge others using what can be seen as judgemental and damaging language. Secondly, there is a section about rethinking our own perspectives around disability and having a disabled child, and that was also well worth a read. The author’s fight to be seen, heard, and supported, while swimming against a tide of blame, ableist stereotypes, and the weight of other people’s opinions, is by turns heart-breaking, funny and irreverent, but always brutally honest. Thank you so much Heidi for sharing your story with us, I’ll be recommending “Your Child is not Broken” to all the SEND parents I know!I want to know why my kid is great in the world we live, not by castigating ordinary people as 'ableist' for talking about the mainstream in the world we live in. Bluebird has acquired rights to the self-published, Sunday Times bestselling Your Child is Not Broken: Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles by Heidi Mavir.

She founded EOTAS MATTERS to support families like hers whose children and young people need education outside a school setting.The part about building relationships with other families with neurodivergent children really echoed how lucky I have been to connect with so many wonderful families out there.