If We're Willing: Learning from the Little Humans Who Change Us
- Haide Giesbrecht

- Nov 30, 2025
- 1 min read
Reflections on raising four very different kids in a beautifully neurodiverse home
I’ve learned that parenting isn’t something we master. Rather, it’s something that shapes us. When Richard and I began raising our four wonderfully different, neurodiverse children, we quickly discovered that no amount of preparation could predict the humans who would arrive.
Each child invited us into a new way of seeing: to notice their strengths, honour their uniqueness, and stay curious even when nothing made sense. In many ways, they became some of my greatest teachers.
If you’d like to read more about what they’ve taught me, I’ve shared the fuller reflection over on my Substack.
































































