Understand. Connect. Support.
Grandparenting Differently A supportive six-week programme
Understand. Connect. Support.
Neuro‑Affirming Approach
Support and Resources
Grandparenting Differently is a supportive six‑week programme designed to help grandparents better understand, connect with and support their neurodivergent grandchildren.
Using a neuro‑affirming approach, the course explores what neurodiversity is (and what it is not), shifting the focus from difficulty or deficit to difference, strengths and individual profiles.
Grandparenting Differently in Action
The Programme
Grandparents are supported to explore common neurodivergent conditions such as autism and ADHD, including shared characteristics such as sensory differences, executive functioning challenges, emotional regulation, play and sleep.
Space for Reflection
The course creates space for reflection on each grandchild’s unique strengths, interests, communication style and sensory needs, recognising that no two neurodivergent children are the same.
Shared Learning
Sessions are interactive, respectful and confidential, encouraging shared learning while allowing participants to contribute as much or as little as they wish.
Empowerment
The programme empowers grandparents to think differently, not about changing their grandchild, but about how environments, expectations and relationships can change to better support them.
The Owl Centre Charity
Grandparenting Differently is a charity affiliated with The Owl Centre Charity…
Grandparenting Differently is a charity affiliated with The Owl Centre, a nationwide organisation that provides specialist assessment and pre‑ and post‑diagnostic support to neurodivergent individuals. Using the Owl Centre’s clinical expertise and neuro‑affirming approach, Grandparenting Differently focuses on supporting grandparents to better understand neurodiversity and the needs of their neurodivergent grandchildren.
