Roundtable: Unschooling in a Neurodivergent Family

Nicole Vito is a psychologist who lives in California with her husband and young daughter. Her work with clients led her to re-examine how we can help our children stay true to themselves even at a young age.

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Munira Adenwalla is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist of 27 years and an unschooling mum. She supports parents with their children’s sensory processing, emotional wellbeing and coordination to move, learn, play, and feel comfortable in their bodies. She also created The No Writing Way™ to build underlying skills that make writing easier and more joyful.

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Zakiyya Ismail is a mother of three unschooled adults and a coach supporting neurodivergent women. For over 25 years, she has advocated for freedom in learning, intersecting with social justice. An experienced speaker and TEDx presenter, she now focuses her Master’s in Psychology on supporting the neurodivergent community.

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Amanda Diekman is a late diagnosed autistic adult, parent coach, and author in the neurodiversity space. Amanda became a leading voice in the movement for low demand parenting practices, with her book Low Demand Parenting, published July 2023. Amanda runs a successful coaching practice for parents of neurodivergent children, offering a variety of online courses. She is the host of Low Demand Parenting podcast. She lives with her husband and three neurodivergent children in an intentional community in Durham, NC. Amanda holds two degrees from Duke University, including a Masters in Theology. 

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Makeba Garraway (she/her) is a mixed heritage Black British mother to two always-unschooled children aged 13 and 10. Her neurodivergent family moved to California in 2019 and now live on Ohlone land in the Bay Area. A former medical doctor and university mental health advisor, she is now being drawn towards death work. She trained as a death doula in 2025 and is a local hospice volunteer. Makeba enjoys singing in two choirs, composing choral music, dipping in and out of various crafty pursuits, and being outdoors in the sunshine with her family and two dogs.

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