By Glenda Augustine* Perimenopause doesn't pause for school pickups, late-night homework battles, or the emotional weight of parenting. For many women, this season brings hormonal shifts that amplify anxiety, disrupt sleep, erode patience, and create a sense of losing themselves — even as everyone around them needs more. If you have found yourself wondering why everything feels harder, you are not imagining it, and you are not alone. Welcome to In Her Rhythm. The Invisible We

By Esperanza T. LaRoche* I want to close this series with the part no one puts in a college planning guide. What happens when you do everything right — the right school, the right accommodations, the right support services — and it still does not work out as planned? I have lived this. I have watched a carefully built plan change in real time. I want to tell you what I know from the other side of that experience. The pivot is not a failure. It is information. And what you do

By Esperanza T. LaRoche* When a college plan unravels for a neurodivergent student, the reasons are rarely simple. For some families it is academics, for others it is social skills and isolation, for many it is the daily living skills that no one thought to assess. The routines and habits that were quietly held in place at home by structure that simply no longer exists on a college campus. The shower that stopped happening. The medications that went untaken. The laundry that

By Esperanza LaRoche* If you have a rising high school senior, we know that some parents have already decided which college their child was going to attend, before we even talk about supports, accommodations, or what their student actually needs to succeed. I get it. We want the best for our kids. We want to feel like all of those years of advocacy paid off in the most visible way possible. But here is what I have learned as I have navigated this process: the name on the swe

By Esperanza LaRoche* Last month we began our series on High School Transitions. We are starting with transitions from high school to college. Graduating from high school and moving on to the next chapter is an incredible milestone; and not just for the student, but for the entire family! Just like preparation and performance got your teen through high school, your teen will need to prepare and perform to succeed in college. In this blog we address some important tips for

By Esperanza T. LaRoche** When families think about college planning, they often focus on admissions testing, financial aid, and campus tours. For parents of neurodivergent high school students, there are additional considerations that parents should examine for their high schooler. “Neurodivergent” describes individuals whose brains function or develop differently from what is considered typical, resulting in unique strengths and challenges; it is a non-medical way to desc