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ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:05

Charabanc · 05/09/2025 09:01

I meant that it explains a lot about David Tennant leaping on the trans train...

How do you mean? Because he has neurodivergent children? Most people I know with neurodivergent children, especially autism, are GC. They are (rightly) terrified of their children being captured by this ideology.

Sorry if you meant something else.

ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:06

FrankieCranky · 05/09/2025 09:02

I’m absolutely not a fan of the Tennants. But some of the comments on this thread are quite difficult to read as someone with a child with autism and adhd. It isn’t easy to get a diagnosis - the process is rigorous and thorough. My DD doesn’t misbehave - there are times when she is dysregulated as a result of her neurodivergence, but there isn’t a way to parent our way out of this. More structure and routines wouldn’t have changed who she is and it isn’t a parenting problem.

I just think we should be careful not to let dislike of the Tennants and their attention seeking, brainless behaviour tip into wider prejudice about nd children (or their parents).

I agree.

Beamur · 05/09/2025 09:06

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:03

Parading your children’s ‘difficulties’ around SM is poor parenting. Some people prefer to dress up their poor parenting with ‘oh my children are ND’. It’s not a condition that can be diagnosed on SM. Those of us with direct experience of having children with ACTUAL ND find people like her insulting. It generally isn’t fun for the parents or the children, and her making it sound like it’s nothing at all is disrespectful to people dealing with it every day.

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My DD is autistic.
I think there's a big difference between talking about your own experience as someone who is ND and has children who are too and discussing their medical history.
My DD has found it really helpful watching for example Christine McGuiness talking about her life and experiences.

Biblio4 · 05/09/2025 09:06

I agree with other posters saying this thread is judgy and unkind. I also have "several neurodiverse children" - although I'd use the correct term neurodivergent. It does run in families and ND children are way more likely to have food issues and experience gender confusion. We have these issues in our family, they're not caused by bad parenting, and I'm certainly not making them up.
I think Georgia has been open about the fact she has ADHD. She shouldn't be shamed on a parenting website for having ND children.

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:06

FrankieCranky · 05/09/2025 09:02

I’m absolutely not a fan of the Tennants. But some of the comments on this thread are quite difficult to read as someone with a child with autism and adhd. It isn’t easy to get a diagnosis - the process is rigorous and thorough. My DD doesn’t misbehave - there are times when she is dysregulated as a result of her neurodivergence, but there isn’t a way to parent our way out of this. More structure and routines wouldn’t have changed who she is and it isn’t a parenting problem.

I just think we should be careful not to let dislike of the Tennants and their attention seeking, brainless behaviour tip into wider prejudice about nd children (or their parents).

We don’t actually know that any of their children have had a formal diagnosis though, it’s more than likely that it’s just the latest thing she’s seen on social media. They already also have two non binary children apparently. She obviously hasn’t been in the spotlight recently and is looking for attention, using her children’s ‘difficulties’ is despicable.

Wornouttoday · 05/09/2025 09:07

Parading your kids on SM for any reason at all is poor parenting. The parents themselves don’t understand the need for boundaries between private and public spaces. And public spaces doesn’t mean the park, street, supermarket etc but the whole world, if you’re talking about and posting photos of your children on SM.

deadpan · 05/09/2025 09:07

Wornouttoday · 05/09/2025 08:33

Several of their children - how many children have they got??!

She had about 2 I think before they got married. She was very young when she had them, and then I think they've had a good three more? together.

ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:08

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:03

Parading your children’s ‘difficulties’ around SM is poor parenting. Some people prefer to dress up their poor parenting with ‘oh my children are ND’. It’s not a condition that can be diagnosed on SM. Those of us with direct experience of having children with ACTUAL ND find people like her insulting. It generally isn’t fun for the parents or the children, and her making it sound like it’s nothing at all is disrespectful to people dealing with it every day.

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I don’t like these two, but it is possible that they are crap parents and they have children with ND.

askmenow · 05/09/2025 09:09

Batshit grifters the pair of them.

PsychoHotSauce · 05/09/2025 09:10

heldinadream · 05/09/2025 08:39

OK I read it so no one else has to.
They have 5 children, 1 of which is just hers.
Of the 5, 2 have food issues.
The number who are officially ND isn't specified, but it is more than the 2 who have food issues.
So given that several isn't all, they have either 3 or 4 ND children.
Disclaimer- I only skim read but I standby the facts I believe I digested.
If anyone comes along with different numbers I'm not arguing though.

To summarise: 5 kids, 3 or 4 ND, 2 with food issues.
Mum has food issues too by the way.
The End. 😂

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Well that was a whole load of info I didn't need to know Grin

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deadpan · 05/09/2025 09:11

SouthWamses · 05/09/2025 08:36

To be fair, you cannot have a diverse individual - you need a group for that.

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Your child just needs to be divergent from "the norm" for them to be referred to as neuro diverse.

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:12

ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:08

I don’t like these two, but it is possible that they are crap parents and they have children with ND.

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Of course it’s possible, I just don’t think it’s very likely. If it’s true, the last thing those children need is her disclosing their private medical information on a podcast when they have no way of consenting to it. It’s terrible parenting.

Funnywonder · 05/09/2025 09:14

SouthWamses · 05/09/2025 08:36

To be fair, you cannot have a diverse individual - you need a group for that.

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Yeah, this always pisses me off!

2021x · 05/09/2025 09:14

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:06

We don’t actually know that any of their children have had a formal diagnosis though, it’s more than likely that it’s just the latest thing she’s seen on social media. They already also have two non binary children apparently. She obviously hasn’t been in the spotlight recently and is looking for attention, using her children’s ‘difficulties’ is despicable.

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I would also add to this that it is particularly grim for children who are reported to be vulnerable being talked about publicly.

I grew up with a very disabled sibling, and around people with both low functioning and high functioning developmental delays and those parents are fiercely protective over their kids privacy especially when they were kids

I feel that this is more about Georgia and not actually about her kids. I think that’s harmful for her kids.

Theunamedcat · 05/09/2025 09:15

FrankieCranky · 05/09/2025 09:02

I’m absolutely not a fan of the Tennants. But some of the comments on this thread are quite difficult to read as someone with a child with autism and adhd. It isn’t easy to get a diagnosis - the process is rigorous and thorough. My DD doesn’t misbehave - there are times when she is dysregulated as a result of her neurodivergence, but there isn’t a way to parent our way out of this. More structure and routines wouldn’t have changed who she is and it isn’t a parenting problem.

I just think we should be careful not to let dislike of the Tennants and their attention seeking, brainless behaviour tip into wider prejudice about nd children (or their parents).

Not if your rich and can pay

Funnywonder · 05/09/2025 09:16

deadpan · 05/09/2025 09:11

Your child just needs to be divergent from "the norm" for them to be referred to as neuro diverse.

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Then they are neurodivergent. Not neurodiverse. One person can’t be neurodiverse. By themselves😆

ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:16

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 09:12

Of course it’s possible, I just don’t think it’s very likely. If it’s true, the last thing those children need is her disclosing their private medical information on a podcast when they have no way of consenting to it. It’s terrible parenting.

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Of course it is terrible parenting, the children deserve privacy but that doesn’t change the fact that some of the comments here are disgusting.

deadpan · 05/09/2025 09:17

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A brain injury is a medical condition. Schizophrenia is regarded as a psychological/neuro divergent crossover these days. Dyslexia, ASD, ADHD, add etc are neuro diverse conditions.

Arran2024 · 05/09/2025 09:17

If asd is genetic, and it seems to be one of the causes, then certainly you can have one asd child after another. If you are asd yourself, chances are you won't notice. Then they go to school, where what just seemed to be your family idiosyncrasies get picked up as autism or adhd....

Look at Carrie and David Grant as another family where all the kids are on the spectrum.

It is what it is.

2021x · 05/09/2025 09:17

ShitYoureAMess · 05/09/2025 09:16

Of course it is terrible parenting, the children deserve privacy but that doesn’t change the fact that some of the comments here are disgusting.

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Actually you may disagree with what they say, but none have been disgusting.

CunningLinguist2 · 05/09/2025 09:17

defrazzled · 05/09/2025 08:35

How is disclosing your child's private medical information to the media legal. These 2 grifters are constantly parading their ND trans kids for the press, personally I think it is exploitative and abusive.

”grifters”?? Do you know them?

HonoraBridge · 05/09/2025 09:18

LadyBracknellsHandbagg · 05/09/2025 08:51

I think the only issue those poor children have is having these two as parents. Shame on them.

Exactly!

Hoppinggreen · 05/09/2025 09:18

Don't they have a Trans child?
Its almost as if there is a link between being Trans and not NT

RedToothBrush · 05/09/2025 09:19

Beamur · 05/09/2025 08:55

This is a really mean thread. Speculating that they're poor parents because of a comment in a podcast. There's a genetic component to this so hardly surprising that several people in the same family could be affected.

There's no such thing as a vegan cat.

9 year olds don't have views about their identity and sexuality.

Because they are nine.