Family Matters | Carlton Family

In many homes, neurodivergence isn’t just an individual trait — it’s a family affair. It’s a genetic thread weaving through the fabric of generations, from grandchildren to grandparents. For some parents, those differences are familiar. For others, a child’s diagnosis becomes a mirror — revealing traits they’ve carried all along. Like son, like father.

When all or most of the household reads from the neurodivergent playbook, traditional “how-to” guides for family life often get shelved. But families can find strength in shared experience — whether it’s “been there, done that” parenting or a grandparent guiding a child through terrain they know well.

On this episode, we visit Georgia to meet the Carlton family, where neurodivergence is a shared landscape navigated across three generations.