If you're parenting a child who's wired differently and you feel completely alone in it, that's not random and it's not your fault. Maybe family doesn't understand why you do things differently. Maybe friends stopped inviting you places. Maybe you can't find a babysitter who can handle your child's needs, so you haven't had a break in months—or years. Here's the truth: you're not supposed to do this alone, but the support you need looks different than what most people offer.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why parents of kids who are wired differently predictably end up isolated (and why it's damaging your capacity to parent)

• What support you actually need versus what people think you need

• How to ask for help specifically (so people can actually say yes)

• Where to find your people—the ones who already speak your language

• Why some "support" is actually draining you—and how to fire people from your team

• How to protect your energy by letting go of relationships that deplete you

By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how to build a support system that can actually help you sustain this marathon—even if it looks nothing like other parents' support systems.

Resources mentioned: Sign up for the newsletter at www.climbingfishparenting.com for a specific script for asking for help that makes it easier for people to say yes—plus instant access to the Frustration Tolerance Scripts & Practice Guide.

Your kid isn't broken. Your parenting isn't broken. Sometimes we're just asking our fish to climb trees. That's what we fix here.