Most of us start advocating for our kids without a map. We show up to IEP meetings not knowing what to ask, learning the language as we go, often while exhausted, often while afraid of getting it wrong.

The Advocate Lab is where we learn from one neuroaffirming advocate's origin story at a time: what they went through, what it taught them, and the wisdom they have to offer as we grow our own strength and resolve. Care Lab is honored to kick off this new series with an intimate conversation with fellow parent-advocate Dr. Destiny Huff, LPC.

Dr. Huff, an Autistic and ADHD therapist and non-attorney special education advocate, knows that map didn't exist for her either. In 2021, her oldest child's disability-related needs were treated as behavior to correct instead of unmet needs that required support. Three suspensions came in the first few weeks after winter break alone.

Her family's path through evaluations, eligibility, and IEP meetings taught her the system. Learning she is Autistic and ADHD taught her the language for it. Today she helps other families do what she had to teach herself: read the documentation, name the bias, ask for what their learner actually needs.

Open to any parent, family member, guardian, or other adult in a direct caregiving role for a neurodivergent or disabled child.

About Dr. Destiny Huff, LPC: Dr. Huff is an Autistic and ADHD mental health professional, special education advocate, author, speaker, and parent of two neurodivergent learners. Through Destiny Huff Consulting, she supports families and professionals in developing meaningful IEPs and neuroaffirming practices that move beyond compliance to support the whole learner.Free for Care Lab members. Contribution for Non-Members: $15 → givebutter.com/care-lab-collective

The session recording will be available in the Care Lab Workshop Archive.

Care Lab Workshop: The Advocate Lab featuring Dr. Destiny Huff, LPC

Practical Wisdom from the Front Lines of Neuroaffirming Advocacy