Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

The Truth Behind 'Fake Book' and Perfect Lives | The Truth About Neurodivergent Kids

14 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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Aaron Hartman, MD, explains why neurodivergent kids struggle with the pressure to appear perfect. He argues that dysregulation isn't a failure, it's normal for all children, and that the 'fake book' versions of perfect lives set impossible standards.

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You can't buckle under the pressure. A fake book? And that everyone looks like it's all together because Dr. Rowe is telling you that's all baloney and cheese. Because they're flying in on their private jets to tell me that. So you know what I mean? So we all have struggles, and I rarely meet families where kids, like, got it together all the time. And all kids will go through periods of dysregulation. It's just kids who are wired uniquely feel things more. They feel things strongly.

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