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The Enneagram describes nine distinct patterns for how people experience the world and respond when things feel like too much. Each type brings unique strengths — and unique stress responses — into parenting.
Understanding these nine parenting types can help parents of autistic children recognize why certain strategies work for some families and not others — and how to adjust support based on nervous system needs rather than behavior alone.
The Enneagram describes nine distinct patterns for how people experience the world and respond when things feel like too much. Each type brings unique strengths — and unique stress responses — into parenting.
Understanding these nine parenting types can help parents of autistic children recognize why certain strategies work for some families and not others — and how to adjust support based on nervous system needs rather than behavior alone.