Parents of neurodivergent kids don’t need another ‘fix your child’ lecture, they need a new story. This post weaves Gibran, Temple Grandin, and three generations of ‘different’ in my family to show how letting go of rigid expectations, embracing alternative paths, and explicitly teaching life and work skills (including through volunteering) can help autistic and ADHD teens build meaningful, AI‑resilient futures where their strengths are the point, not the problem.