The Importance of Inclusive Stories (Even If Your Child Isn’t Neurodivergent)

At The Giggle Garden, we often hear this when we share Your Brain Is A Wonderful Place:

“Oh, but my child isn’t neurodivergent...”

And our honest response?

Perfect. We’d love for them to read it.

This book wasn’t just written for children who experience the world differently. It was written for the children growing alongside them, too.

For the classmates, friends and neighbours.

For the siblings and cousins.

For those who might not need extra support but will benefit from extra understanding.

Because here’s the truth: You don’t need a diagnosis to benefit from learning about difference.

Child reading a colorful book titled "Your Brain is a Wonderful Place" in a playroom. The room has playful wall art, and the mood is curious.

Why it matters for every child

When neurotypical children are invited to read inclusive stories that explore different ways of thinking, moving, communicating and feeling… we’re giving them more than just a nice message.

We’re giving them language.

We’re giving them perspective.

We’re building their emotional literacy and empathy in a way that feels natural and non-performative.

They start to learn that:

Some kids need breaks when things get loud
Some kids use different ways to speak or play
Some brains love deep focus and patterning
Some brains need movement to learn

And they learn that none of that makes a child “less than” — it just makes them themselves.

Inclusive stories aren’t a “special needs' issue, they’re a human one.

If we want classrooms, communities and future workplaces to be inclusive, we can’t only start the conversation when a child is diagnosed.

We start it now.

With a story.

With a conversation at bedtime.

With language that feels joyful and safe, not clinical or scary.

Your Brain Is A Wonderful Place is a celebration of all kinds of minds. It teaches children that their differences matter… and so do other people’s.

So if your child isn’t neurodivergent? Even better.

You’re giving them the tools to become an ally, a kind friend, a curious classmate, and a person who welcomes difference instead of fearing it.

That matters more than you know.

Looking for a place to start?

Your Brain Is A Wonderful Place is a gentle, rhyming story for children aged 2–10 that opens the door to meaningful conversations, without needing a diagnosis to make it valid.