Raising a Wild Child provides compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming support for families raising children who don’t fit into traditional moulds. We know that standard parenting advice often falls short when it comes to neurodivergent kids—especially those with PDA, autism, ADHD, and other unique ways of experiencing the world.
Rather than trying to “fix” children or force them to conform, we embrace their individuality. We help parents and caregivers develop a deeper understanding of their child’s needs, emotions, and behaviours while providing practical, therapeutic strategies for creating harmony at home.
You don’t have to do this alone. Raising a Wild Child is here to walk alongside you—because every wild child deserves to be understood, supported, and celebrated and every family deserves to be held.
Through personalised support, expert-led training, and a welcoming community, we empower families to move beyond struggle and into connection—helping every child thrive in their own way.
What we do
We offer family support through therapeutic, child-centered strategies and ethos aimed at promoting positive mental health, improving family relationships, and reducing violence in both home and school settings.
Our focus is to support families and children in developing emotional regulation skills and enhancing mental well-being in order to increase enjoyment and engagement to educational success and personal growth.
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You can expect dedicated support that goes beyond ineffective or unhelpful interventions, providing a strong foundation for families to thrive and overcome challenges.
How we can help you
We provide direct a range of direct family support, resources, training programs, courses and mentoring initiatives designed to empower both wild children and their caregivers.
Why we exist
We exist to champion the unique spirits of the children who defy conventional moulds, the wave-makers, the innovators. Our purpose is rooted in supporting those who may struggle to conform, even when they really want to. These are the individuals who resist the pressures of societal expectations, finding themselves labeled in various ways by professionals and society at large.
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​Our mission is to decrease anxiety and increase mental health, well-being, enjoyment, personal success, personal growth, and engagement with education.
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​We extend our support to you — the parents, the grandparents, the friends, the teachers, and all caregivers. This is a space where you are acknowledged and embraced, especially if you have felt the weight of societal expectations press upon you unfairly.
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We understand the challenges and judgments you face, from being told you are not trying hard enough to being criticised for your caregiving approach. With RAWC, you can expect an understanding, therapeutic, and dedicated support that provides a strong foundation for families to thrive and overcome challenges.
Hi, I am Suzan Issa ...
I am the founder of Raising a Wild Child and The Wildheart Foundation.
We are based in the UK, and I am a Wild Child.
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Diagnosed at 40 years young as Autistic, with a heavy sprinkling of PDA, and hefty dose of ADHD to complete the potion.
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Raising a Wild Child work alongside families to navigate the journey of discovering and understanding their child’s neurotype by finding ways together, to ensure that every person around the child feels heard, supported and understood enabling you to feel empowered to create a harmonious home for the family as a whole.
What people have to say ....
“The support our RAWC Associate offers is invaluable. The WhatsApp support in-between weekly sessions is so reassuring - even if we don't need to use it just knowing it's there offers peace of mind that help and support is available if we need it. I have never heard of any other service offering this.”