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The Road No One Plans

The Road No One Plans is a deeply personal and professionally informed account of what happens when life takes a direction you never expected.

Drawing from her lived experience as a mother, educator, behaviour analyst and advocate, Daisy Jonathan explores the emotional, practical and transformative realities of raising a child with additional needs. She writes honestly about uncertainty, fear, grief, resilience, family life, faith, professional encounters and the gradual process of rebuilding expectations.

The book moves beyond a single personal story. It weaves together Daisy’s experiences with those of other families she has supported throughout her career, offering insight into the challenges parents often face when navigating diagnosis, education, therapy, behaviour, relationships and long-term planning.

At its heart, The Road No One Plans is about learning to live fully within a journey that was never anticipated. It does not minimise the difficulty of that journey or offer simplistic messages of positivity. Instead, it provides an honest reflection on what it means to adapt, advocate, persevere and find meaning in changed circumstances.