What If Your Child's 'Too Much' Is Actually Their Superpower? With Emily Kircher Morris

In this episode of Empowering Exceptional Minds, we sit down with Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC — licensed counselor, author, speaker, and host of The Neurodiversity Podcast — for a conversation that every parent and educator of a twice-exceptional child needs to hear.As a 2e adult with giftedness and ADHD herself, Emily brings rare authenticity to her work. She's the author of Raising Twice-Exceptional Children, Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners, and her latest release, Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools (co-authored with Amanda Morin) — and she's here to help us shift from overwhelm to empowerment.In this episode, we explore:Emily's personal journey and what drove her to write her booksHow her own 2e identity shaped her understanding of neurodiversitySurprising lessons from guests on The Neurodiversity PodcastThe #1 takeaway from Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools for parents and educatorsWhy motivation and emotional regulation are so tricky in academic settings — and what to do about itOne neuro-affirming strategy you can try this weekThe deeper questions we should be asking ourselves and our systems to truly support exceptional mindsEmily Kircher-Morris, LPChttps://emilykirchermorris.com The Neurodiversity Podcasthttps://neurodiversitypodcast.com Neurodiversity Universityhttps://neurodiversity.university Neurodiversity-Affirming Schoolshttps://neurodiversityaffirmingschools.com Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported https://www.amazon.com/Neurodiversity-Affirming-Schools-Transforming-Practices-Supported/dp/B0D81QWSX8 Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroomhttps://www.freespirit.com/teaching-strategies-and-professional-development/teaching-twice-exceptional-learners-in-todays-classroom-emily-kircher-morris-2e-learnersRaising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kidshttps://www.routledge.com/Raising-Twice-Exceptional-Children-A-Handbook-for-Parents-of-Neurodivergent/Kircher-Morris/p/book/9781646322145Emily Facebook:www.facebook.com/EmilyKircherMorrisEmily Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/emilykm_lpc