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A Little Cerebral

by Claire and Natalie

A pediatric occupational therapist and a licensed psychologist discuss their experiences and approaches to working with children who are neurotypical, not neurotypical, and everything in between. We discuss current topics in the world of disabilities, special needs, emotional dysregulation, and developmental delays in an approachable, jargon-free manner.

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Episodes

  1. Trauma Informed Schools Part 2

    This the second half of Claire's interview with Dr. Jerry Yager about trauma informed schools.

  2. Trauma Informed Schools Part One: Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Claire interviews Dr. Jerry Yager, a clinical psychologist, about trauma and adverse childhood experiences as Part One of this series.

  3. The SCERTS Model for Supporting Autism

    Claire interviews Dr. Amy Laurent about the SCERTS model of supporting autistic individuals. This is a model that can be used in schools and a number of other settings and can be combined with other treatment modalities. Enjoy the show!

  4. How to Save Money on Medical Costs

    Claire and Natalie discuss how to read and understand your medical claims, find less expensive facilities for procedures, and explore options for lowering prescription drug costs.

  5. Sensory Processing Disorder With Intellectual Disability

    Natalie discusses SPD treatment intellectual disability.

  6. Intellectual Disability

    Claire and Natalie discuss intellectual disability generally as well as the road to diagnosis and identification.

  7. More on School Bullying

    Claire and Natalie discuss the important components of an effective bully prevention program. This includes questions to ask your child's school.

  8. What is a Neuropsych Evaluation?

    Claire interviews a neuropsychologist about the evaluation, the process, what to expect, ect.

  9. Get Your Kids Outside!

    Claire and Natalie share some tips on getting your kids outside.

  10. Interview with a Paralympian Part II

    Natalie interviews Cortney Truitt about helping kids get active. And other stuff.

  11. Financial Planning for Special Needs Families

    Claire interviews Alexandria Nadworny of Affinia Financial Group. They specialize in financial planning for families of kids with special needs. They have a ton of great resources on their website at SpecialNeedsPlanning.com.

  12. How Kids with ADHD Process and Regulate Emotions Part 2

    We discuss part 2 of the article discussing how kids with ADHD process and regulate emotions.

  13. Vacationing with a Disability

    Natalie interviews Cassie about vacationing with a disability.

  14. How Emotional Regulation Impacts Kids with ADHD

    Claire discusses an article that addresses the micro-level details of e.r. in kids with ADHD.

  15. The Other Autism Episode

    This is part 2 of Claire's conversation with Dr. Jenna Scott about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

  16. The Autism Episode

    Claire interviews Dr. Jenna Scott about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

  17. Advocacy with a Paralympian-Turned-Teacher

    Natalie Interviews a former Paralympian who became a teacher about how she applies her own experiences to her advocacy for students.

  18. We're Sorry

    Claire explains why we don't have an episode

  19. Hand in Hand Parenting/Rage Smile

    Natalie describes the principles behind the Hand in Hand Parenting.

  20. How to Get Help for Your Child: Child Find and Early Intervention

    Claire interviews Dr. Tony Baldo about the child find process and the importance of early intervention.

  21. Bullying

    We discuss bullying

  22. Emotional Regulation Basics

    We discuss emotional regulation: what it is, what it looks like (or doesn't look like), why it's different than behavioral regulation, and strategies for home and school.

  23. Is Natalie Mean to Claire? A Discussion of ADHD and Filtering/Impulsivity/Reading Social Cues.

    This is a 9 minute episode in which Natalie and Claire discuss whether or not some of Natalie's comments are mean-spirited. We also discuss some of the social impact of ADHD.

  24. How to Get Help For Your Child Part 3: Speech Therapy and Assistive Communication Devices

    We discuss speech therapy, assistive communication devices, and Wisconsin.

  25. Parenting with a Disability

    We interview the amazing Cassie, a social worker and a mom who also has cerebral palsy. She discusses her experiences growing up and how that shaped who she is, how she sees disability, and how she parents.

  26. How To Get Help For Your Child Part 2: How Schools Identify Learning Disabilities

    We talk to a classroom teacher about the process of identifying learning disabilities. She explains interventions that happen before a child is referred for a special education evaluation and gives her advice about how to approach teachers when you are concerned about your child.

  27. How to Get Help For Your Child Part 1

    We address a message from a listener about how to start the process of getting help for your child.

  28. What the F is Claire Talking About?

    We break down previous episodes into small chunks. This is a summary that hopefully conveys the information in a quick and useful way and is easier to understand.

  29. Special Ed Law in the Time of Covid

    A lot of people have questions about how to make sure kids with disabilities get what they need during online or hybrid learning. And we want to make sure we aren't accidentally breaking the law as we balance keeping kids safe with giving them what they need to learn. Claire interviews a special...

  30. Return to School

    Natalie and Claire discuss nuances of schools and disability services.

  31. Story Time

    We share a story by a mother of a child with Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome) about the challenges and joys of parenting a child with special needs.

  32. Working with Refugees

    Claire interviews Dr. Vanja Pejic, a psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. We discuss refugee experiences and how to support refugee students and families in school and clinical settings.

  33. ADHD vs. Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

    Claire and Natalie discuss the difference between ADHD and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo. What is Sluggish Cognitive Tempo? Tune in to find out.

  34. The School To Prison Pipeline

    We discuss disproportionality in special education, discipline practices in education, and the criminal justice system.

  35. ADHD 101

    Claire and Natalie discuss the basics of ADHD: what it looks like, how it's diagnosed, and treatments.

  36. Executive Functioning Basics

    Claire interviews Dr. Niraj Patrawala about executive functioning.

  37. Feeding Issues

    We discuss mechanical and sensory impact on feeding.

  38. Biases with Disabilities

    Many times, our own biases creep into our referral process, our description of the intensity of behaviors, and even how we complete standardized rating scales of kids.

  39. Books as Mirrors

    Claire interviews a teacher librarian about how books can be mirrors to minority or disenfranchised populations and tools for building empathy and compassion.

  40. Attachment Part 4: The Remix

    We discuss cross cultural perspectives on attachment as well as attachment for children with autism.

  41. Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience

    We revisit the case study and discuss the concepts of vulnerability, risk, and resilience.

  42. We Don't Have An Episode

    Things went awry....

  43. Case Study on Dysregulation

    We discuss a child with significant dysregulation as well as some symptoms of anxiety and depression. We discuss treatment strategies.

  44. Smell ya Later

    Being social when your child has a disability.

  45. Attachment Part 3: Sorry-Not Sorry

    Last episode of the attachment series

  46. Breathing and Mid-Brain Processing

    Natalie and Claire discuss breathing and mid-brain processing. Natalie apologizes to her husband for "throwing him under the bus." Sorry, Todd. We didn't know you were listening.

  47. Sleep

  48. Attachment Part 2: I'm not crying; you're crying.

    Attachment Part 2. Yes, we get a little weepy.

  49. Coronavirus Routines

    We discuss how to maintain a routine when you are home with kids during this covid19 craziness. We discuss some tips for decreasing anxiety. More to follow with that in another episode.

  50. Dual Diagnosis: ADHD and Resting Bitch Face

    Sometimes symptoms of one disorder can mimic another. And both might be correct diagnoses for the same person. So how do we differentiate between the two when we are discussing their manifestation in behaviors? Also an appearance by Claire's resting bitch face.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A pediatric occupational therapist and a licensed psychologist discuss their experiences and approaches to working with children who are neurotypical, not neurotypical, and everything in between. We discuss current topics in the world of disabilities, special needs, emotional dysregulation, and developmental delays in an approachable, jargon-free manner.

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Claire and Natalie

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