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Neurodiversity Podcast — 331 episodes

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1

Understanding Yourself: A Process to Finding the Person Inside

2

The Wall of Awful: Why Starting Feels Impossible

3

The Asynchrony Paradox: Why Capable Kids Struggle with the Basics

4

Neurodivergent Capacity: Why Can They Do It Sometimes But Not Every Time?

5

Learning Differences And Emotional Well-Being Aren't Separate, and Here's Why

6

The Evolution of Assessment: It's More Than Just a Score

7

Autistic Girls Are Going Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed

8

The Right to Be Heard: Reclaiming Communication Autonomy

9

What We're Learning About (Pervasive) Pathological Demand Avoidance

10

The Parenting Long Game: Finding the Problem Under the Problem

11

The Rewards and Punishment Paradox with Alfie Kohn

12

Educator Burnout: Why "Remember Your Why" Isn't Enough

13

Deconstructing Gifted Burnout

14

Waiting for Sleep: Chronobiology and Neurodivergence

15

Understanding ADHD Children

16

From Special Ed to Law School: Redefining Autistic Potential

17

The Secret Ingredients for Emotional Regulation

18

Beyond Motivation: Why We Struggle to Start

19

Interoception Is a Sense Few Understand

20

Why Conventional Parenting Fails 2E Kids

21

The Lost Girls of ADHD: Inattentive in Girls and Women

22

Radical Self-Grace: Accepting the Brain You Have

23

The Friendship Playbook: Building Connection on Your Own Terms

24

Belonging Before Achievement: Redesigning Middle School for Neurodivergent Minds

25

Accepting and Embracing Your Autistic Self

26

Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, and Letting Go of Perfect

27

Child-Led Support: The Concept of Compromise Over Compliance

28

Unmasking Autism: Why You Might Feel Like an Imposter

29

The Empathetic Classroom: A Mental Health Mindset for Educators

30

Connection Before Correction: Autism Understanding & Support

31

Parenting the Child You Have (Not the One You Expected)

32

The Myth of Willful Defiance with Ross Greene

33

Unlocking Motivation in Neurodivergent Children (reprise)

34

2E Or Not 2E: The Nuts and Bolts of Twice-Exceptionality (reprise)

35

Measuring Thinking Rather Than Knowledge with Dr. Jack Naglieri (reprise)

36

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria with Dr. Bill Dodson (reprise)

37

Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging

38

Late Diagnosis ADHD: Looking Back for Context, Looking Forward for Clarity

39

The Over-Under on Achievement with Jim Delisle

40

Presuming Competence: A Nonspeaking Person Finds His Voice

41

Synesthesia in Cinema: The Making of 'Magnetosphere'

42

Building Henry's Classroom: An Advocacy Master Class

43

Adult-Diagnosed ADHD: Grieving What Might Have Been

44

Parenting Through the Chaos and Finding Peace (reprise)

45

Beyond the Lesson Plan: Vulnerability Builds Bridges

46

The Pressure and Peril of Perfectionism

47

Epilepsy Through the Lens of a Mother's Love

48

Finding Magic in Neurodiversity and Vice Versa

49

The Self-Regulation Revolution: Mastering Executive Function

50

Surfing Waves of Emotion Through Emotional Regulation

51

What Behavior is Really Telling Us

52

Playing May Be the Most Important Work We Do

53

Christopher Willard on Mental Health, Education, and Farts (!?)

54

Revisiting Girls and ADHD

55

Why Do We Still Debate Overexcitabilities?

56

Love on the Spectrum's Kaelynn Partlow on Autism, Advocacy, and Acceptance

57

Understanding Yourself: A Process for Finding the Person Inside

58

Beyond Buzzwords: Rethinking Our Neurodiversity Discourse

59

Dietary Difficulty: Fueling the Neurodivergent Brain

60

Time Blindness: What To Do When Now Isn't Now

61

Flashback: Autism + ADHD = AuDHD

62

Is It PDA? Demand Avoidance in the Context of Autism

63

Authenticity: Belonging vs Fitting In

64

Why School Refusal May Not Be What It Seems (and What to Do Instead)

65

Beyond Words: The Truth About Selective (Situational) Mutism

66

When Consistency is the Game Changer

67

One-Size Doesn't Fit All: Variability in Neurodivergent Brains

68

The Double Empathy Problem in the Classroom

69

There's Much More to OCD Than You Think

70

Navigating the Emotional Landscape

71

Gestalt Language Processing

72

The Barrier-Breaking Evolution of Whole Body Regulation

73

Dyscalculia & Math: A Teacher's and Parent's Guide

74

What it Takes to Connect With Today's Students

75

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria with Dr. Bill Dodson (Part 2)

76

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria with Dr. Bill Dodson (Part 1)

77

New Podcast Alert: Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools

78

Unraveling the Mysteries of Baffling Behaviors

79

Applying Neuroscience to Education

80

Self-Regulation: A Guide for Educators and Parents

81

Moving From Traditional to Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy

82

Real-World Relationships, Digital Connections, Keeping It Together

83

Unlocking Motivation in Neurodivergent Children

84

Ask Me Anything #9 with Emily Kircher-Morris

85

Beyond the Stereotypes of Autism and Neurodiversity

86

Challenging What We Know About Autism and PDA

87

What Neurodivergent People Need to Know About Joining the Military

88

You Can't Cut Corners on Executive Function Skills

89

Am I the Impostor Among Us?

90

Strengths-based Supports in the Neurodiversity Ecosystem

91

Advocating for Neurodivergent Kids at School

92

A Guide to School Counseling In a Neurodiverse World

93

Autistic Voices: Bridging the Communication Gap

94

Improving Math Education for Neurodivergent Learners

95

Neurodivergence and The Double Empathy Problem

96

The Gifted Experience: Reframing Emotional Intensity

97

The Body-Brain Connection: Somatic Strategies for Well-Being

98

Do You Hear What I Hear: Exploring Auditory Processing Differences

99

The Tricky Relationship Between Addiction and Neurodiversity

100

2E Or Not 2E: The Nuts and Bolts of Twice-Exceptionality

101

What MIT and Harvard Science Says About Neurodiversity

102

Measuring Thinking Rather Than Knowledge with Dr. Jack Naglieri (part 2)

103

Measuring Thinking Rather Than Knowledge with Dr. Jack Naglieri (part 1)

104

Organizing While Neurodivergent: There's an App for That

105

OCD: Beyond the Neat & Orderly

106

Autism + ADHD = AuDHD

107

Experiential Therapy: Less Talk & More Action

108

Bridging Brains and Hearts: Trauma and Neurodiversity

109

Decoding ADHD in Children: Early Diagnosis, Leveraging Strengths

110

Phases & Stages: Executive Function Growth Throughout Life

111

Beyond the Page: Empowering Young Minds

112

Unlocking the Power of Neurodiversity in STEM

113

Ask Me Anything #8 with Emily Kircher-Morris

114

Parenting Self-Care: Looking Out for Number One

115

Declarative Language: A New Strategy for Neurodivergent Communication

116

Challenging What We Know About Autism and PDA

117

Education for Everyone Through Universal Design for Learning

118

A Quest For Meaningful Relationships

119

Not a Disease: Understanding Autism as Difference

120

Challenging the Status Quo in the Classroom and Beyond

121

Turning Neurodiversity Barriers Into Benefits

122

Dani Donovan on Motivation, Procrastination, and Her Viral Memes

123

Ask Me Anything #7 with Emily Kircher-Morris

124

The Tricky Transition From High School to Higher Ed

125

Unique Learning Challenges of Neurodivergent Brains

126

Creating and Fostering Autonomy and Motivation

127

Perspectives Series: Emotional Regulation

128

Perspectives Series: ADHD

129

Perspectives Series: Sensory Needs

130

Taming the Pull: Trichotillomania and Other BFRBs

131

Myths, Barriers, and Supports for Twice-Exceptionality

132

Life at 200: We're Grateful, Excited, and Pass the Pumpkin Pie

133

Can We Blend Behaviorism and Neurodiversity-Affirming Care?

134

Am I the Impostor Among Us?

135

Exceptional Minds: Understanding and Nurturing Profoundly Gifted Children

136

The Magic and Madness of Middle-School

137

Ask Me Anything #6 with Emily Kircher-Morris

138

Low-Demand Parenting: Bridging Divisions, Fostering Trust

139

2E Or Not 2E: The Nuts and Bolts of Twice-Exceptionality

140

Suicidal Ideation in Neurodivergent People

141

Interoception Is a Sense Few Understand

142

Emotional Regulation: Finding Peace Among the Chaos

143

The Confluence of Neurodiversity and LGBTQ

144

Mixed-Neurotype Relationships

145

Learning How to Learn, Studying How to Study

146

Parenting Through the Chaos and Finding Peace

147

Life With Synesthesia: Does This Color Smell Funny To You?

148

When Procrastination Hijacks Your Executive Functioning

149

It's Not You, It's ADHD

150

Trauma-Informed Support for Adopted and Foster Children

151

Ask Me Anything #5 with Emily Kircher-Morris

152

Understanding Behaviors and Emotional Regulation with Mona Delahooke

153

Working, Living, and Learning with ADHD

154

Comfort Zone Ahead, Construction in Progress

155

Controlling and Harnessing Anxiety

156

ODD - Oppositional? Defiant? Or Just Misunderstood?

157

Reducing Anxiety Through Mindfulness

158

Authenticity, Unmasking, and Zest

159

Beating Gifted Kid Burnout

160

Technology, Gaming, Social Media, and Your Child

161

The Misunderstanding About Motivation

162

Can We Stop Pathologizing Kids Now?

163

PDA, Autism, and Parenting for Peace

164

Life as an Autistic Middle-Grade Fiction Author

165

Ask Me Anything #4 with Emily Kircher-Morris

166

Newly Diagnosed at Age Forty-Something

167

The World is (almost) Ready For Neurodiversity

168

The Quintessential Book on Parenting Gifted Kids

169

Preparing for a More Independent College Experience

170

Multipotentiality: When There's More Than One Right Answer

171

What To Do When Kids Worry (encore)

172

Getting Verbal About Non-Verbal Intelligence

173

Autistic Girls Are Going Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed

174

Surviving in a Digital World

175

When Neurodiversity Meets Existentialism (encore)

176

How Much Does Biology Influence Behavior?

177

Declarative Language: A New Strategy for Neurodivergent Communication

178

Counseling In a Neurodiversity-Affirming World

179

Ask Me Anything #3 with Emily Kircher-Morris

180

Discovering Dyscalculia

181

The Stealth Nature of Dyslexia (encore)

182

Talking to Your Children

183

The Power of Positivity and Unique Thinking

184

Processing Speed: Why Some Kids Are Faster Than Others

185

Does Personality Impact Neurodiversity?

186

Occupational Therapy for Neurodivergent Kids

187

Books For "Kids on the Fringes"

188

Adult Diagnosis ADHD

189

Girls and ADHD

190

Understanding ADHD Children

191

Taming (and Embracing) the ADHD Beast with Eric Tivers

192

Two Conversations About Dyspraxia

193

Depression and Suicide in the Neurodiversity Community

194

Sorting Out Sensory Awareness

195

Ask Me Anything #2 with Emily Kircher-Morris

196

Mentoring Tweens Through Transitions

197

The World is (almost) Ready For Neurodiversity

198

Sensory Sensitivities, Parenting, and Neurodiversity

199

Let's Talk Executive Function with Seth Perler

200

Beneath the Surface of Giftedness (encore)

201

Removing the Roadblocks of Dyslexia

202

The Utility (or Futility) of Labels

203

Our Bright and Complex, Twice-Exceptional Kids with Dr. Dan Peters

204

What We're Learning About (Pervasive) Pathological Demand Avoidance

205

Ask Me Anything with Emily Kircher-Morris

206

Laying the Groundwork for Life After High School

207

Teaching Learners How To Learn

208

Want To Help Kids? Help Their Parents

209

Is This A Game To You? Let's Talk Play Therapy

210

Attorney, Author, Artist, Autistic

211

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance with Harry J. Thompson

212

We're Not Broken with Eric Garcia

213

Autism's History and Neurodiversity's Future with Steve Silberman

214

Embracing the Bright Without Quashing the Quirky

215

Letting Your Geek Flag Fly: Guidelines for Strengths-Based Supports

216

Understanding Behaviors and Emotional Regulation with Mona Delahooke

217

The Rewards and Punishment Paradox with Alfie Kohn

218

Raising Twice-Exceptional Children, a Book Preview

219

Technology: Keeping Kids Safe from the Digital Dark Side

220

What's So Normal About Normal?

221

2021's Biggest Conversations: Pathological Demand Avoidance (from episode 85)

222

2021's Biggest Conversations: Helping Kids With Anxiety (from episode 88)

223

2021's Biggest Conversations: Supporting Bright Kids (from episode 89)

224

2021's Biggest Conversations: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (from episode 92)

225

2021's Biggest Conversations: Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (from episode 83)

226

From Illiterate to Doctor Dyslexia Dude: A Superhero Story

227

Grateful

228

Education's Equity Challenge

229

Empowering People to Leap ADHD's Highest Hurdles

230

ADHD Awareness Month - Another Brick in the Wall of Awful

231

Gifted, Talented, and Neurodiverse Awareness Week

232

ADHD by any other name? Try "Attention Divergent Hyperactive Giftedness"

233

Improving the Anxious Lives of Neurodivergent Kids

234

Helping Autistic Students Succeed in College

235

Prosopagnosia - The Struggle With Face Blindness

236

Special Series, Part Three (reprise) - A Mother's Story

237

Special Series, Part Two (reprise) - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

238

Special Series, Part One (reprise) - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

239

A Special Interview With Emily Kircher-Morris

240

Oppositional? Defiant? Or Just Misunderstood?

241

Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming World

242

Neurodiversity at University: The Transition to College

243

Releasing the Potential of High-Ability Kids

244

What To Do When Kids Worry

245

Say What? Neurodivergent Code Switching

246

Social & Emotional Curriculum: Learning With Heart

247

"Pathological" Demand Avoidance? Words Matter

248

The Power of #OwnVoices in Autism Advocacy

249

REJECTED! Now what? Overcoming Rejection Sensitivity

250

Homeschooling and Resilience

251

Neurodivergent Adulting Made Easy

252

Equity, ADHD, and 3e

253

Moving Beyond Surviving to Thriving

254

Play Therapy: Meeting Kids On Their Turf

255

The Battle For Dyslexia Services

256

A Neurodiversity Framework For Gifted and 2e

257

Am I the Impostor Among Us?

258

Autism's History and Neurodiversity's Future

259

A Holiday Shopping and Celebration Guide (Encore)

260

Mind Matters Composite: Creativity

261

Executive Function: What You May Be Doing Wrong

262

Understanding Autism Diagnosis and Assessment

263

Sifting Through IQ: What We Know About Intelligence

264

When Neurodiversity Meets Existentialism

265

Gifted and 2e's Place in the Neurodiversity Movement

266

Misinformation, Misunderstandings, and Myths in Education

267

A Talk With a 2e Pioneer

268

The Ethos of Creativity

269

Twice Exceptionality + Cultural Diversity = 3e

270

Sticks and Stones: Neurodiversity and Bullying

271

Preparing for the SAT & ACT

272

Is Online Education Our Future?

273

The Stealth Nature of Dyslexia

274

Preparing for Post-Pandemic Recovery

275

The Stresses of Sheltering in Place

276

Surviving and Thriving in Quarantine

277

Gifted Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity

278

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance

279

Processing Speed: Why Some Kids Are Faster Than Others

280

Developing Critical Thinking Skills

281

The Crossroads of Academics and Art

282

Bright and Early: A Story of Radical Acceleration

283

Looking Back: A Decade Ends and 2e Wins!

284

A Holiday Shopping and Celebration Guide

285

How To Get Gifted Kids Talking

286

Allowing For Uncertainty

287

Executive Functioning - The Building Blocks of Success

288

Accurate Assessment for Twice-Exceptional Kids

289

School Counseling: Gifted Kids Need It Too

290

The Fast Track to College

291

Part Three: A Mother's Story - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

292

Part Two: Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice Exceptional

293

Part One: Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

294

A Mind Matters Manual for Middle School

295

You Never Outgrow Giftedness

296

Empathy With Intensity: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children

297

ADHD By Any Other Name? Try "Attention Divergent Hyperactive Giftedness"

298

Early to the Starting Line: Acceleration Begins at Kindergarten | Education

299

Note to Self: Be Nice to Me | Parenting | Education | 2e

300

Being a SPED Advocate for Twice-Exceptional Kids | Psychology | Education | 2e

301

Fighting Fake News | Psychology | Gifted | Education

302

Beneath the Surface of Giftedness | Education | IQ | Parenting

303

Gifted Girls: Social Connections and Self-Care at School | Education | Gifted | 2e

304

The G Word Movie | Psychology | Gifted | Intelligence | Education

305

Separating Truth From Mental Myths | Psychology | Gifted | Intelligence

306

All Work and No Play | Psychology | Parenting | Education

307

Thinking Twice About Ways to Help Twice Exceptional Students | Psychology | 2e | Gifted

308

True Grit: Fostering Tenacity and Resilience | Psychology | IQ | Gifted | Education

309

Rethinking the Definition of Intelligence | Psychology | IQ | Gifted

310

Special Edition: Live at the NAGC Convention in Minneapolis | Psychology | Gifted | IQ | 2E

311

Opening Doors To Diversity In Gifted Education | Psychology | IQ

312

IQ Isn't Everything: Reevaluating Evaluation | Gifted | 2e | Education | Psychology

313

Potholes On Memory Lane: Gifted Kids and Trauma | Gifted | Parenting | Violence

314

Family Ties: Connection Through Communication | Gifted | Parenting | Empathy | Psychology

315

The Case for Differential Diagnosis | Gifted | Education | 2e | Psychology | Autism

316

A Bright Minds Balancing Act: Finding Success in School | Gifted | Education | 2e | Psychology

317

Embracing Differently Wired - A New Tilt on Parenting | Gifted | Education | 2e | ASD

318

Profile of a Twice-Exceptional Kid | Gifted | ASD | Asperger's | 2e

319

Regulating Emotions Through Mindfulness | Holistic | Intelligence | Gifted | IQ

320

All the Feels (And Then Some) | Emotional Intensity | Education | Intelligence | Gifted

321

Zero to Sixty: The Case for Acceleration | IQ | Education | Intelligence | Gifted

322

The Importance of Empathy | IQ | Bullying | Intelligence | Gifted

323

The Over-Under on Achievement | Gifted | Education | 2e | Intelligence

324

A Guide to Self-Advocacy | Gifted | Education | 2e | Intelligence

325

Transitioning to Adulthood | Gifted | Intelligence | IQ | Education

326

Overcoming Perfectionism | Gifted | Intelligence | IQ | 2e

327

The Creativity Crisis | Gifted | Creativity | Perfectionism | STEM

328

When Intelligence and Violence Collide | Gifted | IQ | Guns | Mental Illness

329

The Problem of Bullying | Bullying | ADHD | Gifted | Intelligence | 2E

330

Playing the Gifted Game | Gaming | ADHD | Intelligence | 2E

331

A Vision for Gifted Education | ADHD | Intelligence | 2E