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Parents built special education. Now they’re fighting to save it
Episode 23
In 1975, a federal law promised every child with a disability a free appropriate public education. Fifty years later, that promise is on shaky ground…
1 day, 10 hours ago
My son was scared of food
Episode 22
Tehrima Rai spent years being told her son was “just picky.” Relatives blamed her parenting, and she struggled to get help. But Tehrima, a pediatrici…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
I disciplined my ADHD daughter all wrong. This saved our relationship.
Episode 21
Psychotherapist and ADHD expert Merriam Saunders spent years locked in daily battles with her strong-willed daughter. No form of discipline worked. T…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
School refusal: Strategies for getting your child back in the building
Episode 20
Jessica is off this week, but we didn’t want to leave you without something great to listen to. So, in honor of back-to-school, we’re sharing an epis…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why I stopped hiding my kid’s neurodivergence
Episode 19
For years, Margaret Ables believed the kindest thing she could do for her autistic child was to help them blend in. Then a single article reframed ev…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Guiding a neurodivergent kid through grief (by breaking all the rules)
Episode 18
Alynda Wheat Savage and her husband Dave were never big rule followers. They brought that punk rock spirit to parenting their son, Jack, who is neuro…
2 months, 1 week ago
No dyslexia tutors, so this mom became one
Episode 17
Melena Blanton is a clinical psychologist and mom of two neurodivergent kids in Eastern Kentucky. She’s had to fight through lack of resources and sm…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Hyperfocus: PMDD: Why women with ADHD are 4x more likely to struggle
Episode 16
In this episode of our sister show Hyperfocus, listener Jenna Plonsky opens a raw conversation about ADHD, late diagnosis, and the mental health stru…
3 months, 1 week ago
How neurodivergent kids helped build a better children’s museum
Episode 15
Rainy Saturdays just got a whole lot better. Leslie Bushara, chief program officer of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, reveals how she’s taking no…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
First-gen parents, neurodivergent kids, and redefining excellence
Episode 14
Alison Cho grew up in a tight-knit Korean American family where Harvard and medical school weren’t just dreams, they were expectations. Alison had un…
4 months, 1 week ago