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What You're Doing That's Demotivating Them with Debbie
Demotivating is the last thing we want to be doing, but motivation can be a big challenge. We want our autistic and neurodivergent young people to su…
3 years, 3 months ago
Autism at 18 and Legal Adulthood with Jason
Aging into legal adulthood is not the same thing as developing into an adult who is ready for the rights and responsibilities governmental laws besto…
3 years, 3 months ago
How to Motivate Autistic and ND Young People with Debbie
Jason and I get asked all the time, “How do you motivate them?”
The short answer is you can’t.
But there are things you can do as a parent and mentor t…
3 years, 4 months ago
Giving Your Best or Burning Yourself Out? with Jason
When you are parenting or working with autistic and neurodivergent young people there is a line between giving your best and martyring or burning you…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Interferes with Development? with Debbie
Many of us with good intentions are sabotaging development.
Over time, this can be really discouraging when you’ve invested your time, energy, emotion…
3 years, 4 months ago
Rigidity Issues with Jason
Rigidity issues cause a lot of problems and frustrations for many parents and mentors.
When you examine what may be behind rigidity for many autistics…
3 years, 4 months ago
What May Be Keeping You From Meeting Them Where They're at with Debbie
If you’ve heard the phrase, “You need to meet them where they’re at,” you may be wondering what it really means and why it’s so important when you’re…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Opportunity in Conflicts with Jason
Problems and conflicts are always going to come up.
In this episode, Jason shares an example of how some positive things came from some difficult chal…
3 years, 5 months ago
Don't Make This Mistake When Assessing Development & Expectations with Debbie
There are nuances with assessing someone’s capabilities that many people miss.
In this episode, I share one of the common ways we assess that’s causin…
3 years, 5 months ago
Honest Assessment with Jason
The difference between the strengths and weaknesses of our neurodivergent young people can feel frustrating.
Passing judgement hurts our relationship.…
3 years, 6 months ago