Podcast Episodes

Factors Compounding the Challenges with Jason

When you’re parenting and mentoring autistic and neurodivergent young people, there are several factors that can compound the challenges.

Only focusing on one factor can lead to power struggles.

This t…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Mentor Better by Self-Mentoring with Debbie

To effectively and sustainably parent, teach, coach, or work with autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults, you want to be showing up from a higher brain state not a stressed low…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Autism Suicide Support with Jason

*Trigger warning, specific talk about suicide.

Autism suicide or talk of suicide is a difficult topic that comes up for many autistic and neurodivergent young people.

The rates of suicide are higher in…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Enjoy Parenting with Debbie

Parenting or working with an autistic and/or neurodivergent child, teen, or young adult comes with challenges.

I want you to enjoy your experience more. I want to support you in showing up as the pare…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Depression in Autistic and Neurodivergent Young People with Jason

Depression in autistic and neurodivergent young people and how to effectively treat it, has not been studied as extensively as in the general neurotypical population.

There a some common misunderstand…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Autistic Female Diagnosis with Ingrid Boveda

The male to female ratio of autism diagnosis is approximately 4:1. The diagnostic criteria is based primarily on male samples and does not account for how females present. This may be contributing to…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Making Support Decisions with Debbie

When you have a neurodivergent child, teen, or young adult, it can be challenging to figure out what supports and accommodations are helpful or needed.

Whether you are completely new to this with a fr…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Avoiding Burnout with Jason

Autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults need us for the long-haul.

When you’re a parent, caregiver, or mentor in some capacity it can be easy to get burned out.

In this episode, J…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Your Job is to Meet Your Child with Karen Mabie

Parenting a neurodivergent young person into adulthood can be a messy and challenging process.

We appreciate Karen coming on our show and sharing her perspectives and insights as an educational consul…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Stressed Parenting with Debbie

There are plenty of things to get stressed about when you are parenting a neurodivergent young person.

The extra support demands, the crisis that pop up, the unmet expectations and societal judgements…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago