Podcast Episodes

Common Mistakes Parents and Mentors Make When Setting Goals with Jason

There are some common mistakes we see parents making when they set goals for themselves or to help their autistic and/or neurodivergent loved ones. Don’t make these mistakes!

What You'll Learn from th…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Parental Goals Achieved Easier with Debbie

If you want to achieve your parenting goals easier then create a plan to set yourself up for success. Don’t rely on will-power alone. Learn how to have more fun and make it easier to work on your par…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Balance of Power in a Mentoring Relationship with Jason

The balance of power in a mentoring type relationship with a young person is continually adjusting as a child develops into adulthood.

As you parent, shifting ownership to them is an important part of…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Choosing Parent / Mentor Goals with Debbie

When one of the children, teens, or young adult’s you’re parenting or working with is autistic and/or neurodivergent they have higher support needs.

Having parental goals is important if you want to m…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Autism and Co-occuring Diagnosis Issues with Tatiana Matthews

Autism and Co-occuring diagnosis are commonly missed and create complexities that many treatment providers may be missing.

Many of our autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults are…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

How to Fail for Success with Debbie

If you want the autistic and neurodivergent child, teen, or young adult you parent or work with not to fail, meaning you want them to succeed with their goals, you’ll want to teach and model HOW to f…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Staying Curious with Jason

Staying curious may be one of the essential ingredients to empathy and our ability to connect with the young people we parent and mentor.

One of the goals of NDM or Neuro-developmental Mentoring,™️ th…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Shame and Development with Debbie

When our autistic and neurodivergent young people struggle and get stuck and their development slows or stalls out, there’s one thing that’s usually at the bottom of their struggles. It’s not their n…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

75. Identities as Parents to Neurodivergents with Jason

Are you heading for an identity crisis? 

When so much is required for supporting someone who is neurodivergent, oftentimes our identity, our labels for ourselves and how we see ourselves turns into a…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

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 succeed in what their motivated to pursue, create, a…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago