Podcast Episodes

#225: Assessment and Intervention of Executive Functioning Skills with Stephanie Howard

Episode 225

Stephanie Howard, a BCBA and mother, faced a turning point when her son was diagnosed with ADHD at age five. She realized the same executive functioning tools she used professionally could support bo…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

#224: Using Motivational Interviewing To Support Parents and Professionals with Dr. Monica Gilbert

Episode 224

Bombarding parents or colleagues with information can shut down meaningful dialogue. Instead, Dr. Monica Gilbert shares how we can use Motivational Interviewing (MI) to foster collaboration and encou…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#223: Theme-Based Collaborative Groups with Gabriella Cameron & Jennifer Kent

Episode 223

At the ASHA conference in Seattle, I had the opportunity to meet Gabriella Cameron and Jennifer Kent, who presented on their Theme-Based Collaborative Groups within the Endeavour Program at Ivymount,…

Published on 5 months ago

#222: Late Diagnosis of Autism to New York Times Best-Selling Author with J.D. Barker

Episode 222

JD Barker, New York Times bestselling author, was diagnosed with autism at 22—a late discovery that brought long-overdue clarity to challenges he’d faced since childhood. Early in his career, a stint…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

#221: The Neurodiversity Playbook with Dr. Matthew Zakreski, PsyD

Episode 221

Dr. Matt Zakreski, PsyD, joins me to explore neurodiversity—a term often used, but not always fully understood. Neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, bipolar disord…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#220: All Things Gestalt

Episode 220

​​As professionals, we inevitably face contentious subjects across the field. Today I am sharing a recent example of disagreement met with collaboration. In this case, an SLP determined that a Gestal…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#219: Using Descriptive Praise to Help Transform Behavior with Bailey Payne

Episode 219

Are the learners in your class or therapy room engaging in behaviors that create barriers to learning? What can you do?

Bailey Payne, author of Behavior Breakthrough: 12 Skills to Transform Behavior a…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

#218: Social Skills and Coding with Jessica DeMarco

Episode 218

I’m talking with Jessica DeMarco about outside-of-the-box thinking to promote and teach social skills while enriching students’ lives. Project Social Code is a unique program that uses block coding t…

Published on 6 months ago

#217: PDA and Collaboration Over Compliance Dr. Michael C. Selbst and Dr. Jeniffer Cruz

Episode 217

Dr. Michael C. Selbst and Dr. Jennifer Cruz from Behavior Therapy Associates joined me to explore Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a subtype of autism spectrum characteristics marked by an anxiet…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

#216: Support Struggling Readers with Marty Schultz

Episode 216

Are you supporting students struggling with reading? Marty Schultz introduces an incredible learning resource, Buddy Books, which provides access to over a million books to help students build confid…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago