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Want To Help Kids? Help Their Parents
Episode 124
We talk a lot about the unique way neurodivergent kids see the world. Often, parents have a completely different view, and sometimes tend to try to r…
4 years, 4 months ago
Is This A Game To You? Let's Talk Play Therapy
Episode 123
Play therapy is an often misunderstood counseling technique. On episode 123 we clear up some of the misunderstandings, with help from Katie Bassiri, …
4 years, 4 months ago
Attorney, Author, Artist, Autistic
Episode 122
A three-year-old with an autism diagnosis is looking at a completely different future than someone who has masked their neurodivergence for years. We…
4 years, 5 months ago
Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance with Harry J. Thompson
Episode 121
What is Pathological Demand Avoidance and how does it manifest among the neurodivergent? What can we do to educate parents, teachers, and counselors …
4 years, 5 months ago
We're Not Broken with Eric Garcia
Episode 120
World Autism Acceptance Month continues as Emily Kircher-Morris has a conversation with Washington DC policy and politics journalist Eric Garcia. Eri…
4 years, 5 months ago
Autism's History and Neurodiversity's Future with Steve Silberman
Episode 119
As part of our special coverage for World Autism Acceptance Month, we talk with Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes, about autism, the neurodivers…
4 years, 5 months ago
Embracing the Bright Without Quashing the Quirky
Episode 118
The landscape is slowly changing for neurodivergent kids, but progress is slow and we're facing headwinds. Getting a diagnosis is still integral to r…
4 years, 5 months ago
Letting Your Geek Flag Fly: Guidelines for Strengths-Based Supports
Episode 117
Whether you're a therapist, parent, or even teacher, it pays to embrace the gaming geeks around you by learning more about their world. Through effor…
4 years, 5 months ago
Understanding Behaviors and Emotional Regulation with Mona Delahooke
Episode 116
What is top down behavior, and how does it differ from bottom up behavior? Why is emotional regulation more difficult for neurodivergent people? How …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Rewards and Punishment Paradox with Alfie Kohn
Episode 115
The data tells us rewarding kids for good behavior and punishing them for bad doesn't work. In fact, it harms relationships. In the education setting…
4 years, 6 months ago