Episode 308: Belonging Before Achievement: Redesigning Middle School for Neurodivergent Minds

"When you design for neurodivergent kids, everyone's experience improves."

Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisMarch 6, 2026middle school, chris balme, education, executive function, neurodiversity, social brain

Episode 307: Accepting and Embracing Your Autistic Self

"We don't have to be superheroes to be worthy of respect, dignity, and support."

Autism, Counseling, Neurodiversity, Self-AdvocacyDave MorrisFebruary 26, 2026autism, self-advocacy, Rebecca Duffus, Lyric Rivera

Episode 306: Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, and Letting Go of Perfect

"Self-compassion is like treating yourself with the same kindness that you would give to your best friend in those really difficult moments."

Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisFebruary 19, 2026child-led, parenting, self-compassion, communication, jen ferris

Episode 305: Child-Led Support: The Concept of Compromise Over Compliance

"A child-led approach is an approach where we are the partner to the child rather than the director."

Autism, Counseling, Education, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisFebruary 12, 2026neurodiversity, child-led, autism, Nicole Casey, Gestalt Language Processing, parenting, education

Episode 304: Unmasking Autism: Why You Might Feel Like an Imposter

"While everybody else was developing their sense of self, we were developing a mask."

Autism, Counseling, Education, Neurodiversity, ADHD, DyslexiaDave MorrisFebruary 5, 2026Sol Smith, Neurospicy, top-down processing, bottom-up processing, autism, imposter syndrome, unmasking, neurodiversity

Episode 303: The Empathetic Classroom: A Mental Health Mindset for Educators

"The thing that's important to remember for educators is that every interaction you have with a student is an intervention."

Counseling, Education, Empathy, ParentingDave MorrisJanuary 29, 2026empathy, education, counseling, mental health mindset, counter-transference, neuroception

Episode 302: Connection Before Correction: Autism Understanding & Support

"Rewards and consequences may help you get short-term compliance, but they have not solved any problems."

ADHD, Autism, Counseling, Education, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisJanuary 22, 2026neurodiversity, autism, PDA, counseling, education, parenting

Episode 301: Parenting the Child You Have (Not the One You Expected)

Enabling is doing something for someone else without a plan to help them do it for themselves.

ADHD, Autism, Counseling, Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, Neurodiversity, Oppositional Defiant, ParentingDave MorrisJanuary 16, 2026autism, adhd, cindy goldrich, neurodiversity, ODD, executive functioning

Episode 300: The Myth of Willful Defiance with Ross Greene

"Non-compliance is good. It tells you that there's an expectation a kid is having difficulty meeting." - Ross Greene

ADHD, Education, Neurodiversity, PDA, Oppositional Defiant, School RefusalDave MorrisJanuary 9, 2026Ross Greene, non-compliance, PBIS, CPS, education

Episode 299: Unlocking Motivation in Neurodivergent Children (reprise)

When it comes to neurodivergent brains, motivation isn't quite as simple as it seems.

ADHD, Education, Executive Functioning, Gaming, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisDecember 31, 2025neurodiversity, motivation, executive functioning, parenting, education, ADHD, PINCH framework

Episode 298: 2E Or Not 2E: The Nuts and Bolts of Twice-Exceptionality (encore)

A perspective on intelligence, giftedness, twice-exceptionality, and neurodivergence.

2e, Counseling, Education, Executive Functioning, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisDecember 19, 20252e, twice-exceptional, Danika Maddocks, education

Episode 297: Measuring Thinking Rather Than Knowledge with Dr. Jack Naglieri (reprise)

Equitable assessment in education is more than just a goal, it's a necessity.

2e, Education, Gifted, IQ, NeurodiversityDave MorrisDecember 12, 2025intelligence, intelligence assessment, IQ, gifted, 2e, jack naglieri

Episode 296: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria with Dr. Bill Dodson (reprise)

Emotional dysregulation is a big part of living with ADHD that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves.

ADHD, Anxiety, Counseling, Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisDecember 4, 2025ADHD, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, rejection sensitivity, emotional dysregulation, neurodiversity, social anxiety, Mood Disorders

Episode 295: Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging

What does inclusion look like when it’s more than a philosophy… when it’s actually lived out in classrooms, in teams, and in the everyday moments where students decide whether they belong?

ADHD, Autism, Education, NeurodiversityDave MorrisNovember 25, 2025inclusion, education, tim villegas, inclusiveness, neurodiversity, ADHD, autism

Episode 294: Late Diagnosis ADHD: Looking Back for Context, Looking Forward for Clarity

For many women, ADHD can hide in plain sight.

ADHD, Executive Functioning, Parenting, NeurodiversityDave MorrisNovember 6, 2025ADHD, neurodiversity, carla ciccone, parenting, education

Episode 293: The Over-Under on Achievement with Jim Delisle

A fresh, unique experience in the classroom can completely change the lives of gifted students.

Education, Gifted, Neurodiversity, Under-AchievementDave MorrisOctober 29, 2025gifted, neurodiversity, education

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