Episode 289: Adult-Diagnosed ADHD: Grieving What Might Have Been

The feelings people have about finally confirming they are neurodivergent can shows up in many forms, including a sense of grief.

ADHD, Counseling, Education, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisOctober 2, 2025ADHD, Jennifer Dall, education, counseling, trauma, grief

Episode 288: Parenting Through the Chaos and Finding Peace (reprise)

Raising neurodivergent kids and teens who struggle with emotional regulation isn't easy.

Anxiety, Emotional Regulation, ParentingDave MorrisSeptember 25, 2025parenting, emotional regulation, dayna abraham

Episode 287: Beyond the Lesson Plan: Vulnerability Builds Bridges

For kids who feel different, the spaces around them can either help them shine or make them shrink.

Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisSeptember 17, 2025education, neurodiversity, tom rademacher, Bucket and Friends

Episode 286: The Pressure and Peril of Perfectionism

Perfectionism isn’t just about neat handwriting or getting straight A’s.

ADHD, Education, PerfectionismDave MorrisSeptember 11, 2025perfectionism, neurodiversity, Leon Garber, ADHD

Episode 285: Epilepsy Through the Lens of a Mother's Love

For Lake Bell, some of her most important work has been as a mom, learning how to navigate her daughter’s epilepsy diagnosis.

Epilepsy, Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisSeptember 5, 2025neurodiversity, epilepsy, dyslexia, lake bell, advocacy

Episode 284: Finding Magic in Neurodiversity and Vice Versa

For many autistic kids, special interests are more than hobbies, they’re lifelines.

Autism, Creativity, NeurodiversityDave MorrisAugust 29, 2025codyclarkmagic, cody clark, magic, autism, neurodiversity, special interests

Episode 283: The Self-Regulation Revolution: Mastering Executive Function

Executive functioning shapes how we organize, manage our time, and regulate emotions. But knowing that and building those skills are two different things.

Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, Education, Parenting, NeurodiversityDave MorrisAugust 15, 2025executive functioning, education, parenting, self-regulation

Episode 282: Surfing Waves of Emotion Through Emotional Regulation

How do we help neurodivergent kids navigate emotional waves without getting pulled under by them?

Education, Emotional Regulation, Neurodiversity, Occupational TherapyDave MorrisAugust 7, 2025emotional regulation, Tracey DeMaria, emotions, education

Episode 281: What Behavior is Really Telling Us

What if the behaviors we see in students aren’t the problem, but a message about what they need?

Education, Emotional Regulation, Neurodiversity, TraumaDave MorrisJuly 31, 2025Language of Behavior, behavior, trauma-informed practices, education, burnout

Episode 280: Playing May Be the Most Important Work We Do

Play isn’t just something kids do for fun - it’s how they explore, connect, and make sense of the world.

2e, ADHD, Counseling, Education, Gaming, Neurodiversity, Play Therapy, ParentingDave MorrisJuly 24, 2025education, parenting, georgie wisen-vincent, play therapy, neurodiversity

Episode 279: Christopher Willard on Mental Health, Education, and Farts (!?)

For neurodivergent people, transition often comes with rising anxiety, burnout, and struggles that can go unrecognized.

Education, Neurodiversity, Parenting, TechnologyDave MorrisJuly 21, 2025Christopher Willard, Feelings Are Like Farts, education, neurodiversity, college, transitions, social media

Episode 278: Revisiting Girls and ADHD

The words “girls” and “ADHD” were seldom used in the same sentence until relatively recently.

ADHD, Education, Neurodiversity, Self-Harm, SuicideDave MorrisJuly 10, 2025ADHD, neurodiversity, suicide, self-injury, Stephen Hinshaw, self-harm

Episode 277: Why Do We Still Debate Overexcitabilities?

When people hear the phrase ‘positive disintegration,’ it can sound a little confusing—even like a contradiction.

Autism, Education, Emotional Regulation, Gifted, Overexcitabilities, Parenting, NeurodiversityDave MorrisJune 26, 2025positive disintegration, overexcitability, overexcitabilities, Dabrowski, gifted, giftedness, emotional intensity

Episode 276: Love on the Spectrum's Kaelynn Partlow on Autism, Advocacy, and Acceptance

The neurodiversity movement has opened doors for understanding and acceptance - but what happens when some voices still get left out?

Autism, Counseling, Declarative Language, NeurodiversityDave MorrisJune 18, 2025autism, neurodiversity, autism advocacy, Kaelynn Partlow, ABA therapy, declarative language, parenting, counseling

Episode 275: Understanding Yourself: A Process for Finding the Person Inside

When a child gets a diagnosis of a neurodivergence, how do we help them understand what it means?

ADHD, Anxiety, Assessment, Autism, Counseling, Neurodiversity, Parenting, Self-AdvocacyDave MorrisJune 12, 2025neurodiversity, self-understanding, self-care, self-advocacy, assessment, parenting, counseling

Episode 274: Beyond Buzzwords: Rethinking Our Neurodiversity Discourse

The word “neurodiversity” is showing up more and more in classrooms, therapy offices, and advocacy circles—but what does it actually mean?

Autism, Education, Parenting, PDADave MorrisJune 5, 2025autism, neurodiversity, biodiversity, social model of disability

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