Episode 326: The Evolution of Assessment: It's More Than Just a Score

"Masking isn’t intuitive social fluency; it’s high-level pattern recognition and problem-solving."

Autism, Education, Executive Functioning, Neurodiversity, AssessmentDave MorrisJuly 29, 2026Dr. Jeremy Sharp, The Testing Psychologist Podcast, Colorado Center for Assessment, Pattern Recognition Processing, Cognitive Fatigue, Subclinical Autistic Traits, Intensity and Exclusivity of Interests, Social Fluency Masking

Episode 325: Autistic Girls Are Going Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed

Autistic girls are facing obstacles, often from unlikely sources.

ADHD, Autism, Counseling, Education, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisJuly 23, 2026autism, adhd, holly blanc moses, parenting, education, autism in girls

Episode 324: The Right to Be Heard: Reclaiming Communication Autonomy

"True communication is not about proving you know the right answer; it’s about sharing what you actually want to say."

Assistive Technology, Education, Neurodiversity, TechnologyDave MorrisJuly 16, 2026Brenda Del Monte, Sarah Kinsella, Technically Speaking AAC, Believe Beyond Ability, Special Education Technology Center, Awe and Wonder Podcast, Eye-Gaze Integration, Dwell Time Calibration, Educational Access Boards, Training Communication Partners, Inclusive School Modeling

Episode 323: What We’re Learning About (Pervasive) Pathological Demand Avoidance

"You can’t get enough of something you don't need."

Emotional Regulation, Education, Neurodiversity, Parenting, PDADave MorrisJuly 8, 2026neurodiversity, sandra mcconnell, pda mama bear, pervasive demand avoidance, pathological demand avoidance, school avoidance, task resistance, burnout

Episode 321: The Rewards and Punishment Paradox with Alfie Kohn

"Rewards are just sugar-coated control."

Emotional Regulation, Education, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisJune 17, 2026Alfie Kohn, punished by rewards, schooling beyond measure, alfiekohn.org, token economies, extrinsic motivation, school burnout

Episode 320: Educator Burnout: Why "Remember Your Why" Isn't Enough

"Burnout isn’t a trait; it’s the cost of navigating chronic stress without a toolkit."

Education, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisJune 12, 2026Katrina G. Huels, Cognitive Reframing, Cumulative Occupational Stress, Educator Detachment, Box Breathing

Episode 319: Deconstructing Gifted Burnout

"We must stop rushing in to save students from the very struggles that higher-order thinking requires."

2e, Executive Functioning, Emotional Regulation, EducationDave MorrisJune 2, 2026Dr. Brian Housand, Gifted360, Gifted Kid Burnout

Episode 317: Understanding ADHD Children

"Sometimes we’re too close to our kids to see them for who they are."

ADHD, Education, Counseling, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisMay 14, 2026Sharon Saline, ADHD

Episode 316: From Special Ed to Law School: Redefining Autistic Potential

"Accommodations should be a step toward a bigger goal, not a ceiling on a student's potential."

Autism, Education, Neurodiversity, Self-AdvocacyDave MorrisMay 7, 2026David Rivera, Mentoring Autistic Minds, UC Berkeley, Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations, IDEA, Autistic Socialization, masking, peer rejection

Episode 315: The Secret Ingredients for Emotional Regulation

"The greatest intervention we can give to our children and our adolescents is to do our own work."

Education, Emotional Regulation, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisApril 29, 2026Lori Desautels, Butler University, Body and Brain Brilliance, co-regulation, nervous system awareness, universal design for learning, Emotional Dysregulation

Episode 314: Beyond Motivation: Why We Struggle to Start

"Motivation comes from the emotion of the future."

Executive Functioning, ADHD, Education, NeurodiversityDave MorrisApril 23, 2026Sarah Ward, 360 Thinking, Cognitive Connections, Time Horizon, time blindness, procrastination, task initiation, task persistence, working memory, situational awareness, self-regulation, 2e, classroom accommodations

Episode 313: Interoception Is a Sense Few Understand

Picking up cues from your own body can be more difficult than you think.

Neurodiversity, Education, Counseling, ParentingDave MorrisApril 15, 2026interoception, kelly mahler, neurodiversity

Episode 312: Why Conventional Parenting Fails 2E Kids

"A lot of parenting advice is built around the idea that parents can control their children if they just make it unpleasant enough to misbehave, but for a kid who values autonomy, that approach only causes things to explode."

Education, Gifted, Neurodiversity, PDA, ParentingDave MorrisApril 9, 2026parenting, 2e, twice-exceptional, gifted, neurodiversity

Episode 311: The Lost Girls of ADHD: Inattentive in Girls and Women

"Learning about your ADHD makes such a big difference. It's not that you suddenly have a new beautiful life, but just knowing there's an explanation for why things have been hard for you can be so helpful. Being your authentic self is okay."