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 322: The Parenting Long Game: Finding the Problem Under the Problem

"Fear drives us to urgency, which drives us completely out of problem-solving mode."

ADHD, Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning, ParentingDave MorrisJune 24, 2026neurodiversity, diane dempster, impactparents, parenting with impact podcast

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 318: Waiting for Sleep: Chronobiology and Neurodivergence

"The more you try to force sleep, the less likely it is to arrive."

Executive Functioning, ADHD, Autism, Emotional RegulationDave MorrisMay 21, 2026Dr. Melisa Moore, Sleep Center at Rady Children's Health San Diego, The Good Sleep Guide for Neurodivergent Kids, Behavioral Sleep Medicine

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 310: Radical Self-Grace: Accepting the Brain You Have

"You have to find a way to work with your brain, not against it, and give yourself grace because you’re doing the best you can with what you’ve got."

ADHD, Counseling, Education, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisMarch 18, 2026kyrus keenan westcott, the vibe with ky, adhd, introversion, major depressive disorder, neurodiversity

Episode 309: The Friendship Playbook: Building Connection on Your Own Terms

"The playbooks we were given for the path to friendship just don't work for us. You are okay as you are, and there are people who will appreciate you for exactly how your brain works."

ADHD, Autism, Counseling, Executive Functioning, Emotional Regulation, Neurodiversity, Rejection SensitivityDave MorrisMarch 11, 2026executive function, caroline maguire, ADHD, autism, neurodiversity, social and emotional, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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