Episode 337: The Boredom Paradox: Why Having Plenty to Do Doesn't Cure Monotony

"Boredom isn't a lack of things to do, it's the restless, agitated desire to do something that actually matters."

ADHD, Executive Functioning, Mental illness, NeurodiversityDave MorrisOctober 22, 2026adhd, Executive Functioning, mental health, neurodiversity, James Danckert, Out of My Skull, boredom proneness, task initiation, alexithymia, personal agency, doomscrolling, task paralysis, chronic restlessness

Episode 333: Why Forced Transitions Dysregulate the Autistic Brain with Pete Wharmby

"A child in intense focus isn’t ignoring you, they’re traveling at full speed on a mental motorway that needs a safe ramp to exit."

Autism, ADHD, Education, NeurodiversityDave MorrisSeptember 23, 2026autism, neurodiversity, education, adhd, pete wharmby, monotropism, thin-slice judgments, late-diagnosed adhd, autistic masking, transition scaffolding

Episode 332: The Myth of the Uncoachable Athlete

"A player who is struggling to move isn't unmotivated, they simply haven't been given instructions their nervous system can activate."

ADHD, Autism, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisSeptember 16, 2026neurodiversity, executive function, adhd, autism, courtney edman, 2tametheshame, neurodivergent athletes, coachability, uncoachable

Episode 331: Understanding Yourself: A Process to Finding the Person Inside (reprise)

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 MorrisSeptember 9, 2026neurodiversity, self-understanding, self-care, self-advocacy, assessment, parenting, counseling

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 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 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."

ADHD, Autism, Education, Neurodiversity, Parenting, PerfectionismDave MorrisApril 1, 2026ADHD, Cynthia Hammer, Inattentive ADHD, education, parenting, neurodiversity, autism

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."