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 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 291: Synesthesia in Cinema: The Making of 'Magnetosphere'

Storytelling helps us see the world through someone else’s eyes - and sometimes, that world looks or feels completely different from our own.

ADHD, synesthesiaDave MorrisOctober 16, 2025synesthesia, ADHD, Nicola Rose

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 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 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 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 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 273: Dietary Difficulty: Fueling the Neurodivergent Brain

Eating can be far more complicated than it seems on the surface.

ADHD, Autism, nutrition, Executive Functioning, Neurodiversity, ParentingDave MorrisMay 29, 2025nutrition, ADHD, autism, sensory differences, interoception, executive functioning, disordered eating

Episode 272: Time Blindness: What To Do When Now Isn't Now

For people with ADHD, managing time isn’t just about staying organized—it’s about how their brain actually experiences time.

ADHD, Anxiety, Counseling, Executive Functioning, NeurodiversityDave MorrisMay 22, 2025adhd, anxiety, ari tuckman, time blindness, neurodiversity

Episode 271: Flashback: Autism + ADHD = AuDHD

Have you ever heard the term AuDHD? Unless you're really into the online neurodiversity community, it might be new to you.

ADHD, Autism, Counseling, Education, Emotional Regulation, NeurodiversityDave MorrisMay 14, 2025audhd, autism, counseling, education

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