Often, autistic girls are called shy, introverted, perfectionistic, confused, anything BUT autistic. There is a pervasive impression, even in the medical community, that autism occurs in boys vastly m

The technology world is changing quickly. For confirmation, look no further than ChatGPT. Parents, teachers, and mental health professionals are rushing to determine where to draw new lines, and which

Were still in a years-long pandemic. Humanity feels like its crumbling. How do we deal with the inevitable feelings of existentialism? Its common for neurodivergent people to experience it more int

What more do parents need to understand about their neurodivergent kids in order to reach that aha moment? Does it ever even really arrive? Penny Williams, author of Boy Without Instructions, host o

Often, neurodivergent people have a completely different communication experience than neurotypicals. They respond differently to regulation, attention, and motivation, and often parents struggle when

What does it take to make a counseling practice neurodiversity-affirming? What do we need for the wider mental health community to understand or embrace in order to better support neurodivergent peopl

Destigmatizing labels. Teaching mental health professionals to be neurodiversity-affirming. Reasonable expectations of your kids, and when is it enough? Plus many other questions, asked and answered,

Dyscalculia. What is it? Why havent we heard more about it? What is its relationship with dyslexia? On the first episode of 2023, Emily Kircher-Morris sits down with Laura M. Jackson, author of Disco

Were revisiting a conversation this week with Dr. Dan Peters. Dyslexia is often misunderstood, and educators and parents sometimes mistake it for a simple reading deficit. Dan joins Emily Kircher-Mor

Talking to kids can be uncomfortable, but it doesnt have to be. The basis of every conversation is trust, so once you build a comfortable and trusting rapport, healthy conversations will follow. But