38. Grrr-Attitude with Debbie

You may have a neurodivergent child, teen, or young adult with a pretty negative attitude. You might be feeling really negative about things yourself. In this episode, I offer perspectives on what may contribute to all the negativity.

I offer an easy and effective way to counteract it and why you would want to besides just feeling better.

What You'll Learn from this Episode:

What may contribute to you or your child’s negativity.
What negativity bias is and why our brains have it.
Why negativity bias may be accentuated for neurodivergent children, teen, and young adults.
A simple thing you can practice to counteract it.
Why it’s worth working to counteract negativity bias.

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