Counseling, medications, and behavioral interventions can support neurodivergent clients, but they rarely address the main goal. In this episode, Jason shares his perspectives on what the goal should be, some pros and cons of classical interventions, and how to better address the main goal effectively.
We’re all hearing talk of the importance of developing resilience. Neurodivergent kids, teens, and young adults often lack as much resilience as their neurotypical peers. They’re also more prone to feeling stressed than their neurotypical peers when faced with similar events or circumstances. While these sensitivities can be a strength in some situations, it can also lead to overwhelm and shutting down.
So, what can you do to help your loved one or mentee build resilience? Listen in as I share some key things to help them turn those moments of stress into growth opportunities.
In this episode, I explain how the stories we tell about past problems can block forward momentum for our neurodivergent children, teens, young adults, and for ourselves. Make peace with your past to free up time and energy for what’s in front of you in the present, and break out of old, unhelpful patterns.
If you never intentionally make the shift from the parent role to the partner role, it is highly likely the neurodiverse young adult you’re trying to help and support will struggle to shift out of the child role. In this episode, Jason explains what transactional analysis is and makes recommendations for how to better support their transition into adulthood
If you find yourself doing a lot of exhausting micromanaging of your neurodiverse child, teen or young adult this episode is for you.
There may be many reasons you fall into that parenting style and I offer some insights and tips to help you break out the micromanaging trap that isn’t serving you or your child’s development well.
So many of our neurodiverse kids, teens, and young adults are rigid thinkers or have areas they get stuck and inflexible around. It’s often frustrating as a parent or mentor to bump up against that rigidity and not be able to influence or get through to our kids especially when they’re really struggling.
In this episode, I offer some insights to help you navigate rigidity and more effectively support growth and development.
Frontloading is an effective tool for supporting development and growth in our neurodiverse children, teens, and young adults. In this episode, we explain what it is, why it’s so helpful, and how to do it effectively.
Anger can be destructive and hurt relationships. In this episode, Jason explains how anger is a secondary emotion and what emotion is underneath it. He gives tips on how to manage our own anger and how you can mentor neurodiverse young people when they’re angry.
What do you do when your child, teen, or young adult has no motivation to do their homework, help out around the house, have good hygiene, eat healthy, or any of the other less fun but necessary parts of life? Listen in as Debbie explains why the typical approaches don’t work in the long-term and what actually does. Debbie also offers four strategies to tap in to your child’s intrinsic motivation for long-term growth and success.
In this episode, we talk with Laura the creator of ProgressParade.com, a website that matches students with expert learning specialists for online special education tutoring so learning challenges can turn into life-changing achievements. Laura explains the problems that come up with a “wait and see” approach and why you want to start interventions earlier. We talk about the important skills a good tutor helps students gain that go beyond learning specific academic content. Laura also offers some helpful tips for practicing executive functioning skills during the summer and preparing kids for the big back-to-school transition.