Therapeutic consultant Shayna Abraham has been helping families navigate therapeutic treatment decisions for 20 years & shares great insights.
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87. Severe Mental Illness with Jason
Does neurodivergence automatically predispose one to mental health issues? Why is it so difficult for an autistic or neurodivergent individual to manage mental illness? In a subset of this community, severe mental illness is a very real and debilitating issue. There are steps you can take to mitigate the negative effects of those issues.
Continue reading86. Power Struggles with Debbie
Are you parenting from a behavioral or default mode? Is your child behaving or complying out of fear? Are they stuck in a fight-or-flight brain state? Fear and power tactics damage relationships and development in children, especially neurodivergent children. Learn how to parent from a position of connection and collaboration to strengthen your relationship with your child.
Continue reading85. When Comfort Now Creates Pain Later with Jason
Neurodivergent children have a more difficult time growing or developing resilience du
ring struggles. For this reason, well-meaning parents often create an environment where their children are not challenged, but instead remain in a constant state of comfort. Learn why this creates comfort and family harmony in the short term, but doesn’t provide the skills necessary for neurodivergent children to succeed later in life and how to prevent or change this mistake with your loved one.
84. How to Love Parenting Your Autistic or Neurodivergent Young Person with Debbie
The challenges that come with parenting autistic and / or neurodivergents can be hard. There may be things you dislike or even downright hate. It’s hard to show up and parent effectively when we feel this way. What if you could love your parenting experience? Would you show up differently? Be more effective? Learn how to love your experience and show up in a way that supports your neurodivergent’s development and well-being.
Continue reading83. Common Mistakes Parents and Mentors Make When Setting Goals with Jason
There are some common mistakes we see parents making when they set goals for themselves or to help their autistic and/or neurodivergent loved ones. Don’t make these mistakes!
Continue reading82. Parenting Goals Achieved Easier with Debbie
If you want to achieve your parenting goals easier then create a plan to set yourself up for success. Don’t rely on will-power alone. Learn how to have more fun and make it easier to work on your parenting goals.
Continue reading81. Balance of Power in a Mentoring Relationship with Jason
The balance of power in a mentoring type relationship with a young person is continually adjusting as a child develops into adulthood. As you parent, shifting ownership to them is an important part of their development. When they are autistic and/or neurodivergent and have a different timeline for developmental milestones it can create challenges as they start adulting. Here are some principals to consider when navigating these shifts. See full show notes here: JasonDebbie.com/81
Continue reading80. Choosing Parent / Mentor Goals with Debbie
When one of the children, teens, or young adult’s you’re parenting or working with is autistic and/or neurodivergent they have higher support needs. Having parental goals is important if you want to meet their needs effectively. Choose a goal and achieve it so that this year looks differently than last year. See full show notes here: JasonDebbie.com/80
Continue reading79. Autism and Co-occurring Diagnosis Issues with Tatiana Matthews
Many of our autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults are being traumatized, triggered, shamed, and misunderstood because their unidentified needs aren’t being addressed in their treatment plans or by their clinicians and providers.
Tatiana shares valuable insights from her extensive experience and expertise working individually and in a case management role with autistic and neurodivergent clients with sophisticated co-occuring diagnosis.
Some of the topics we discuss with Tatiana include common stereotypes in the mental health community leading to poor care, patient blaming, what good case management should look like, glaring wholes in psych testing, signs a therapist or provider has quit, and what is needed to improve outcomes for our autistic and neurodivergent young people.
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