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The Neurodiversity Podcast features conversations with neurodivergent people and leaders in the fields of psychology, education and beyond.

12/01/2025

Episode 295: Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging

What does true inclusion look like when it’s more than a philosophy and becomes a daily practice?

Emily Kircher-Morris talks with Tim Villegas, Director of Communications at the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education (MCIE) and host of the Think Inclusive Podcast.

They explore how schools can move beyond intention to implementation, creating spaces where every student feels seen, valued, and supported.

Topics include:
✨ What inclusion looks like in real classrooms
🤝 The role of community and shared responsibility
🎓 How to balance equity, access, and meaningful participation
🧩 Rethinking “least restrictive environments.”

🎧 Listen to Episode 295: Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging at the link in our comments.

11/26/2025

Ever wonder why your child or student can follow a routine one day and completely fall apart the next?

It’s not about effort. It’s about executive functioning.

Join executive functioning expert Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC-SLP, on Sunday, December 8, for a practical, 90-minute workshop hosted by Elizabeth Sautter.

You’ll learn how to help kids build motivation, plan ahead, and follow through in ways that truly work for their brains.

🧠 Essential Executive Functioning: Routines, Regulation & Readiness
🎓 90 minutes · Replay included · CEU option available

This session is full of strategies you can use right away to make daily life calmer and more connected for the kids you support.

👉 Save your spot at the link in our comments

11/21/2025

“I spent years thinking I was lazy or disorganized.
Now I know I was doing my best without the right tools.”

In Episode 294, writer Carla Ciccone (Nowhere Girl) shares what it’s like to receive an ADHD diagnosis later in life and how that clarity can feel both validating and bittersweet.

Swipe through ⬅️ to explore:
✨ How ADHD hides behind perfectionism and anxiety
💛 Why therapy and self-awareness matter
⚖️ The freedom that comes with rewriting your own story

🎧 Episode 294: Late Diagnosis ADHD: Looking Back for Context, Looking Forward for Clarity
Streaming now wherever you listen.

11/19/2025

“Treat yourself like the little kid who didn’t get what they needed.”

In Episode 294, writer Carla Ciccone (Nowhere Girl) shares a message for anyone navigating a late ADHD diagnosis: you don’t have to figure everything out right away.

• Healing takes time.
• Self-understanding takes patience.
• And self-compassion starts with gentleness. 🌿

🎧 Listen to Episode 294: Late Diagnosis ADHD: Looking Back for Context, Looking Forward for Clarity wherever you get your podcasts.

11/17/2025

Sometimes, a late diagnosis doesn’t change who you are, it changes how you understand yourself.

In this conversation, writer Carla Ciccone opens up about what it means to grow up with undiagnosed ADHD, and how a late diagnosis reshaped her understanding of motherhood, identity, and self-compassion.

They discuss:
🧠 Why ADHD often hides in plain sight for women
💬 Emotional dysregulation and anxiety as overlooked symptoms
💛 Parenting while navigating your own diagnosis
⚖️ How therapy and self-awareness can help rewrite old narratives

🎧 Listen to Episode 294: Late Diagnosis ADHD: Looking Back for Context, Looking Forward for Clarity at the link in our comments :)

11/14/2025

If your child is bright, curious, or just a little bit different and school hasn’t been the best fit, you’re not alone. 💛

There’s a place where kids like yours are seen, supported, and inspired to thrive.
Join the Young Scholars Academy Virtual Open House and see how this one-of-a-kind online community helps clever, quirky kids feel connected, confident, and excited about learning again.

🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

You’ll explore 20 virtual classrooms, meet mentors who get it, and hear stories from families walking the same path.

Walk away with:
✨ Clarity on what your child needs to shine
✨ Confidence in a supportive path forward
✨ Connection to a community that truly understands

💸 Use code YSANEURODIVERSITYPODCAST10 to save 10% on any Young Scholars Academy classes.

🔗 Details at the link in our comments.

11/13/2025

“Kids will work for people they respect. They’ll comply for people they fear.”

In one of his most powerful interviews, Dr. Jim Delisle reminds us that underachievement isn’t about ability - it’s about meaning, connection, and respect.

When learning becomes irrelevant, even the most capable students disengage.
When relationships come first, everything changes.

🎧 Episode 293: The Over-Under on Achievement with Dr. Jim Delisle - listen at the link in our comments.

11/06/2025

Emily is at the Association for Middle Level Education in Indianapolis today!

Image 1: Copies of Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools for sale in the conference bookstore.
Image 2: About 130 people registered (so far) for Emily's session on neurodiversity-affirming environments.
Image 3: Hanging with podcast guest and friend !
Image 4: Sunrise over Indy.

11/03/2025

“School should not be practice for boredom.”

Dr. Jim Delisle devoted his life to understanding and supporting gifted learners — those who don’t always fit the mold and sometimes underachieve on purpose.

In this special episode, re-released in Jim’s memory, Emily revisits a timeless conversation about:
✨ What drives underachievement
🧠 How dignity and relationship transform motivation
📚 Why treating gifted learners as “different, not better” still matters

Jim’s words remind us that listening to kids often leads to the breakthroughs we can’t teach from a textbook.

🎧 Episode 293: The Over-Under on Achievement with Dr. Jim Delisle
Listen at the link in our comments.

10/31/2025

Speech and intelligence are not the same thing.

In Episode 292, Emily talks with Viraj and Sumit Dhanda, a father-son team breaking barriers in how we understand communication and competence.

Viraj, a nonspeaking autistic student with apraxia, shares how he found his voice through typing and what it means to be heard at last.

Swipe through ⬅️ to learn:
💬 The difference between speech and language
✨ Why presuming competence changes everything
📣 How advocacy and access unlock potential

🎧 Episode 292: Presuming Competence: A Nonspeaking Person Finds His Voice is streaming now wherever you get your podcasts.

10/30/2025

Let’s be honest, parenting is never easy.

But parenting a neurodivergent child in a world that wasn’t built for them? That’s a whole different level of hard.

You’re doing the best you can, and maybe you’re still feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or just plain tired.

That’s why we’re so grateful to share The Connected Family Community with you.

It’s an online space where parents and caregivers can:
✨ Learn from experts (who are also parents)
✨ Get access to practical, doable tools
✨ Receive coaching and encouragement
✨ And find a sense of community so they no longer feel like they have to figure it all out alone

If this sounds like what you’ve been needing, 🔗 Link in the comments (FB)

This space could change everything.

10/29/2025

“With voice came respect.”

In Episode 292, Viraj Dhanda shares what it felt like to finally communicate through typing and how that single change transformed his life.

For the first time, people looked at him, listened, and saw the intelligent, capable person he had always been.

Communication isn’t just about words; it’s about dignity, access, and belonging. 💙

🎧 Listen to Episode 292: Presuming Competence: A Nonspeaking Person Finds His Voice wherever you get your podcasts.

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