A Little Cerebral

This the second half of Claire's interview with Dr. Jerry Yager about trauma informed schools.

Claire interviews Dr. Jerry Yager, a clinical psychologist, about trauma and adverse childhood experiences as Part One of this series.

Claire interviews Dr. Amy Laurent about the SCERTS model of supporting autistic individuals. This is a model that can be used in schools and a number of other settings and can be combined with other treatment modalities. Enjoy the show!

Claire and Natalie discuss how to read and understand your medical claims, find less expensive facilities for procedures, and explore options for lowering prescription drug costs.

Natalie discusses SPD treatment intellectual disability.

Claire and Natalie discuss intellectual disability generally as well as the road to diagnosis and identification.

Claire and Natalie discuss the important components of an effective bully prevention program. This includes questions to ask your child's school.

Claire interviews a neuropsychologist about the evaluation, the process, what to expect, ect.

Claire and Natalie share some tips on getting your kids outside.

Natalie interviews Cortney Truitt about helping kids get active. And other stuff.

Claire interviews Alexandria Nadworny of Affinia Financial Group. They specialize in financial planning for families of kids with special needs. They have a ton of great resources on their website at SpecialNeedsPlanning.com.

We discuss part 2 of the article discussing how kids with ADHD process and regulate emotions.

Natalie interviews Cassie about vacationing with a disability.

Claire discusses an article that addresses the micro-level details of e.r. in kids with ADHD.

This is part 2 of Claire's conversation with Dr. Jenna Scott about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Claire interviews Dr. Jenna Scott about Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Natalie Interviews a former Paralympian who became a teacher about how she applies her own experiences to her advocacy for students.

Claire explains why we don't have an episode

Natalie describes the principles behind the Hand in Hand Parenting.

Claire interviews Dr. Tony Baldo about the child find process and the importance of early intervention.

We discuss bullying

We discuss emotional regulation: what it is, what it looks like (or doesn't look like), why it's different than behavioral regulation, and strategies for home and school.

This is a 9 minute episode in which Natalie and Claire discuss whether or not some of Natalie's comments are mean-spirited. We also discuss some of the social impact of ADHD.

We discuss speech therapy, assistive communication devices, and Wisconsin.

We interview the amazing Cassie, a social worker and a mom who also has cerebral palsy. She discusses her experiences growing up and how that shaped who she is, how she sees disability, and how she parents.

We talk to a classroom teacher about the process of identifying learning disabilities. She explains interventions that happen before a child is referred for a special education evaluation and gives her advice about how to approach teachers when you are concerned about your child.

We address a message from a listener about how to start the process of getting help for your child.

We break down previous episodes into small chunks. This is a summary that hopefully conveys the information in a quick and useful way and is easier to understand.

A lot of people have questions about how to make sure kids with disabilities get what they need during online or hybrid learning. And we want to make sure we aren't accidentally breaking the law as we balance keeping kids safe with giving them what they need to learn. Claire interviews a special education lawyer to find out more.

Natalie and Claire discuss nuances of schools and disability services.

We share a story by a mother of a child with Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome) about the challenges and joys of parenting a child with special needs.

Claire interviews Dr. Vanja Pejic, a psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. We discuss refugee experiences and how to support refugee students and families in school and clinical settings.

Claire and Natalie discuss the difference between ADHD and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo. What is Sluggish Cognitive Tempo? Tune in to find out.

We discuss disproportionality in special education, discipline practices in education, and the criminal justice system.

Claire and Natalie discuss the basics of ADHD: what it looks like, how it's diagnosed, and treatments.

Claire interviews Dr. Niraj Patrawala about executive functioning.

We discuss mechanical and sensory impact on feeding.

Many times, our own biases creep into our referral process, our description of the intensity of behaviors, and even how we complete standardized rating scales of kids.

Claire interviews a teacher librarian about how books can be mirrors to minority or disenfranchised populations and tools for building empathy and compassion.

We discuss cross cultural perspectives on attachment as well as attachment for children with autism.

We revisit the case study and discuss the concepts of vulnerability, risk, and resilience.

Things went awry....

We discuss a child with significant dysregulation as well as some symptoms of anxiety and depression. We discuss treatment strategies.

Being social when your child has a disability.

Last episode of the attachment series

Natalie and Claire discuss breathing and mid-brain processing. Natalie apologizes to her husband for "throwing him under the bus." Sorry, Todd. We didn't know you were listening.

Attachment Part 2. Yes, we get a little weepy.

We discuss how to maintain a routine when you are home with kids during this covid19 craziness. We discuss some tips for decreasing anxiety. More to follow with that in another episode.

Sometimes symptoms of one disorder can mimic another. And both might be correct diagnoses for the same person. So how do we differentiate between the two when we are discussing their manifestation in behaviors? Also an appearance by Claire's resting bitch face.

Time and developmental milestones can seem skewed when you have a child with a disability. Then we discuss some poop in the bath incidents.