If you haven’t heard of spoon theory, it’s a metaphor for understanding our capacity to do things. Today, we will dig into what spoon theory is and how it can help us, as neurodivergent people or parents of neurodivergent people, understand the finite energy we have to accomplish things each day. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find Dr. Mogan’s small group coaching for parents of middle and high school kids here.
Today, we are starting a little mini-series on teaching strategies you can use at home. We are kicking off the series with scaffolding and the related strategy of gradual release. These are deliberate strategies teachers use to help kids master a skill WITHOUT throwing them in the deep end, letting them fail, or doing it for them. We talk about what these strategies are, why they work, and how you can use them at home with your kids. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find Breann’s parent group, Connected Parent Collective, here. You can find Dr. Mogan’s small group coaching for parents of middle and high school kids here.
Today, we're talking about the dynamic nature of neurodivergence. If you have ever wondered why you or your kid can do a routine one day but not the next, or remember math facts in the morning but not in the afternoon, we are getting into it! We talk about what neurodivergence being dynamic means, what this looks like, the factors that commonly make symptoms better or worse, and how we can use this knowledge to support ourselves and our kids. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts. We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find Breann’s parent group here.
It’s hard to believe but Parenting Neurodivergent Humans turns 1 next week! To celebrate our anniversary, we are re-releasing our very first episode: Getting Neurodivergent Kids Back to School. In it, we talk about why the back-to-school season can be so hard for neurodivergent kids and share lots of little tips to help make things a bit easier. Thanks for all your support this year! We have loved building the Parenting Neurodivergent Humans community with you and can’t wait to see what year two brings ❤️You can find Dr. Morgan’s favorite back to school finds here and college & dorm finds here (aff). If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts. We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
When your kid isn’t listening or breaks a household rule, what do you do? In this episode, we dive into the tricky topic of discipline. First, we talk about the differences between logical consequences and punishments. Then we talk through why logical consequences are better and how to use them. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Preparing the environment is just a fancy way of saying setting up the environment for your kid (or yourself!) to be successful. Preparing the environment doesn’t guarantee that your kid will do the thing independently, but it does make it possible! It’s like building the foundation of the house. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find our Motivation, Activation, and Momentum episode here.
In this episode, we are going to jump into a topic that we have had on our list forever- giftedness. Giftedness is often misunderstood and can even be contentious. So let’s get into it. What is giftedness? How is giftedness measured? Why is giftedness a neurodivergence? And why is giftedness being a neurodivergence contentious? If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find Breann’s group, Connected Parent Collective here. You can find the research we talked about here. If you are looking for something more approachable, you can listen to a WHYY podcast on giftedness as a neurodivergence here or read an Ed Week article on the research here.
This week, we are taking some of your questions. First, we will talk about labels. Are labels helpful? Can labels be harmful? How should we think about if and when to use labels to describe ourselves and/or our kids? Then, we will talk about provisional diagnoses. What are provisional diagnoses, and why would one be given? How should we think about labels in the case of a provisional diagnosis?We also take a little bird walk and talk about why so many adults realized they were neurodivergent during the pandemic and why so many women realize they are neurodivergent during perimenopause.If we’re a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. You can find great resources on learning about and teaching your kids about the Americans with Disabilities Act and disability rights movement here. Listen to our episode on talking to your child about their neurodivergence here. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
We've been there - your kid would benefit from extra work on a particular skill, but they are 100% not interested in sitting down and working on it. Today, we discuss fun and somewhat sneaky ways to help your kids practice academic skills. We share specific games and everyday activities that work on math, reading, penmanship, and coordination. You can find all of the specific games and activities we mention here: math, reading, penmanship & fine motor.None of these items are sponsored- they are all things we use or others in the Parenting Neurodivergent Humans community have recommended. Amazon is the best way we have found to collect all of these links, but most of these items are widely available if you prefer to shop elsewhere. If you purchase through Amazon, we receive a small commission. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form.
Increased sensory needs and sensitivities are part of the neurodivergent experience year-round. But heat, sweat, sunscreen, and being wet turn sensory concerns up another notch. Today, we will talk about summer sensory needs and give you a bunch of suggestions to make things a little easier. You can find all the stuff we mention in the episode here. None of these items are sponsored- they are all things we use or others in the Parenting Neurodivergent Humans community have recommended. Amazon is the best way we have found to collect all of these links, but most of these items are widely available if you prefer to shop elsewhere. If you purchase through Amazon, we receive a small commission. If we’re a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form.
In this episode, we talk about summer learning loss. Is it real? Is it a big deal? What should we do about it? What if my kid is already behind or struggling in an area? If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Paytron here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form.
Welcome back! We've missed you and are excited to be back for Season 3!In this episode, we talk about why summer can feel so hard and what you can do to support yourself and your kids through all the schedule changes, new experiences, and piles of summer stuff. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to support us, we would greatly appreciate it. You can find us on Patreon here. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about mental health. What mental health is, what is commonly misunderstood about it, how mental health fits with neurodivergence, and what we can do to support the mental health of ourselves and our neurodivergent kids. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about what neurodivergent means, where this term came from, and what is included under the neurodivergent umbrella. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about how to repair with your kid after a difficult moment and the critical role these repairs play in building and modeling healthy, secure relationships. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. Click here for more info on Breann’s parent support group, Connected Parent Collective*Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
So many people parenting right now are simultaneously taking care of their kids and their aging parents. Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about why this is happening more now than ever before, what this shift has to do with neurodivergence, and how to support yourself, your kid(s), and your parent(s) at the same time. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. Episode Links Our self-care episodeOur parenting through crisis bonus episodeOne-on-one planning & coaching with Dr. MorganMore info on demographic shifts we talked about here, here, and here. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk teaching approaches that might be a good fit for neurodivergent kids. Then they talk about alternatives to consider when none of the traditional models are a good fit. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about school options for neurodivergent kids. From neighborhood public schools to charter schools, magnet schools, and private schools, they talk about some of the pros and cons of each school type. They also explain the legal rights of kids with disabilities in each type of school. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts. To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. Episode Links Chart of school types Integrated Schools website and podcast*Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about how the autism diagnosis and the language we use for it has changed in recent years, what limitations the diagnostic framework still has, and how autistic advocates have pushed the neurodivergent movement forward. Whether you or your kids are autistic or not, we think you will find this conversation interesting and helpful for understanding neurodivergence as a whole. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. Episode Links Dr. Morgan’s Neurodivergent Character List A graphic for understanding autism as a group of traits instead of as a straight line Autistic Not Weird survey Autistic Self Advoacy Network (ASAN)Intellectual disabilities and autism Hans Asperger ‘Actively Assisted’ Nazi Eugenics Policies, Study Claims*Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.* If you are looking for the "School Options for Neurodivergent Kids" episode we promised last week, it will be out next week! Sorry for the switch!
Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about why play is so important for both kids and adults and why it’s extra important for neurodivergent brains. If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman, and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts To submit questions or topic ideas for future episodes, send us a dm on Instagram or click here to submit anonymously using our Google form. Episode Links Unicorn Space by Eve Rodsky (aff) Self- Care for Parents of Neurodivergent Kids *Note- Links may not be clickable on all podcast platforms. Sorry! Find Parenting Neurodivergent Humans on Spotify to get clickable links.