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EP291 Is Attention Really the Problem? What ADHD Research Shows

2026-11-0430:26

What if attention isn't actually the biggest challenge in the ADHD brain? Cognitive psychologist and ADHD mom Dr. Amy Moore joins Diane Dempster to share research on more than 5,000 children and adults with ADHD and discuss why working memory, long-term memory, and processing speed matter more than we think. Diane and Amy dig into the idea of connection before compliance and discuss how parenting a neurodivergent child starts with you—and how to repair when your words land wrong. You'll walk ...

EP290 Executive Function in Neurodivergent Kids: What’s Going On

2026-10-2829:15

Ever feel like your kid’s meltdowns come out of nowhere? Or wonder what’s going on when they don’t seem to hear what you say? Neuropsychologist Dr. Rebecca Resnik joins Elaine to explain how executive function works in neurodivergent kids: why frustration is a “late-stage” signal, why “put your tablet away” doesn’t land the first (or fifth) time, and what a neuropsych evaluation can actually tell you. You’ll come away seeing and understanding your child’s behavior differently. Hit play, then ...

EP289 Leadership Skills That Transfer to Parenting

2026-10-2127:12

Something's going on with your kid. Maybe you have a diagnosis, maybe you don't, but it feels like someone should be able to help you make it all easier. In this episode of Parenting with Impact, Elaine and Diane look back at what they wish they'd known when they started parenting their own neurodivergent kids: how it’s a long game, how you'll end up as the expert in your child, and why it’s so important for relationship to come first. If you're at the start of your ADHD parenting journey (or...

EP288 Childhood Trauma Affects Your Parenting: How to Break the Cycle, with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz

2026-10-1432:57

Ever know exactly what you’re supposed to say to your kid, and then it just doesn’t come out? Clinical child psychologist Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, author of Post-Traumatic Parenting, joins Elaine to talk about how trauma shapes the way we react as parents, and how to break the cycle. You’ll learn why yelling, freezing, and checking out don’t make you a bad parent, they’re just reactions your brain learned. And it can learn something new. If you’ve ever wanted to change how you handle tough moment...

EP287 After the Diagnosis: Raising a Neurodivergent Child

2026-10-0729:00

When your child gets a diagnosis, the next question for most parents comes fast: now what? Author, professor, and adoptive mom Nefertiti Austin joins Elaine Taylor-Klaus to talk about raising her spirited, neurodivergent daughter. They cover the "pinball of parenting," the expectations that didn't work out, and the moment she stopped trying to squeeze her kid into a box she'd never fit and started encouraging the person she was. They also get honest about adoptive parenting and what happens a...

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