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Jul 29, 2024 • S02 E22 • 00:52:54

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat about an interesting phenomenon known as The Double Empathy Problem. The Double Empathy Problem suggests that when people with very different experiences interact, they will struggle to empathize w...

Jul 14, 2024 • S02 E21 • 00:47:45

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Clare Truman. 

Clare Truman is an education consultant, author, PhD student, and big sister to an autistic young man. She specializes in supporting PDA children and young people to acce...

Jun 15, 2024 • S02 E20 • 00:55:44

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Dr. Donna Henderson about digging deeper into the characteristics of autism that may be missed by traditional assessments.

Dr. Donna Henderson has been a clinical neuropsychologist for...

May 23, 2024 • S02 E19 • 01:09:25

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Robin Goebel, a former therapist and play therapist, about supporting children with big baffling behaviors and vulnerable nervous systems. Robin discusses her shift from focusing solely on traum...

Apr 17, 2024 • S02 E18 • 00:50:28

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather & Kerissa chat with special guest Sunita Theiss.
Sunita shares her journey as a mother of neurodivergent children and her own neurodivergent identity. She discusses the process of realizing her family's...

Mar 30, 2024 • S02 E17 • 00:58:11

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather & Kerissa discuss the concept of autistic inertia and its impact on PDA individuals and autistic people. Autistic inertia refers to the tendency to remain at rest or keep moving in a constant direction, and it pl...

Feb 24, 2024 • S02 E16 • 01:05:35

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Lisa Baskin Wright (IEP Coach) about Neurodiversity Affirming IEPs.  Lisa discusses her journey and experiences in supporting families with PDA learners. She emphasizes the importance of curiosi...

Feb 10, 2024 • S02 E15 • 00:48:46

Send us a textWelcome back! In this episode, Heather & Kerissa kick off season 2 of the podcast discussing the topic of autistic burnout. They define autistic burnout as a syndrome resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and...

Dec 02, 2023 • S01 E14 • 01:44:11

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa reminisce and chat about each episode from  Season 1. We had such a fantastic first season! We learned so much from our amazing guests! We are so excited about Season 2 coming February '24!!

Nov 11, 2023 • S01 E13 • 01:01:09

Send us a textIn this episode, Heather and Kerissa chat with Tricia Wagner, LCPC and director of Outpatient Services at Shodair Children's Hospital.
We have an open conversation about understanding suicidal thoughts vs. suicidal ideation. Ways to...