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Emotional and Mental Health & autism

Below are the best resources we could find on Emotional and Mental Health and autism.

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Asked & Answered: Should I Tell My Child about Their Neurodiversity?

I want to discuss a question that I've gotten a few times: Should I tell my child about their autism? How do I portray being autistic as an ultimately positive and valuable identity while not skipping over the real challenges that are associated with it?

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Equity, ADHD, and 3e

Emily Kircher-Morris talks with Colin Seale about what it’s like to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. They discuss whether we’ve forgotten the real meaning of equity.

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Moving beyond Surviving to Thriving

Dr. Michele Borba says it’s a popular myth that our children are predetermined to be thrivers, or destined to simply survive. Emily Kircher-Morris talks to Dr. Borba about her travels and research, and they discuss ways to instill the thriving instinct in others and ourselves, no matter the age.

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Play Therapy: Meeting Kids on Their Turf

On episode 78 Dr. Robert Jason Grant joins us to talk about his process, called AutPlay therapy, and the future of play therapy in the neurodiversity movement.

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Intimacy: Desirability, Love and Discovery Featuring Simi Muhumuza

Simi Muhumuza (of Simi Moonlight) talks about the desirability training we receive as a young girls, what intimacy and discovery can look like in relationships, and how love, above all else, is a tool for survival.

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Partnership in Grief and Radical Gentleness Ft. Felicia Gangloff-Bailey, Mother and Ed Psychologist

Felicia and I talk about how partnership supported her grief, how she herself has grown since her daughter’s double transition, and what radical gentleness means to her.

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The Battle for Dyslexia Services

When a parent is forced to take on the education system to advocate for their child, it can be difficult, intimidating, and frightening. Micki Boas shared the story of her experience in her book, One In Five, and with Emily on this episode of The Neurodiversity Podcast.

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