354: Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Kids (and Adults)
Learn why neurodivergent kids struggle with friendships and belonging, and how to support real connection while fostering authenticity.
Learn why neurodivergent kids struggle with friendships and belonging, and how to support real connection while fostering authenticity.
Selective eating in ADHD and autism isn’t defiance. Learn how sensory needs, anxiety, and pressure impact eating—and what actually helps your child thrive.
Childhood anxiety makes more sense when you look beyond symptoms to environment, connection, and the hidden stressors shaping your child’s experience.
ADHD diagnosis and masking shape identity, safety, and self-understanding. Learn why honest conversations about neurodivergence change long-term outcomes.
When your child is surviving school instead of succeeding, this episode offers real alternatives, practical advocacy tips, and hope for finding a better fit.
Tracking progress builds emotional regulation and resilience. Learn a 6-step framework to support your neurodivergent child intentionally.
If bedtime feels like a battle, this episode unpacks why neurodivergent kids struggle with sleep and what truly helps, from circadian rhythms to calming a racing mind.
Jeff Copper explains motivation as a two-force system, why extra time prolongs suffering, and how adaptive accommodations reduce executive function strain in ADHD.
Teaching neurodivergent kids friendship skills: reading social cues, building empathy, staying authentic, and knowing when to step in or step back.
Compliance-first systems harm neurodivergent kids. This episode explores dignity, nervous systems, and why choosing humanity over control changes everything.