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Send us Fan Mail Dolly Bhargava is a Speech Pathologist, Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner, author, educator and founder of Behaviour Help. She holds a degree  in Speech Pathology and a Master of Special Education in Sensory Disability. Dolly has worked with children, adolescents and adults with disabilities, their families, educators and support teams for almost three decades. Her work fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Carly Knauf, a psychologist who specializes in eating disorders discusses the common co-occurrence of eating disorders and autism/other neurodivergent diagnoses. This really matters for effective and neurodiverse affirming care. Carly “Carly K” Knauf, PsyD (she/her), is a licensed clinical psychologist whose work focuses on eating disorders and neurodivergence...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Angelea Yoder discusses her new book for children, Look At Me, Look AT What I Can Do!, her Let Them Stare project and her own experiences with VACTERL syndrome.  Angelea Yoder is a Nashville-based photographer, author, storyteller, and disability advocate dedicated to shifting the way the world sees disability. Her work blends compelling imagery with authentic sto...

Send us Fan Mail n this episode, therapist Michelle Herman, LMSW, discusses the many issues teens identifying transgender often face, which are not always addressed, including neurodivergence, anxiety and depression and more. Michelle Herman, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, co-founder of Kadima Beyachad, and a therapist with Bina Counseling and private practice. She specializes in trau...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dina Cohen, registered dietician and coauthor( with Batsheva Herzka and Noa Miller) of the book Smart Cookie: A Girl's Guide to Food, discusses helping girls develop a healthy relationship to food in our challenging culture. Dina Cohen, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, is a nutrition therapist who specializes in pediatric nutrition and the treatment of eating disorders. She...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Melisa Moore, sleep psychologist and expert in sleep issues in neurodivergent kids, talks about how sleep can be different and sometimes more difficult for neurodivergent children, and some tips on how to help these kids sleep better. Melisa Moore, PhD, is the author of The Good Sleep Guide for Neurodivergent Kids. A clinical psychologist board certified in be...

Send us Fan Mail Natasha Daniels has been an anxiety & OCD therapist for over two decades. She combines both her clinical expertise with her lived experience, raising her own three kids with anxiety and OCD.  Natasha received her MSW from Arizona State University. She has received advanced training in OCD both from the International OCD Foundation and from one to one consultations from leading...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kelley Jensen and Julianna Scott, who podcast under the name  Refrigerator Moms,  discuss common issues parents ( especially moms) face when they have a child diagnosed with autism. We did a podcast swap- here is the link to my episode on their podcast! https://refrigeratormoms.com/overdiagnosed-or-overlooked-a-pediatrician-on-autism-today/ Kelley Jensen is a pare...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak for the second time to Michael McLeod , MA, CCC-SLP TSSLD about ADHD, parent coaching for kids with ADHD, the role of executive function skills as explained in his new book The Executive Function Playbook. Medication for ADHD has it's place, but we need to build these critical skills!  In 2016, Michael created the Internal Skills Executive Function St...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Ross Greene discusses why so many of our kids are struggling, why we so often get it wrong with how we try to help them, and how using his collaborative problem-solving approach is a game changer! Ross W. Greene, Ph. D., is a clinical psychologist and the originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), as d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Boucher and I discuss parenting in the era of social media and information overload. We talk about a program Dr. Boucher is part of, called Human Up, which is an online parenting resource, using the works of Dr. Boucher and many other parenting experts. Dr. Phil Boucher, MD, FAAP is a board-certified pediatrician, father of six, and the founder of Nebraska’s f...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kristin Sohl is a pediatrician passionate about helping autistic people and is the Executive Director of ECHO Autism Communities, which is a program which was created to expand access to screening, evaluation and long-term support for autistic people. We discuss this program and autism diagnosis issues as well as ways to increase access to care. Dr. Kristin Sohl is a pediatric...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Melissa Sornik, LCSW, discusses "2e", which are twice -exceptional children, both gifted and with a neurodevelopmental difference such as ADHD and/or autism. What does it mean to be twice exceptional, how do we identify these kids and how do we help them thrive? A licensed clinician, Melissa has been working with gifted individuals and their families sin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Lee Sharma, a physician who is also a conflict analysis expert, discusses how to help our kids( and ourselves) navigate conflict more effectively. This episode is also meant to augment   the two episodes on bullying. I believe that conflict resolution skills can be both taught and modelled to help children ( and adults) interact in more productive, healthy way...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss ARFID, Avoidant/ Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, including anxiety related to eating. Download the free handout here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SQS28nNeqhDvCtBEze3vyddQf-FVkjy77GBZzhT0tyc/edit?usp=sharing Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric feeding therapist, international speaker, and certified speech-language pathologist with over...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Melanie explains normal feeding milestones, how they are developmental tasks, how some children need more support reaching these milestones, and how to help your child become a great eater! Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric feeding therapist, international speaker, and certified speech-language pathologist with over two decades of experience helping chil...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, therapist Robin Isman talks about how to help children with anxiety using SPACE therapy, which stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. She discusses the role of avoidance in making anxiety worse. Robyn Isman, LICSW, is a licensed therapist, parent coach, and leading expert in childhood anxiety. With over a decade of clinical experience, Rob...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Innessa Donskoy, a pediatric sleep specialist, discussed sleep problems and how to help kids sleep better. Dr. Innessa Donskoy is a Pediatric Sleep Medicine attending physician at Advocate Children’s Hospital, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. She completed her residency training in General Pe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, neuropsychologist Peryl Agishtein explains when neuropsychological testing IS and IS NOT needed, as well as an overview of these tests, including how they help us understand why a child may be struggling academically, socially or behaviorally. Dr. Peryl Agishtein completed her Ph. D. in clinical neuropsychology at the Graduate Center of CUNY. After training in a n...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Wendy Ross, a developmental pediatrician and "inclusion hero" discusses helping ALL of our children belong in our communities.  Wendy Ross, MD, FAAP is a clinical professor, developmental pediatrician, and the inaugural director of Jefferson Health’s Center for Autism and Neurodiversity, (JeffCAN).  She graduated from Mt Sinai School of Medicine and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Elise Fallucco, child psychiatrist, discusses childhood anxiety- how much is normal, when it is a problem and how to treat it. Elise M. Fallucco, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist whose career has been focused on empowering pediatric clinicians to provide high quality mental health care.  Dr. Fallucco is the creator and host of the podcast, Child Menta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Esther Rollhaus discusses the exciting but challenging stage of becoming a mother(matrescence) and the psychiatrist lens on perinatal mental health challenges. Dr. Esther Rollhaus is a medical doctor with specialties in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry. In addition to her private practice, she serves as a Consultant on Reproductive Psychiatry at Achieve...

Send us Fan Mail Helping Our Autistic Kids Thrive with Temple Grandin, PhD In this episode, Dr. Temple Grandin talks about the importance of ALL kinds of minds, including autistic ones. She talks about how we are "screening out" our valuable visual thinkers. We discuss many ways to help kids on the autism spectrum truly succeed. Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half yea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Nimali Fernando, pediatrician and creator of the Dr Yum Project, discussed how to raise a healthy eater despite the many obstacles. Feeding is a developmental task which does not necessarily come naturally. We CAN teach kids to love healthy food!  Dr. Nimali Fernando is a board-certified pediatrician and the founder of the nonprofit, The Dr. Yum Project. She i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss "posttraumatic parenting"- how to be a great parent to your child while, at the same time, addressing your own history of trauma.  Dr. Robyn Koslowitz is a clinical child psychologist, trauma treatment expert, TEDx speaker, and author of Post-Traumatic Parenting: Break the Cycle, Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be. As the founder of the...