Parenting Neurodivergent Humans

This time of year, talk goals and resolutions is everywhere. BUT creating habits that stick can look different for neurodivergent people. This week will talk about how motivation, activation & momentum work for neurodivergent brains and how we can use this knowledge to support ourselves and our kids.  Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to get Dr. Morgan’s free classes on creating neurodivergent-friendly habits th...

This week, we are talking about PDA. This episode is from season two and is our most listened to episode ever! If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is ⁠⁠@drmorganbeidleman⁠⁠ , and Breann is ⁠⁠@itsbreanncolpitts ⁠⁠ You can also find us on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ .  To ask a question or submit a topic idea, click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ .  Episode Resources ⁠Low-Demand...

This week, we are talking about autism. This episode is from season two and is our second most listened to episode ever. You can find Morgan's neurodivergent character list here . If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is ⁠@drmorganbeidleman⁠ , and Breann is ⁠@itsbreanncolpitts ⁠ You can also find us on ⁠YouTube⁠ and ⁠Patreon⁠ .  To ask a question or sub...

This week, we are talking about the mental load of parenting neurodivergent kids. This episode is from season one and is our third most listened to episode ever. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts  You can also find us on YouTube and Patreon .  To ask a question or submit a topic idea, click here ....

Dr. Morgan & Breann talk about holidays, travel & gatherings with neurodivergent humans. This episode is packed with tips and ideas that will hopefully help you reduce stress this holiday season.  Also, exciting news! We now have handmade Parenting Neurodivergent Humans cups! Get yours through our Patron . If we are a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You c...

Wait time is talked about a lot in teacher training, but not much in parenting content. Giving our kids enough time to think and problem-solve builds so many lifelong skills. But finding the line between productive struggle and full shutdown or meltdown can be really tricky. So today we will talk about wait time: what it is, why it is important, why it is extra important for neurodivergent kids, a...

Burnout is a common and often not very talked about thing many neurodivergent people (including kids!) experiance. In this episode, we talk about what burnout is, why it happens, what it can look and feel like for neurodivergent people, and what we can do to support ourselves and our kids. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Br...

We get so many questions about telling people you’re neurodivergent or telling people your kid is neurodivergent, particularly this time of year. So today let’s talk about it!  Download the Telling Someone You're Neurodivergent worksheet here . If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts  You can also f...

Today, we are talking about people who have had or have a primary medical concern that makes them far more likely to be neurodivergent than average. The biggest chunk of people in this group were born preterm, but it also includes some types of traumatic births, and people born with other conditions requiring high levels of medical care from birth. We will get into who is in this group, why this g...

Learning disabilities are often misunderstood, and they commonly co-occur with other types of neurodivergence. So today, let’s talk about it: What diagnosis are we talking about when we say learning disabilities? Why are learning disabilities a neurodivergence? And what is commonly misunderstood about learning disabilities?  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to h...

Today, we are doing the second episode in our little mini series on teaching strategies you can use at home. Today we are talking win win choices. This is a way to increase choice, autonomy, and interest while still accomplishing the tasks that need to be done. If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts  Y...

Today, we are talking about after-school restraint collapse, which is just a fancy term for the shutdown and/or meltdown situation SO MANY neurodivergent kids go through after school. We will talk about why this happens, if it’s bad, and what you can do to support your kid.  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities on Instagram! Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Breann is @itsbre...

It’s that time of year where candy is suddenly everywhere. Many neurodivergent families find that this constant access can result in behaviors like hoarding, binging, or lying that are surprising, confusing, and stressful. This isn’t because your kid is bad or trying to break rules, it’s because of dopamine! So today we get into how the dopamine works, what is different about dopamine for neurodiv...

Masking is a topic that comes up again and again when we talk about neurodivergence. So this week, we are bringing back one of our favorite episodes from season one: Masking and Neurodivergence. We talk about what masking is, how it impacts us, if it’s always bad, and what to do about it.    Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode!  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities. We...

Conferences are coming up, and they can be a bit stressful! Today, we will talk about how to prepare for conferences and what questions to ask. Then, we discuss three scenarios that we have seen many parents of neurodivergent kids encounter at conferences, and provide you with ideas on how to handle them.  Click here to download our conference questions and planning sheet.  If you think your child...

Increased sensory needs are very common for neurodivergent people. Many of us have learned to ignore or downplay them, but that doesn’t make them go away! When we ignore our sensory needs, they grate on us in the background, making it harder for us to think, learn, and regulate ourselves. Today, we talk about what these sensory needs can look like for you or your kid, how to tune into them, and ho...

If you haven’t heard of spoon theory, it’s a metaphor for understanding our capacity to do things. Today, we will dig into what spoon theory is and how it can help us, as neurodivergent people or parents of neurodivergent people, understand the finite energy we have to accomplish things each day.  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on...

Today, we are starting a little mini-series on teaching strategies you can use at home. We are kicking off the series with scaffolding and the related strategy of gradual release. These are deliberate strategies teachers use to help kids master a skill WITHOUT throwing them in the deep end, letting them fail, or doing it for them. We talk about what these strategies are, why they work, and how you...

Today, we're talking about the dynamic nature of neurodivergence. If you have ever wondered why you or your kid can do a routine one day but not the next, or remember math facts in the morning but not in the afternoon, we are getting into it! We talk about what neurodivergence being dynamic means, what this looks like, the factors that commonly make symptoms better or worse, and how we can use...

It’s hard to believe but Parenting Neurodivergent Humans turns 1 next week! To celebrate our anniversary, we are re-releasing our very first episode: Getting Neurodivergent Kids Back to School. In it, we talk about why the back-to-school season can be so hard for neurodivergent kids and share lots of little tips to help make things a bit easier. Thanks for all your support this year! We have loved...

When your kid isn’t listening or breaks a household rule, what do you do? In this episode, we dive into the tricky topic of discipline. First, we talk about the differences between logical consequences and punishments. Then we talk through why logical consequences are better and how to use them.  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on I...

Preparing the environment is just a fancy way of saying setting up the environment for your kid (or yourself!) to be successful. Preparing the environment doesn’t guarantee that your kid will do the thing independently, but it does make it possible! It’s like building the foundation of the house.  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on...

In this episode, we are going to jump into a topic that we have had on our list forever- giftedness. Giftedness is often misunderstood and can even be contentious. So let’s get into it. What is giftedness? How is giftedness measured? Why is giftedness a neurodivergence? And why is giftedness being a neurodivergence contentious?  If we're a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love...

The school year is almost here! So this week, we are talking about three quick and simple things you can do now to help set yourself and your family up for success.  If we’re a good fit for you, join our communities! We would love to have you! You can find us on Instagram. Dr. Morgan is @drmorganbeidleman , and Breann is @itsbreanncolpitts   We are now on Patreon! If it’s within your budget to sup...

This week, we are taking some of your questions.  First, we will talk about labels. Are labels helpful? Can labels be harmful? How should we think about if and when to use labels to describe ourselves and/or our kids?  Then, we will talk about provisional diagnoses. What are provisional diagnoses, and why would one be given? How should we think about labels in the case of a provisional diagnosis?...