May 12, 2026
You cannot teach executive function by controlling a child harder.
Executive function is not just about planners, homework, and getting organized. It is about self-awareness, self-regulation, and being able to take the next step toward a goal, even when something feels hard.
In this episode, I talk with Sean McCormick,...
May 5, 2026
Sometimes a grade becomes the whole story.
A child gets a low score, forgets an assignment, melts down over homework, or seems unmotivated, and suddenly everyone is focused on performance. But in this conversation, Dr. Linda Silbert brings us back to something much more important: a struggling child is still a whole...
Apr 28, 2026
A child can need support and still have too much support.
In this conversation, I talk with Casey Joseph, special educator and founder of Casey’s Special Education Services, about what happens when families get handed a long list of recommendations and start trying to do all of it at once. Casey shares why “more”...
Apr 21, 2026
The jump from high school to college is bigger than most families realize.
In this conversation, I talk with Dr. Tara Williams about what neurodivergent students really need as they prepare for college and why so many of them struggle in that transition. We unpack the shift from high school supports to college systems,...
Apr 14, 2026
A child can be brilliant and struggling at the exact same time.
In this conversation, I talk with Julie Skolnick about what it really means to be twice exceptional, or as she so beautifully puts it, gifted and distractible. Julie explains why giftedness is often the misunderstood part of the profile, not the...