Autism & Neurodiversity

Autism & Neurodiversity

37 episodes

This weekly podcast is your go-to resource for real answers to parenting, working with or being neurodivergent. With the right information you will better understand neurodivergent brains, develop the skills to parent and mentor more confidently, and get better outcomes addressing neurodivergent challenges. Join Jason Grygla, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Director of TechieForLife, a specialized mentoring program for neurodivergent young adults and his wife, Debbie Grygla, Certified Life Coach, every Friday for relevant insights, discussions with leading experts, and supportive tools.

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Stop Reacting and Start Nurturing Connection with Debbie

Published: Feb. 9, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 55 seconds

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Attachment & Autism Deep Dive Part 3 with Dr. Jack Hinman

Published: Jan. 26, 2024, noon
Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds

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Attachment & Autism Deep Dive Part 2 with Dr. Jack Hinman

Published: Jan. 20, 2024, 6:48 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds

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Attachment & Autism Deep Dive Part 1 with Dr. Jack Hinman

Published: Jan. 12, 2024, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds

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3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 3 with Debbie

Published: Dec. 29, 2023, noon
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 2 with Debbie

Published: Dec. 22, 2023, noon
Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds

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3 Steps to Reducing Stress Mini-Series Part 1 with Debbie

Published: Dec. 16, 2023, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds

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Managing Our Expectations with Jason

Published: Nov. 24, 2023, noon
Duration: 16 minutes 42 seconds

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Boost Their Resilience with Debbie

Published: Nov. 18, 2023, 1:47 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 51 seconds

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Supporting the Transition into Adulthood with Jason

Published: Nov. 11, 2023, 4:51 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 25 seconds

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The Secret to Building Their Confidence with Debbie

Published: Nov. 4, 2023, 3:10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 11 seconds

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When Your Love One Pulls Away with Jason

Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

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Crush Shame & Boost Well-being by Parenting with Empathy with Debbie

Published: Oct. 21, 2023, 2:10 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 59 seconds

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Mania and Neurodiversity: What Parents Need to Know with Jason

Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 10 seconds

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Breaking the Cycle of Shame-based Parenting Approaches with Debbie

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds

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Time Blindness and It's Impact on Connecting Cause and Effect with Jason

Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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Boundaries with Love: Fostering Attachment and Autonomy with Debbie

Published: Sept. 23, 2023, 5:34 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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Beyond 'No': Building Stronger Bonds with Debbie

Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 5:23 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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Mindful Parenting: Embracing Connection as a Practice for Success with Debbie

Published: July 29, 2023, 4:43 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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Unraveling the Power of Novelty: How Dopamine Drives Motivation in ADHDers with Jason

Published: July 21, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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101. Motivation Challenges: The intersection of PDA, OCD, and Paralysis by Analysis with Jason

Published: July 13, 2023, 11:30 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 34 seconds

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100. What Matters Most with Jason and Debbie

Published: July 7, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 37 seconds

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99. Navigating Through Essential Developmental Experiences with Debbie

Published: June 30, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 25 seconds

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98. How to Manage Neurodivergent Emotional Dysregulation with Jason

Published: June 23, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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97. Decoding Behaviors: Understanding Your Young Adult's Developmental Stage with Debbie

Published: June 16, 2023, 10:55 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 14 seconds

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96. Prioritizing Relationships Over Behaviors with Jason

Published: June 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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95. How to Effectively Homeschool Neurodivergent Children with Shannon Biancamano

Published: May 31, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 18 seconds

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94. Emotion Regulation Skill Development with Debbie

Published: May 27, 2023, 12:20 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 20 seconds

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93. Co-regulation Why it Matters When You Parent or Work with Autistic & Neurodivergent Young People with Debbie

Published: May 12, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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92. Becoming a Better Mentor with Jason

Published: April 7, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 48 seconds

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91. One of the Biggest Barriers to Effective Parenting with Debbie

Published: March 31, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 37 seconds

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90. Attachment and Relationships with Jason

Published: March 17, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 49 seconds

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89. Supportive Mentoring Relationships with Debbie

Published: March 10, 2023, noon
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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88. Insights from a Therapeutic Consultant with Shayna Abraham

Published: March 3, 2023, noon
Duration: 30 minutes 40 seconds

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87. Seriously Mentally Ill with Jason

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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86. Power Struggles with Debbie

Published: Feb. 17, 2023, noon
Duration: 13 minutes 47 seconds

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85. When Comfort Now Creates Pain Later with Jason

Published: Feb. 10, 2023, noon
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds

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84. How to Love Parenting Your Autistic or Neurodivergent Young Person with Debbie

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, noon
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds

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83. Common Mistakes Parents and Mentors Make When Setting Goals with Jason

Published: Jan. 27, 2023, noon
Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

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82. Parental Goals Achieved Easier with Debbie

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, noon
Duration: 18 minutes 27 seconds

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81. Balance of Power in a Mentoring Relationship with Jason

Published: Jan. 13, 2023, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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80. Choosing Parent / Mentor Goals with Debbie

Published: Jan. 6, 2023, 8:10 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds

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79. Autism and Co-occuring Diagnosis Issues with Tatiana Matthews

Published: Dec. 9, 2022, noon
Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds

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78. How to Fail for Success with Debbie

Published: Dec. 2, 2022, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 21 seconds

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77. Staying Curious with Jason

Published: Nov. 25, 2022, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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76. Shame and Development with Debbie

Published: Nov. 18, 2022, 9:22 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 27 seconds

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75. Identities as Parents to Neurodivergents with Jason

Published: Oct. 21, 2022, 6:10 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 40 seconds

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74. What You're Doing That's Demotivating Them with Debbie

Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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73. Autism at 18 and Legal Adulthood with Jason

Published: Oct. 7, 2022, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds

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72. How to Motivate Autistic and ND Young People with Debbie

Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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71. Giving Your Best or Burning Yourself Out? with Jason

Published: Sept. 23, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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70. What Interferes with Development? with Debbie

Published: Sept. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 50 seconds

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69. Rigidity Issues with Jason

Published: Sept. 9, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds

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68. What May Be Keeping You From Meeting Them Where They're at with Debbie

Published: Sept. 2, 2022, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds

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67. The Opportunity in Conflicts with Jason

Published: Aug. 27, 2022, 12:02 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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66. Don't Make This Mistake When Assessing Development & Expectations with Debbie

Published: Aug. 20, 2022, 3:48 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 46 seconds

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65. Honest Assessment with Jason

Published: July 29, 2022, 11:51 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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64. Going to War (Sun Tzu) with Jason

Published: July 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 8 seconds

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63. Emotional Dysregulation with Debbie

Published: July 16, 2022, 10:53 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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62. Factors Compounding the Challenges with Jason

Published: July 8, 2022, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 39 seconds

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61. Mentor Better by Self-Mentoring with Debbie

Published: July 2, 2022, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds

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60. Autism Suicide Support with Jason

Published: June 25, 2022, 12:15 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 7 seconds

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59. Enjoy Parenting with Debbie

Published: June 17, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 9 seconds

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58. Depression in Autistic and Neurodivergent Young People with Jason

Published: May 21, 2022, 10:20 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds

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57. Autistic Female Diagnosis with Ingrid Boveda

Published: May 13, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 51 seconds

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56. Making Support Decisions with Debbie

Published: May 8, 2022, 12:50 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds

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55. Avoiding Burnout with Jason

Published: April 29, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 55 seconds

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54. Your Job is to Meet Your Child with Karen Mabie

Published: April 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 6 seconds

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53. Stressed Parenting with Debbie

Published: April 15, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 17 seconds

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52. Helping Neurodivergents Develop Their Spark with Jason

Published: April 8, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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54. Helping Neurodivergents Develop Their Spark with Jason

Published: April 8, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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51. Turn Fails into Wins with Debbie

Published: April 1, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 51 seconds

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50. When to Remove Yourself from The Equation with Jason

Published: March 18, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 27 seconds

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49. Building Connection with Debbie

Published: March 11, 2022, noon
Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds

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48. College Readiness with Eric Endlich Ph.D.

Published: March 4, 2022, noon
Duration: 43 minutes 9 seconds

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47. Parental Anxiety with Debbie

Published: Feb. 25, 2022, noon
Duration: 19 minutes 54 seconds

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46. New Diagnosis- Now What? with Jason

Published: Feb. 18, 2022, noon
Duration: 31 minutes 1 second

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45. Getting a Diagnosis with Jason

Published: Jan. 28, 2022, 12:04 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds

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44. Problem Perspectives with Debbie

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 11:51 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 29 seconds

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43. Examining Boundaries and Priorities with Jason

Published: Jan. 14, 2022, 5:23 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 27 seconds

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42. The Gifts of Different Brains with Debbie

Published: Dec. 24, 2021, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 11 seconds

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41. Finding Joy with Jason

Published: Dec. 18, 2021, 1:43 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds

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40. Navigating Holidays & Big Events with Debbie

Published: Dec. 11, 2021, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 15 seconds

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39. Being Supportive Vs Enabling with Vashti Summervill

Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 12:05 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds

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38. Grrr-attitude with Debbie

Published: Nov. 26, 2021, noon
Duration: 24 minutes 46 seconds

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37. Therapy or Development? Doing Better for Neurodivergent Who Struggle with Jason & Debbie

Published: Nov. 19, 2021, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds

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36. What Main Goal of Interventions Should Be with Jason

Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 11:24 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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35. Building Resilience with Debbie

Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds

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34. Supporting Forward Momentum with Debbie

Published: Oct. 2, 2021, 10:10 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 19 seconds

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33. Parent or Partner? How Are We in the Relationship Equation? with Jason

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds

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32. Break Out of the Micromanaging Parent Role with Debbie

Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 39 seconds

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31. Rigid Thinking with Debbie

Published: Aug. 27, 2021, 4:37 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 26 seconds

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30. The Power of Frontloading with Jason & Debbie

Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 1:14 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 1 second

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29. Understanding Anger with Jason

Published: Aug. 6, 2021, 8:55 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 6 seconds

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28. When They're Not Motivated with Debbie

Published: July 18, 2021, 5:17 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 42 seconds

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27. Tutoring to Turn Learning Challenges into Achievements with Laura Reber

Published: July 2, 2021, 5:50 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 14 seconds

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26. OCD & Neurodiversity with Jason

Published: June 25, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 39 seconds

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25. How to Know If You're Parenting Too Much or Too Little with Debbie

Published: June 19, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 11 seconds

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24. Parental Healing with Travis Slagle

Published: June 4, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes

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23. Physical Health & Hygiene Challenges with Jason

Published: May 28, 2021, 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 18 seconds

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22. Nurturing Neurodiverse Tech Talent with Eric Pedersen

Published: May 21, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 48 seconds

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21. 3 Ways to Parent with Confidence Part 3 with Debbie

Published: May 15, 2021, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 49 seconds

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20. Learning to Cope with Dalton & Lee Grygla

Published: May 7, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 25 seconds

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19. Discomfort and Motivation with Jason

Published: April 30, 2021, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds

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18. Employment Resources With Betina Wildhaber

Published: April 23, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 47 seconds

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17. 3 Ways to Parent With Confidence Part 2 With Debbie

Published: April 16, 2021, 10:50 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 40 seconds

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16. TechieForLife Graduates Discuss ADHD

Published: April 9, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes

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15. Pathological Demand Avoidance With Jason

Published: April 2, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds

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14. ADHD, Autism & Neurodevelopment With Doug Maughan

Published: March 26, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 57 seconds

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13. 3 Ways to Parent With Confidence Part 1 With Debbie

Published: March 19, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds

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12. Making Informed Decisions With Josh Doyle

Published: March 12, 2021, noon
Duration: 49 minutes 10 seconds

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11. Screen Addiction & Neurodiversity With Jason

Published: March 5, 2021, noon
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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10. A Parenting Journey With Patricia & Maximilian

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, noon
Duration: 41 minutes 53 seconds

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9. Dropping the Ball with Debbie

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 33 seconds

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8. Better Understanding Neurodiverse Females With Caitlin Galt

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, noon
Duration: 43 minutes 15 seconds

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7. High School Re-do & Developmental Stages Part 2 with Jason

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, noon
Duration: 43 minutes 54 seconds

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6. Adult Transition Planning with Joanna Lilley

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, noon
Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds

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5. High School Re-dos & Developmental Stages Part 1 with Jason

Published: Jan. 22, 2021, noon
Duration: 30 minutes 12 seconds

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4. Safe Struggle with Nichol Ernst

Published: Jan. 15, 2021, noon
Duration: 51 minutes 31 seconds

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3. Neurodiverse Parenting with Debbie

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 12:05 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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2. Getting a Good Psych Eval with Dr. Abby Jenkins and Dr. Todd Corelli

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, noon
Duration: 55 minutes 42 seconds

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Listen in to our interview with well-respected psychologists Abby and Todd. Find out what goes into a comprehensive psychological evaluation, why is it worth investing in a good one, and hear what they say to those wanting to avoid a diagnosis because of fears around labeling their child.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://JasonDebbie.com/2

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1. Neurodiverse Brains with Jason & Debbie

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 53 seconds

For our first episode, we explain what neurodiversity is, who falls under this description and one of the most important things we\\u2019ve learned parenting and working with this population. Join us, as we share why we\\u2019re doing a podcast and what you can expect from listening in each week.

Get full show notes and more information here: JasonDebbie.com/1

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