Gifted, Talented, and Neurodiverse Awareness Week
Emily Kircher-Morris previews the inaugural GTN Awareness Week with Marc Smolowitz, producer and director of the upcoming movie The G-Word. We talk ab...
Mind Matters
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The Mind Matters podcast features discussions with leaders in the fields of psychology, education, and beyond, with an emphasis on gifted/talented and 2e (twice-exceptional) children and adults. Mind Matters explores parenting, counseling techniques, and best practices for enriching the lives of high-ability people.
ADHD by any other name? Try “Attention Divergent Hyperactive Giftedness”
People with ADHD have to face both the strengths and struggles that come along with their diagnosis. When ADHD is combined with giftedness (twice-exce...
Improving the Anxious Lives of Neurodivergent Kids
Today’s classroom can feel like an alien environment for neurodivergent learners, and the resulting anxiety can derail and disrupt their educational e...
Helping Autistic Students Succeed in College
Some colleges and universities are beginning to understand the challenges of autistic and otherwise-neurodivergent people to adapt to the higher educa...
Prosopagnosia - The Struggle With Face Blindness
On episode 97 we talk with Fleassy Malay about prosopagnosia, commonly referred to as “face blindness.” What are the symptoms? What can you do to less...
Special Series, Part Three (reprise) - A Mother’s Story
This is the final installment of our series on suicide among gifted and 2e people. Today, Lisa shares the story of what led to her son’s suicide, and ...
Special Series, Part Two (reprise) - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional
In part two of our series on suicide among high-ability and twice-exceptional people, we explore some of the signs of depression and suicidal ideation...
Special Series, Part One (reprise) - Suicide Among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional
Is suicidal ideation more prevalent among the gifted population? Do our beliefs about suicide square with statistics? In part one of our series on sui...
A Special Interview With Emily Kircher-Morris
Emily’s new book, “Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom,” is now officially released! This is a special episode, featuring an inte...
Oppositional? Defiant? Or Just Misunderstood?
One of the more misunderstood diagnoses in the world of neurodiversity is ODD, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder. We talk with Amelia Bowler, a behavio...