Autism & Neurodiversity

Dec 06 2024 141 ep. 23 mins 18

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Parenting or working with neurodivergent children, teens, or young adults? Join us Jason Grygla, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Founder and Director of NeuroDev, a specialized mentoring program for neurodivergent young adults, and Debbie Grygla, Certified Parent Coach as we share practical tools, expert insights, and personal experiences to help you better support neurodivergents and foster their growth, development, and emotional well-being.

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1. Neurodiverse Brains with Jason & Debbie

Jan 07 2021 17 mins

For our first episode, we explain what neurodiversity is, who falls under this description and one of the most important things we’ve learned parenting and working with this population. Join us, as we share why we’re doing a podcast and what you can expect from listening in each week.Get full show notes and more information here: JasonDebbie.com/1

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

Jan 08 2021 55 mins

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

3. Neurodiverse Parenting with Debbie

Jan 08 2021 13 mins

In this first solo episode with Debbie, she talks about some of the challenges in neurodivergent parenting. You love your son or daughter and want them to be happy. You want the best for them, but it's hard to figure it out what to do.There's a lot of conflicting advice and approaches out there. How do you know if you're doing it right? How do you know what's going to help your lov

4. Safe Struggle with Nichol Ernst

Jan 15 2021 51 mins

We are delighted to have Nichol, the Executive Director of Summit Achievement wilderness therapy program in Stow, ME, on our show. He is truly someone who “gets it” and does great work with autistic and neurodiverse clients. Nichol shares some great nuggets of insight and approaches like the concept of “safe struggle” from his experience working with this population that yo

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

Jan 22 2021 30 mins

In Jason’s first solo episode, he draws from a presentation he gave at a previous Young Adult Transition Association (YATA) conference. He has found one of the most successful treatments for the neurodiverse young adult population has nothing to do with treatment.He goes into detail about the developmental model as it applies to neurodiverse young people. This understanding gives

6. Adult Transition Planning with Joanna Lilley

Jan 29 2021 43 mins

We’re so happy Joanna came by for another visit at our school, NeuroDev. Joanna has her own podcast ‘Success Is Subjective’ that we enjoy listening to that you’ll want to check out, too. So, of course, we asked her to be a guest on our podcast and record an episode while she was with us.Joanna is a Treatment Placement and Therapeutic Gap Year Consultant, who helps young adu

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

Feb 05 2021 43 mins

In part 2, Jason continues to draw from a presentation he gave at a Young Adult Transition Association (YATA) conference.Jason gets to the heart of why we need to throw out the usual timelines for neurodiverse teens and young adults and makes the case for a high school re-do. He shares the short list he uses at NeuroDev as a barometer of where a student is at and offers four ways t

8. Better Understanding Neurodiverse Females With Caitlin Galt

Feb 12 2021 43 mins

It’s time for some neurodiverse girl talk! We invited Caitlin to come talk about the unique presentation and issues neurodiverse females experience. They’re often misunderstood and misdiagnosed or go undiagnosed until later than their male counterparts.Unfortunately, because three times as many boys are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as are girls, most of the res

9. Dropping the Ball with Debbie

Feb 19 2021 25 mins

Life can feel like one big juggling act, especially when you’re parenting a neurodiverse son or daughter. Do you ever “drop the ball” sometimes or… a lot of the time? If you ever think it’s too much and feel overwhelmed, this episode is for you. I share a simple way to lessen your stress and free yourself up to not only enjoy parenting, but your life more. What You'll Lea

10. A Parenting Journey With Patricia & Maximilian

Feb 26 2021 41 mins

Have you ever felt like you were a bad mom or dad? Have you ever had a professional tell you your child is normal and he will “grow out of it?” We’re delighted to share with you this conversation we had with Patricia & Maximilian. They’ve been happily married for over 30 years and are both professionals with a business background. They’re also the parents of a young a