Special Needs Kids Are People Too!

Nov 01 2024 63 ep. 34 mins 15
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Welcome to the Special Needs Kids are People Too! Podcast with Amy Bodkin, EdS. Amy is an Autistic adult who also happens to be a School Psychologist turned Special Needs Consultant and Public Speaker! Amy is an Advocate for seeing every child as a person, not a diagnosis because a special needs kid is just like any other child, just more so! You can find out more about Amy’s advocacy work at AmyBodkin.com.

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S4:E63 Earning the Right to Talk

Nov 01 2024 50 mins  
Welcome back to Season 4 of Special Needs Kids Are People Too! This entire season is going to be focused on Healthcare and Neurodivergent Healthcare specifically! There are different ways that we "earn the right to talk" about a particular subject. Sometimes we earn that right by getting a degree in that area of study. Othertimes we read a great deal and self-educate ourselves on a

S3E62: I Wrote a Book!

May 24 2024 33 mins  
In this episode I am excited to share with you all that I wrote a book! It is called Special Needs Kids Are People Too! Seeing the Possibilities Through a Neurodiverse Lens.In the week since its official release on Amazon, my book has been #1 New Releases in both Parenting Hyperactive Children and Teaching Students with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (ahead of Temple G

S3E61: Interoception

May 10 2024 31 mins  
In this episode we talk all about Interoception with Whitney Whitten of Sensational Moms!Whitney is an Occupational Therapist turned Coach who likes to encourage moms to address their own sensory needs, and it all begins with Interoception!What is Interoception and how can it impact your home?Join us today and find out!Show Notes: https://amybodkin.com/podcast-episode-61For more in

S3E60: Kids and Electronics: Yes or No?

Apr 19 2024 43 mins  
In this episode we talk about Kids and Electronics: Yes or No?This is probably one of the biggest topics in parenting circles today whether you homeschool or not, whether your kids have a disability or not. And it is not an easy topic to navigate because it is one that most parents haven't experienced, at least not in the same way that their kids are experiencing technology now!Wha

S3E59: Q&A All About Special Needs Homeschooling

Apr 12 2024 30 mins  
This is the last episode of our Q&A series -- Q&A: All About Special Needs Homeschooling! We will have a few more episodes before we break for the season, but this will be the last in our Q&A series.To date, I have never done an episode just on homeschooling! So today I get the opportunity to share with you all about my journey as a homeschooler and what books and resou

S3E58: The Challenges of Being a Neurodivergent Woman

Mar 08 2024 25 mins  
What are the challenges of being a neurodivergent woman? We are taking a break from our Q&A series this week to address this question!Michelle Markman of ND Coach, Inc is my guest this week, and she works to empower high-masking, high-achieving women, particularly those who have been late-diagnosed or self-diagnosed autistic (or otherwise neurodivergent).So what are the challen

S3E57: Q&A ACT/SAT Testing Accommodations

Mar 01 2024 22 mins  
Our next Q&A is all about ACT/SAT Testing Accommodations, a topic of great concern to those with high schoolers. Today we will be answering important questions like: Which test should my student take? How do I apply for accommodations? What kinds of accommodations could I possibly apply for? Is there anyone who can help with this process?You can ease your mind about ACT/SAT tes

S3E56: Q&A Misophonia

Feb 16 2024 42 mins  
Our next Q&A is all about Misophonia, a condition where a person experiences a decreased tolerance for certain sounds. To help us understand more about Misophonia, I have asked Doctor of Audiology Rae Stout to join me!Dr. Stout is an Autistic Audiologist that has taken a particular interest in using low gain hearing aids to help children not only cope with Misophonia but to hop

S3E55: Q&A Primitive Reflexes

Feb 09 2024 45 mins  
Today is all about Primitive Reflexes! And I invited Sarah Collins of Homeschool OT to help us out as we dive into this topic! Sarah is not just a talented OT. She is also a homeschool mom with lived experience with retained primitive reflexes!What are primitive reflexes? Primitive reflexes are things that our bodies naturally do as babies but that we loose as we develop.When devel

S3E54: Q&A This Is Why We Homeschool - Part 2

Feb 02 2024 19 mins  
This Is Why We Homeschool - Part 2! Last week's episode addressed some questions that could all be answered with the sentence: "This is why we homeschool!" This week I want to expound on that idea by explaining the inverse of why we homeschool!When people ask why we homeschool, what they sometimes really want to know is, "Why don't you go to school?" Very often they are wondering w