Diverse Thinking
Different Learning
A ChildNEXUS Podcast
Child neuropsychologist, Dr. Karen Wilson, shares information about learning differences and interviews experts who help children and adolescents with learning differences, neurodevelopmental disorders and social and emotional difficulties achieve their full potential.
Learning and thinking differences and emotional struggles (such as anxiety) keep children and adolescents from reaching their full potential. This show is designed to educate, inform, and share information so that parents and educators can be equipped with the knowledge and strategies they need to help students thrive.
Newest episode
Ep. 48: How Sleep Affects Academic Performance and Mood
As we get started and accustomed to a new academic year for students, we need to take a moment to talk about sleep. How much sleep do children and adolescents actually need? What are signs that they are getting quality sleep or insufficient sleep? Many adults track...
Past episodes
Ep. 47: Helping Students Transition to Adulthood with Dr. Gwennyth Palafox
I love hearing from previous clients and students who have entered or are entering adulthood. But sometimes, they’re reaching out for assistance because they have found that they aren’t as prepared for this transition as they might have thought. The transition to...
Ep. 46: How ABA Can Help Kids Naturalistically Learn Skills with Nicole Ballinghoff
Applied Behavioral Science, or ABA, has been a hot topic for the last few years and has become somewhat controversial. To help us understand it better, I’ve invited Nicole Ballinghoff to the Diverse Thinking Different Learning Podcast today. Nicole Ballinghoff has...
Ep. 45: How Sensory Processing Impacts Communication with Jessie L. Ginsburg, M.S., CCC-SLP
Continuing our recent conversations on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorder, today’s guest and I discuss the ways communication is impacted. Jessie Ginsburg joined the Diverse Thinking Different Learning Podcast and shares her approach of...
Ep. 44: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder with Lisa L. Hancock, Ph.D., MBA
1 in 54 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. With this number growing, it would make sense that this is a very well understood disorder. Unfortunately there is a lot of confusion surrounding ASD, what it looks like, and what to...
Ep. 43: Building Social Competence and Enhancing Social Skills with Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, our children and teens were faced with a huge transition. But now that schools are slated to reopen fully this fall, they are faced with yet another transition. Today’s discussion is a wonderful gift for parents...
Ep. 42: Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder with Courtney Duckworth-Harris, MA, OTR/L
In today’s episode, we’re discussing Sensory Processing Disorder. As with many other topics, this episode could really be turned into multiple conversations, so today we’re starting with what Sensory Processing Disorder is and our guest will help us understand how...