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Welcome to Empowering Exceptional Minds —the podcast where we dive into real conversations about neurodiversity.
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Beyond the After-School Collapse: Somatic Tools with Lisa Danahy (opens the original)
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Did you know that many "behavioral issues" in children aren't behavioral at all—they’re sensory? Following up on our last conversation with Aaron about sensory integration, we’re taking a deeper dive into the specifics of how our nervous systems process the world around us. In this episode, host Maayan sits down with Lisa Danahy , founder of Create Calm , featured Hay House author, and international speaker with over 30 years of experience across education, healthcare, and community organization
Why Does My Child Fall Apart After School? The Sensory Connection With Aaron (opens the original)
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Why might a student press incredibly hard on their pencil, bump into things, avoid sports, or completely fall apart after holding it together all day at school? In this episode of Empowering Exceptional Minds , Maayan sits down with occupational therapist Aaron DeNardo , founder of Laughing Giraffe Therapy, for a fascinating conversation about the connection between the brain, body, sensory processing, movement, and learning. Aaron explains what occupational therapists actually look for during a
The Moon Cactus Effect: Autism, Adulthood, and Finding Your Bloom Later in Life (opens the original)
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What happens when a life-altering diagnosis arrives at 48 — not in childhood, but in the middle of adulthood, after decades of unexplained struggle? In this episode, we sit down with Robert Caldwell, journalist, science fiction author, and self-advocate on Alabama's Interagency Autism Coordinating Council, to talk about what it means to finally understand yourself later in life. Robert shares the story behind his moving "moon cactus" metaphor — comparing developmental disabilities to a mutation
Off the Lines - Understanding Dysgraphia with Kelli Fetter (opens the original)
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Words get stuck. Letters flip. The hand can't keep pace with the mind. For millions of people, dysgraphia turns something as simple as writing into a daily battle — one that's often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as laziness or carelessness. In this episode, we sit down with Kelli Fetter , owner of Handwriting Solution , to dig into what dysgraphia really is, how it shows up in kids and adults, and why so many people go years without the right support. Drawing on her hands-on experien
Does your child’s IEP actually provide what they need? With Kara Orlando (opens the original)
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IEPs can feel overwhelming—especially when you're hearing terms like IDEA, FAPE, LRE, push-in, pull-out, and service minutes. In Part 3 of our IEP & 504 series, I’m joined by Kara Orlando , founder of Kind Mind Executive Function Coaching and former school psychologist. We break down what these terms actually mean, how services can be delivered, and what parents should understand when advocating for their child. If you’ve ever left an IEP meeting thinking, “Wait… what does that actually mean?” —
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