We share a story by a mother of a child with Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome) about the challenges and joys of parenting a child with special needs.

 Claire interviews Dr. Vanja Pejic,  a psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School.  We discuss refugee experiences and how to support refugee students and families in school and clinical settings.

Claire and Natalie discuss the difference between ADHD and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo.  What is Sluggish Cognitive Tempo? Tune in to find out.

We discuss disproportionality in special education,  discipline practices in education,  and the criminal justice system. 

 Claire and Natalie discuss the basics of ADHD: what it looks like, how it's diagnosed, and treatments.

 Claire interviews Dr. Niraj Patrawala about executive functioning.

 We discuss mechanical and sensory impact on feeding.

Many times, our own biases creep into our referral process, our description of the intensity of behaviors, and even how we complete standardized rating scales of kids.

 Claire interviews a teacher librarian about how books can be mirrors to minority or disenfranchised populations and tools for building empathy and compassion.

 We discuss cross cultural perspectives on attachment as well as attachment for children with autism.