SUMMARY -

In this episode, Eileen takes you, step-by-step, through a universal and highly misunderstood characteristic seen in kids and teens with brain-based differences, which is a maturity gap in comparison to same-aged peers. She explains how this gap is connected to the brain, how to identify it for what it is (as a lagging cognitive skill set), and how to more successfully support a child or teen who experiences this gap.

TAKEAWAYS

• Why kids with brain-based differences so often behave in ways that are seen as "immature"
• How this "immaturity" is connected to their unique brain
• How this behavioral symptom is typically viewed (through a behavioral lens), and how to shift our understanding of it to a Brain First lens
• Dysmaturity: what it is and how to identify it in your child or teen
• How to respond to dysmaturity from a Brain First lens, allowing you to help your child or teen grow in their cognitive skills
• Common experiences for a parent who has a child or teen experiencing dysmaturity

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