35: How Can The Autism Resource Project Help Me and My Child? with Gilda Evans
Gilda Evans, Founder and President of the Autism Resource Project, joins Mark to share how the lack of resources she found while raising her son with autism prompted her to start her podcast and organ...
27 Apr 28min
34: Listener Question: How Can I Tell if My Child is Gifted?
Mark answers a listener question: How can I tell if my child is gifted? He discusses early signs and common struggles that parents can identify, whether testing is appropriate and how to talk with kid...
13 Apr 36min
33: What Should I Do If My Gifted Kid is Really Struggling in College? with Scott Lutostanski
Mark is joined by Scott Lutostanski, Executive Director of State Street Education. Scott and his team provide executive function coaching to students, with a focus on high school and college students....
30 Mar 39min
32: My Gifted Child is Struggling with Reading. Could it be Dyslexia? with Faye Bankler Casell
Mark is joined by language and dyslexia therapist, Faye Bankler Casell, to discuss the challenges experienced by children who have difficulty reading due to dyslexia and their parents. Mark and Faye e...
16 Mar 44min
31: How Do Parents of Gifted Kids Reduce Burnout? with Jen Merrill
Mark Talaga talks with writer and parent advocate, Jen Merrill, about how burnout is a common reality for parents of gifted and complex, neurodivergent kids. Jen shares what helps parents of gifted ki...
2 Mar 35min
30: What If My Complex Kid Needs an Escalated Level of Care? with Caroline Gulick and Julie Kastelan
Mark is joined by Caroline Gulick & Julie Kastelan to discuss the realities of elevated care for gifted and neurodivergent individuals. They talk through what it means to be in residential treatment, ...
16 Feb 41min
29: What Role Does the Mind-Body Connection Play in My Gifted Kid’s Progress? with Jen Bluske
Occupational Therapist and Parent Coach, Jen Bluske, joins host Mark Talaga to explore the mind-body connection that often goes overlooked in gifted children and adults. Jen provides wonderful insight...
2 Feb 35min
28: How Can I Feel Less Alone While Parenting My Gifted Kid? with Teresa Nair
Mark Talaga speaks with Teresa Nair, an expert in cognitive diversity education who empowers parents to see their child’s struggles not simply as deficits. Mark and Teresa discuss Teresa’s journey fro...
19 Jan 32min
