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The Neurodivergent Learner will be on shelves August 25, 2026. But, if you pre-order, you can receive a free download of Chapter 9: Interests & Extra-curriculars.

It was great to see some of you live at today’s workshop! Paid subscribers can access the replay above. Scroll to the bottom of this post to view the workshop slides and resources. If you’re a free subscriber, you can unlock the replay by upgrading below. Paid subscribers get access to the full workshop replay library (20+ workshops) and the private chat in the Substack app. Summer is an opportunity for neurodivergent kids to grow and mature away from the four walls of the classroom.

Parent Workshops THIS FRIDAY ~ June 5, 2026 | 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT Photo by Patricia Prudente on Unsplash Preorder my book and get FREE workshops! Who is this workshop for? Summer is an opportunity for neurodivergent kids to grow and mature away from the four walls of the classroom. But, summertime can also bring too much downtime that leads to conflict and stress over too much screen time and hard-to-manage boredom.

Playback speed × Share post Share post at current time Share from 0:00 0:00 / Transcript Autism & Marriage with Carrie Cariello A Substack LIVE chat with Dr. Emily Hey y’all! I loved chatting recently with Carrie Cariello to talk about our new books—hers on marriage and mine on learning. Carrie is a best-selling author and mom of five, who shares her journey of life alongside autism from diagnosis day to life after high school.

Preorder The Neurodivergent Learner to claim bonus offers Hey y’all! ~ BOOK NEWS IS HERE! I’m so excited to share that my first book, The Neurodivergent Learner, is now available for preorder. Over the last 20 years, I’ve collaborated with families and teachers working alongside children who are autistic, gifted, have ADHD, or simply learn differently. I’ve walked this path as both a parent and a clinician and I can’t wait to share all I’ve learned with you.

It was great to see some of you live at today’s workshop! Paid subscribers can access the replay above. Scroll to the bottom of this post to view the workshop slides. If you’re a free subscriber, you can unlock the replay by upgrading below. Paid subscribers get access to the full workshop replay library (20+ workshops) and the private chat in the Substack app. Testing season is here and it’s one of my least favorite seasons of the year.

Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash Testing season is here and it’s one of my least favorite seasons of the year. I spend an entire chapter in my upcoming book, The Neurodivergent Learner, on the research behind testing and you can read about my own experience with test anxiety here.

Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash Testing season is here and it’s one of my least favorite seasons of the year. I spend an entire chapter in my upcoming book, The Neurodivergent Learner, on the research behind testing and you can read about my own experience with test anxiety here.

As part of a 3-part series on public education funding in North Carolina, Dr. Melanie McCabe and I are bringing you a conversation with NC State Representative Julie von Haefen. You can listen to the first interview in this series on proposed cuts to special education in Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) here.

It was great to see some of you live at today’s workshop! Paid subscribers can access the replay above. Scroll to the bottom of this post for the workshop slides and resources mentioned in the workshop! If you’re a free subscriber, you can unlock the replay by upgrading below. Paid subscribers get access to the full workshop replay library and the private chat in the Substack app.