Takeaways with Dr. Ed

Takeaways with Dr. Ed

Hosted by: Dr. Ed Callahan

Five-minute lessons for parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults, from the Neurodiversity University Parent Meetings. Every week, parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults meet with Dr. Ed Callahan...

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The Gas Money Is Tuition

When a young adult is stuck, most of us reach for the big lever and conclude, when it does not take, that nothing will. In this episode Dr. Ed Callahan tells the story of a mother who, a few afternoons a week, drives...
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“Help Me Fix My Mistake” Works Better Than an Instruction

Tell a demand-sensitive teen to do something and you get the wall. Ask him to help you fix your mistake and you get clear directions, turn by turn. In this episode Dr. Ed Callahan explains why a demand lands as a loss...
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“Can’t or Won’t?” Is the Wrong Question

Is it that he can't, or that he won't? Parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults ask this question constantly, and in this episode Dr. Ed Callahan explains why it is usually the wrong one. Drawing on a recent...
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