Are We Really Listening to Autistic & ADHD Children?
THE AUTISM ADHD PODCAST
Holly Blanc Moses
4.9 • 686 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
I was in the hospital for seven days recently.
Scared. Exhausted. Completely out of control of what was happening to my body.
In the middle of all of it — a nurse walked in and asked if I wanted a blanket.
It sounds small. It wasn't.
Because in that moment, someone was asking what I needed. And I couldn't stop thinking about how rarely that happens... especially for neurodivergent kids.
We tell them to use their words. We say, "Come to me before it gets to be too much." But when they do — when they say it's too loud, the clothes are itchy, I can't handle the cafeteria — too often what follows is a sigh, an eye roll, a "you'll be fine."
They learn to say they're fine. They mask harder. They stop coming to us.
This episode is about one simple, radical thing we can do differently. Ask. And then really listen.
I'll share what this looks like in real life — real examples — and what to do when your child, student or client says "I'm fine" or "I don't care" (because that's also a sign).
❤️ Holly, The Mom/Neurodivergent Therapist
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About Holly Blanc Moses: Holly Blanc Moses is an AuDHD psychologist with 28 years of experience. She is a speaker, consultant, continuing education provider, and host of The Autism ADHD Podcast, Autism ADHD TV, and parent masterclasses.
About The Podcast
The Autism ADHD Podcast is for parents and professionals who want a neurodiversity-affirming approach to supporting autistic and ADHD children and teens — with a focus on emotional regulation, executive functioning, mental health, and connection.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Autism-AdHD podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | It's the place to be for nerdiversity affirming parents and professionals. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm your host, Holly Blanc Moses, the mom nerd aversion therapist. |
| 0:16.4 | Here we chat about emotional regulation, mental health, social support, executive functioning, |
| 0:23.4 | learning, and more, all aimed at empowering us to support kids and teens with compassion |
| 0:29.8 | and understanding. |
| 0:31.7 | I'm thrilled that you join me today and I've got some pretty exciting news to share with you. |
| 0:37.6 | For those rock star therapists listening right now, |
| 0:41.6 | I've created continuing education training that is tailor-made for you. |
| 0:47.7 | Take a deep dive into cutting-edge strategies that you can start using today. |
| 0:54.4 | The CEs you've wanted for so long are finally here. |
| 0:59.6 | Go to hollyblankmosis.com forward slash C.E. Training and sign up. |
| 1:07.0 | You are going to love it. |
| 1:09.6 | The link is also available in the show notes. |
| 1:12.8 | Now, if you are a parent or educator listening and you know a therapist or a psychologist |
| 1:19.1 | that is passionate about supporting kids and teens, I greatly appreciate it if you could |
| 1:24.9 | pass on this great news. |
| 1:27.2 | Thanks so much again for your support. |
| 1:29.5 | And let's get started. |
| 1:42.1 | Welcome to the Autism, ADHD podcast. |
| 1:46.1 | I want to tell you about something that happened to me recently, something that I did not expect. |
| 1:54.8 | Not long ago, I was in the hospital for seven days. |
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