Mom & Dad: My Kid Is Neurodivergent. Do We Need a Formal Diagnosis?

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🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On this episode: Elizabeth Newcamp is joined by Dr. Sarah Wayland, founder and owner of Guiding Exceptional Parents and co-author of Is This Autism. Together they answer a parent whose child is exhibiting neurodivergent behaviors and, as such, their pediatrician recommended an evaluation. The letter writer is nervous that an evaluation will mean that their child will be seen as a diagnosis, not for the person she is. We also go over our week in triumphs and fails — and then, if you stick around for Slate Plus, we talk about what your kid actually means when they tell you ‘no.’ Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mom of Data Fighting Slates Parenting Podcasts for Thursday, October 5th.
0:07.5	The, do we really need an evaluation?
0:09.8	Addition.
0:10.8	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp.
0:11.8	I run the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose.
0:14.4	I'm the mom of three little's, Henry who's 11, all of her who's nine, and Teddy who
0:18.0	turns seven today.
0:19.6	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
0:21.7	And I'm Sarah Wayland, I own guiding exceptional parents, and I have two children who are in
0:28.1	their 20s, 26 and 21, and they are Justin and all of her, and we live outside of Washington,
0:35.7	DC.
0:36.7	Well, Sarah, we are so excited to have you join us today because we have a letter that
0:41.5	we would love your expertise on.
0:43.5	Our letter writer's child is exhibiting some neurodivergent behaviors, and as such,
0:48.4	the child's pediatrician is recommending getting an evaluation.
0:51.8	Our letter writer is nervous that getting this evaluation will mean that the child will
0:55.1	be seen as a diagnosis and not for who she is.
0:58.4	We're also going to catch up on our week in parenting, and if you're in the Slate Plus
1:02.0	Club, we're going to take the frustration out of your kid constantly saying no.
1:06.6	Here's what you'll hear if you have Slate Plus.
1:08.4	I had this one family I worked with and the little girl, so they'd say, for breakfast,
1:13.3	do you want oatmeal or toast?
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