The Social Skill That Protects the Mental Health of Autistic & ADHD Kids
THE AUTISM ADHD PODCAST
Holly Blanc Moses
4.8 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
When your neurodivergent child, client or student faces social rejection, how do you protect their self-worth while still helping them grow? Join Dr. Daniel Wendler and me, Holly Blanc Moses, for game-changing mindset shifts that support mental health. This isn't about lowering expectations or avoiding social situations. It's about teaching kids to measure success by how authentically they show up, not by other people's responses. We discuss why this approach actually leads to better social connections AND stronger mental health.
Whether your child, client, or student is struggling with friendship challenges, social anxiety, or that crushing feeling of "nobody likes me," this episode offers practical strategies you can use immediately!
⭐️ Get your FREE GET TO KNOW MY CHILD SNAPSHOT
Set your child up for success by providing essential information at a glance! This one-page snapshot takes less than 5 minutes to complete and helps anyone supporting your child, including camp counselors, coaches, teachers, therapists, sitters, and more.
⭐️ Click here for free resources, trainings, and continuing education-
⭐️ Get your FREE BEHAVIOR DETECTIVE GUIDE
To support neurodivergent children and teens, we need to understand their unique needs and honor their experiences. The Behavior Detective Guide breaks down information to help identify barriers and patterns, leading to neurodiversity affirming approaches.
⭐️ Get your FREE SOCIAL SUCCESS GUIDE
Social interaction can be confusing and anxiety-provoking for neurodivergent children and teens. The Social Success Guide provides practical strategies to support social confidence and authenticity.
⭐️ Hey Therapists! Come on over for NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING CONTINUING EDUCATION
Enhance your therapeutic approach with our affirming and engaging trainings while earning CE credits to fulfill your professional development requirements, as our courses are approved by the NBCC.
⭐️ Welcome to our PARENT MASTERCLASSES WITH Q&A
Each live class is packed with supportive strategies on the topics parents want most. Can't make it live? No worries, because you'll get the replay. Sign up to be the first to know when the next masterclass is scheduled.
❤️ You're invited to my FACEBOOK GROUPS. Can't wait to see you there:)
- Parents, come on over and join the Autism ADHD Facebook Group for Parents
- Therapists & educators, join the Facebook Group for professionals
Subscribe & Support
📺 Watch on: YouTube
📱 Follow: @theautismadhdpodcast on Instagram and Facebook
Please leave a review! Your 5-star reviews help other families and professionals find The Autism ADHD Podcast.
About Holly Blanc Moses
Holly Blanc Moses is a neurodivergent psychologist, speaker, consultant, continuing education provider and host of The Autism ADHD Podcast, Autism ADHD TV and parent masterclasses.
About Dr. Daniel Wendler
Dr. Daniel Wendler is an autistic clinical psychologist, two-time TEDx speaker, and bestselling author. He's the co-author of "Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal" and has spoken on neurodiversity to leading organizations including Google, Accenture, and Harvard. His expertise has been featured by the American Psychological Association, Bloomberg Magazine, and the New York Sun.
Website: danielwendler.com
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 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. |
| 1:09.5 | 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 |
| 1:19.2 | that is passionate about supporting kids and teens, |
| 1:22.7 | I greatly appreciate it if you could pass on this great news. |
| 1:27.3 | Thanks so much again for your support. |
| 1:29.6 | And let's get started. Dr. Daniel Wendler, thanks for coming back to the Autism-A-D. podcast. |
| 1:48.3 | I am so thrilled to be here. It was a great conversation the first time, and I'm ready for round two. |
| 1:53.0 | Yes, absolutely. And we're going to tackle a very important topic today. |
| 1:58.5 | But before I do that, I'm going to introduce you real quick. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Holly Blanc Moses, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Holly Blanc Moses and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.