TPP 208: Decoding Trauma & Social Isolation in Differently Wired Kids in the Time of COVID-19

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Neuroscientist and researcher Dr. Nicole Tetreault talks about tending to the social and emotional needs of differently wired children who may experience trauma as a result of socially isolating during the Covid-19 pandemic. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.
0:07.0	Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?
0:15.6	Envision a world where your child's unique abilities are not just recognized but celebrated.
0:21.0	A world where they can connect with others and their true potential is seen and
0:24.9	appreciated. The Strength-based Assessment Lab's mission is to build a world for your child just
0:30.7	like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals
0:36.3	to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.
0:40.2	Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.
0:43.0	Visit W. bgs.edU to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.
0:51.0	That's BgGS. Edu.
0:54.0	And we know that, for example, when the brain is in sort of a trauma circuitry, that your
0:59.7	higher order thinking is offline. So being able to shift that narrative is just shut down.
1:07.0	So allowing your child and kind of redirecting their mind into safety and being able to identify with their experience. their to a place of challenge but a place of information and
1:27.2	redirection rather than a place of challenge and pain.
1:39.7	Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.
1:44.0	Today I'm bringing you an important conversation about social isolation and differently wired kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. My guest is Dr. Nicole Taitro, a neuroscientist and author with a special
1:57.7	interest in neurodiversity, neurodevelopment, creativity, mental health, and wellness.
2:03.8	I wanted to bring Nicole onto the podcast
2:06.1	because I am hearing the concerns of so many parents
2:09.6	about what this unprecedented and sudden onset of social distancing means for our kids,
2:15.6	and I knew Nicole would have a lot of food for thought on how we can support our kids through this.
2:21.4	A little bit about Nicole, through her blog Awesome
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