# Ep 58 Supporting our neurodivergent families with Sharon Collon Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-kristi-6478253/ep-58-supporting-our-neurodivergent-families-with-sharon-collon Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-kristi-6478253/ep-58-supporting-our-neurodivergent-families-with-sharon-collon.md Podcast: [Conversations with Kristi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-kristi-6478253) Published: 2026-02-18T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.kristimcvee.com/podcasts/conversations-with-kristi/episodes/2149166998 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149166998.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conversations-with-kristi-6478253/episodes/ep-58-supporting-our-neurodivergent-families-with-sharon-collon Duration seconds: 4299 ## Resource In this episode of Conversations with Kristi , Kristi is joined by Sharon Collon  - ADHD educator, coach, speaker, and founder of The Functional Family  - for an honest and practical conversation about neurodiversity, online safety, learning differences, and what actually helps families thrive. Sharon is also host of the ADHD Families Podcast , where she supports parents navigating life with ADHD and other neurodivergent profiles. Having supported tens of thousands of families, Sharon’s work focuses on turning overwhelming information into clear, doable strategies. Together, Kristi and Sharon unpack what parents are truly crying out for - not more theory, not more labels - but practical tools that make everyday life easier. This episode weaves together neurodiversity, digital safety, emotional regulation, learning styles, rejection sensitivity, impulsivity, and body safety education - highlighting how prevention and support must be adapted for how children actually process the world. This is not a conversation about fear. It’s about understanding how your child’s brain works - and meeting them there. What This Episode Explores 1. The Reality of an ADHD Diagnosis Sharon shares her own journey of receiving her son’s diagnosis - including the overwhelm of being handed outdated information and left to figure it out alone. She explains why families don’t need more generic ADHD content online - they need: Clear, practical strategies Real-world application Emotional validation Support that reduces shame, not increases it 2. Processing Modalities: Why Talking Isn’t Always Enough Sharon explains that children process information in different ways, including: Conceptual (needing to understand why ) Auditory Visual Verbal processing Emotional Intuitive Tactile (hands-on… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conversations-with-kristi-6478253/episodes/ep-58-supporting-our-neurodivergent-families-with-sharon-collon/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-kristi-6478253/ep-58-supporting-our-neurodivergent-families-with-sharon-collon.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.