{"podcast":{"title":"Autistic and ADHD Kids Parenting Strategies: Every Brain is Different","slug":"autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310","podcast_index_feed_id":6469310,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/1_fWTntN","website_url":"https://EveryBrainIsDifferent.castos.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d4bea28c-70af-466b-9e72-a9624061a694/651f5427-a363-441c-8148-fc734868b686/3000x3000/sf-20new-20podcast-20button-20nov-207.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Samantha Foote","episode_count":182,"summary":"Welcome to Every Brain is Different, the podcast designed for parents raising kids with Autism, ADHD, and other neurodiverse conditions. Discover practical parenting strategies, expert insights, and real-life stories that highlight the strengths and challenges of neurodivergent individuals. Join us to connect with a supportive community of parents, gain tools to help your child thrive, and celebrate the unique ways every brain works. If you're looking for inspiration, effective parenting strategies, or simply a sense of connection, tune into Every Brain is Different and join a community that truly understands. Website: www.everybrainisdifferent.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/everybrainisdifferent TikTok: www.tiktok.com/everybrainsidifferent YouTube: www.youtube.com/@everybrainisdifferent","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T08:18:27.060957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310"},"episode":{"title":"Why Your Child Holds It Together at School, Then Explodes at Home (And How Masking Plays a Role) | Ep. 166","slug":"why-your-child-holds-it-together-at-school-then-explodes-at-home-and-how-masking-plays-a-role-ep-166","published_at":"2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310/why-your-child-holds-it-together-at-school-then-explodes-at-home-and-how-masking-plays-a-role-ep-166","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310","url":"https://EveryBrainIsDifferent.castos.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/88d0ba76-111a-4570-a33d-bffe2d697727/79fa0ed6-93fc-4f80-b5ca-315276326132/episodes/audio/group/6fe69363-a4bc-4540-9322-b4a700f63a92/group-item/80ff4a55-8ee6-46ef-ac93-2c1701bdaa19/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=1_fWTntN","summary":"Samantha and Lauren discuss how neurodivergent children may mask at school or other settings: suppressing stims, sensory distress, and authentic behavior to appear “typical” and then have meltdowns at home because home feels safest, a pattern also described as after-school restraint collapse. They emphasize that these explosions are nervous system and stress responses, not manipulation, and that chronic masking drains executive functioning and can leave kids in fight-or-flight. The episode outlines signs a child may be struggling at school (shutdowns, irritability, control-seeking, sibling conflict, isolation, increased PDA behaviors, avoiding help, and even not using the bathroom) and suggests ways to reduce nervous system load and improve safety at school through sensory-friendly routines, supportive accommodations, authenticity at home, and self-advocacy skills, while avoiding forced eye contact, dismissing concerns, over-scheduling, and rewarding extreme compliance.","meta_description":"Samantha and Lauren discuss how neurodivergent children may mask at school or other settings: suppressing stims, sensory distress, and authentic behavior…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310/episodes/why-your-child-holds-it-together-at-school-then-explodes-at-home-and-how-masking-plays-a-role-ep-166/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autistic-and-adhd-kids-parenting-strategies-every-brain-is-different-6469310/why-your-child-holds-it-together-at-school-then-explodes-at-home-and-how-masking-plays-a-role-ep-166.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}