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Academic Struggles & social anxietypodcasts

Below are the best podcasts we could find on Academic Struggles and social anxiety.

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A Holiday Shopping and Celebration Guide (Encore)

Shopping can be a headache, but choosing the right gifts for high-ability kids is extra-challenging. Between meal planning and decorating, Jen Merrill found time to pop in with holiday stories and gift ideas, and Emily divulges her darker history as a “peeker.”

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Episode 8: Freshman Report, So Far, So Good

Tony Y. is three weeks into his freshman year at the University of Oregon, and so far he loves the vibe in Eugene, the great food in town, and his first-quarter classes: The Politics of Business, algebra, trumpet studio, and he's in the marching band.

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Special Series, Part One (Reprise) – Suicide among the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

In part one of our series on suicide among gifted and 2e youth, Dr. Tracy Cross joins us to shed some light on a dark subject, and shares his Spiral Model of the Suicidal Mind.

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Episode 5: This Is Hard

Guillermo Guzman says he was never one of the most popular kids in high school, but he was one of the smartest. When he gets to UCRiverside, he feels like he's pretty average. He struggles socially and academically.

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Say What? Neurodivergent Code Switching

Sarah Nannery and her husband Larry join us to talk about Sarah’s experience with an autism diagnosis as an adult, and how, with Larry’s help, she relearned how to navigate her professional world, and overcome the communication hurdles she faced.

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Episode 4: Slow and Steady towards Her 4-Year Degree

Finding the right major and career path was a process that might seem too slow to some students (and their parents) but Caroline was determined to make her own choices along the way, and she has no regrets.

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Episode 3: Facing Challenges and Studying Abroad

Aniella Fields had the grades, but she was very hesitant about going to college. She was accepted to UC Riverside and moved into a dorm her first semester. Then she struggled a bit as a sophomore and decided to disclose her diagnosis.

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Episode 2: College during COVID

Jasmine Board is a junior at UC Riverside. She was on campus for a quarter when COVID hit, but she says it turns out online school is great for her.

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Neurodivergent Adulting Made Easy

Equipping a neurodivergent kid for the adult world can be a challenge. Amanda Morin from Understood.org talks with Emily Kircher-Morris about some of the things you wish someone had told you about that transition

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Autism’s History and Neurodiversity’s Future

We talk with Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, about autism, what the neurodiversity movement is, and where it’s going.

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