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Focus podcasts

Below are the best podcasts we could find on Focus.

Focus is defined as the ability to pay attention to a task or another person, as well as the act of deciding what to concentrate on in your environment. For some of us, focus is merely a simple act of choice, while others of us have brains that are wired to only focus well in certain optimum conditions that are rarely met in classroom or office settings. The ability to direct and maintain our focus is a skill that can be developed, but not all strategies work for all people. In a world filled with so many distractions, what we pay attention to in life changes what we experience, and having the ability to choose what we focus on can make a huge difference in both our lives and the lives of those around us.

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Surviving and Thriving in Quarantine

We’re all going through the same pandemic, and most of us are practicing “social distancing.” How does that affect us? Some believe it can be a time for growth, and that’s the subject of episode 56.

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Gifted Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity

There are social, academic, and personal obstacles inherent to boys, and when you add other features like giftedness, things can get complicated. How can we help boys understand social expectations, and learn to be themselves, often in spite of those expectations?

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Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance

What is Pathological Demand Avoidance and how does it manifest among the neurodiverse? Understanding demand avoidance can completely transform the way you look at a child.

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Processing Speed: Why Some Kids Are Faster than Others

Emily Kircher-Morris and Dr. Ellen Braaten discuss processing speed and why it’s important. They discuss the impact it has on intelligence testing scores, and ways to help kids increase their processing speed.

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Why Was My Autism Missed? Being an Autistic Girl in the 1990s

Being diagnosed as an adult is actually really common, and many people are diagnosed much later than I was. It can be hard to see autism sometimes, especially with autistic girls, and even more so in the 1990s when I was at school.

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Bright and Early: A Story of Radical Acceleration

On episode 50 we talk with Haley Taylor Schlitz, a 17-year-old first-year law student who began college at age 13. We discuss her education experience, some of the benefits and barriers of homeschooling, and we imagine what the perfect public school system would be like.

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Looking Back: A Decade Ends and 2e Wins!

As we move into the 2020s, we look back at some of the conversations we had in the two years of our podcast’s history. We’re revisiting some of our best conversations about twice-exceptionality, on this special 49th episode of Mind Matters.

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How to Get Gifted Kids Talking

Dr. Jean Peterson joins us to talk about ways to bring gifted kids into the conversation, including tips on conducting gifted discussion circles and group counseling.

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Allowing for Uncertainty

In this bonus episode, Emily Kircher-Morris talks about uncertainty and doubt. How can we help our kids be less afraid of uncertainty, and more comfortable with doubt?

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Becoming Indistractable (with Nir Eyal)

How do you choose what to allocate your finite focus to each day? On this episode, Nir Eyal shares how to become indistractable with tips from his book.

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