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This episode is for parents, from one parent to another, about the 5 Things I Wish I Knew When my Child was Diagnosed as Gifted.

We talk to Teresa Currivan about understanding extreme behaviour in gifted boys, how they externalise feelings and how to look behind it.

“Sophia, today we’ve had a two-hour meltdown and it’s all fuelled by anger and perfectionism – do you have a podcast on that?!” We do now!

Allison Davies talks to us about how our brains impact our behaviour and how this can help us parent gifted kids.

We look into what community really means for us in the gifted community and why parents of gifted kids need community so much.

A dynamic episode with excerpts of numerous guests talking about why we need to talk about women and girls in neurodiversity.

We talk to Emma Nicholson and Dr Chris Wells about Dabrowski’s work, overexcitabilities, and what positive disintegration has to teach us.

We join Paula Prober talking about her analogy the rainforest mind, multipotentialites and parenting gifted kids.

We talk about the challenges of pursuing adult diagnosis of gifted and ADHD with Nadja Cereghetti for Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

Jennifer Harvey Sallin and Sophia Elliott talk about adult giftedness and neurodiversity as we unpack the journey of figuring it all out.

Today we ask what is neurodiversity and neurodivergence? and why is it worth exploring our own neurodivergence as an adult?

We dive into the complexities of giftedness with Kathleen Humble & Dr Rebecca Farley who share their journey as parents of gifted kids.

What is a neuropsychologist and how can they help my gifted child? We ask Dr Marnie Cumner as she talks us through an assessment process.

We talk to Emily Kircher-Morris about perfectionism & getting diagnosed for gifted and 2E kids and her recently published book.

What is the one thing you need to confidently parent gifted kids? We talk about it in this episode and how it can make a difference to you.

Why do parents of gifted kids feel so exhausted and burnt out and is parenting gifted kids harder? We talk about it all in this podcast and what we can do to make it easier.

In this episode we look back at 2021 and replay ‘Top Secret Santa Talk – how to talk to your gifted kids about Santa’… and update you on our Santa journey!

In this episode we talk about how to motivate our gifted kids, making an effort, and creating the best possible learning experiences.

What is imposter syndrome? How does imposter syndrome feel? What can I do about imposter syndrome? Dr Matt Zakreski tells us.

Lynda, Principal of Dara School, maths & science teacher, (previously nurse & midwife!) joins us to talk about the impact of rules and regulations on

Today’s Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week guest has more than 35 years of experience in education and giftedness, is an author, formerly the CEO

Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week wouldn’t be the same without talking about #actuallygifted Adults. Heather and our host, Sophia Elliott, talk about being a gifted

We dive into home-schooling (& maths!) with GHF’s (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston’s One Room School House), Barry Gelston, as

We talk to Marc about the State of Giftedness and the inspiration behind Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week as a part of our 5

What’s on in Gifted Talented & Neurodiverse Awareness Week? It is Gifted Talented & Neurodiversity Awareness Week! In this episode we talk about all the

Helen Finlay, Principal of St Peter’s Woodlands Grammar School, joins us today to talk about her new initiatives for gifted education at SPW. Helen talks

Today I’m speaking with Dr Geraldine Townend from UNSW about her research on self-concept of gifted, Twice Exceptional (2E), children and the lifelong impacts. We also talk about an awesome project she is supporting which is an educational screener for parents which is in its research phase and a great opportunity for you to get involved!