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Sara Bradford Podcaster, aka SJ Childs

Sara Bradford is an Autistic woman and advocate and is the CEO of SJ Childs LLC, an autism consulting business to support families. She is a member of the Autism Council of Utah and also the owner of FB Autism Advocates Support Group. She is a mother of 2, and her husband and kids are also on the autism spectrum. She is a Global Autism Speaker, as well as a Podcast Host-The SJ Childs Show Podcast. She continues to strengthen her community through local university and hospital Autism partnerships, police training, corporate autism training programs, and more. Sara is a children's book author, pen name SJ Childs. Subjects such as autism, dyslexia, physical differences, Anxiety, and more. Helping children understand themselves and support their peers with neurodiverse needs. Encouraging Love and inclusion in every situation.

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Episode 362- A Realistic Roadmap For Neurodiverse Young Adult Transition With Dr. Norrine Russell &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 362- A Realistic Roadmap For Neurodiverse Young Adult Transition with Dr. Norrine Russell

Send us Fan MailOne sentence from a professional can steal your breath for years, and one unexpected win can finally give it back. We sit down with Dr. Norinne Russell, educator, advocate, and founder…

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Send us Fan MailOne sentence from a professional can steal your breath for years, and one unexpected win can finally give it back. We sit down with Dr. Norinne Russell, educator, advocate, and founder of Russell Coaching for Students, to talk about the part of Parenting neurodiverse kids that rarely gets said out loud: the seasons when you never fully exhale, the loneliness behind the logistics, and the way “normal” expectations can quietly become a trap.We get real about autism, ADHD, anxiety, DMDD, and uneven development in the teen years, especially during the young adult transition. Dr…

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Episode 361-Backward Design Parenting With Nathaniel Turner &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 361-Backward Design Parenting with Nathaniel Turner

Send us Fan MailParenting gets loud when you’re stuck in the day to day. This conversation gets quiet in the best way and asks the bigger question: what do we want our kids to carry when our titles …

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Send us Fan MailParenting gets loud when you’re stuck in the day to day. This conversation gets quiet in the best way and asks the bigger question: what do we want our kids to carry when our titles and paychecks are long forgotten? We’re joined by Nathaniel Turner, co-founder of the League of Extraordinary Parents, who opens with a powerful reminder that Legacy is measured in character and Relationships. That grounding turns “success” into something you can actually practice at home. Nathaniel walks us through the League’s core tool: backward design parenting. It’s the same planni…

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Season 16-Episode 360- Utah'S Kidpitch For Young Entrepreneurs With Jessie Dennerline &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Season 16-Episode 360- Utah's KidPitch For Young Entrepreneurs with Jessie Dennerline

Send us Fan MailYour kid says they want to start a business, become a YouTuber, or make Money from gaming and you’re left thinking, “Great… but how?” We sit down with Jessie Dennerline, founde…

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Send us Fan MailYour kid says they want to start a business, become a YouTuber, or make money from gaming and you’re left thinking, “Great… but how?” We sit down with Jessie Dennerline, founder of KidPitchBiz, to talk about what kids actually need before they ever “launch” anything: a simple way to think through ideas, practice public speaking, learn how money works, and get comfortable adjusting after mistakes.Jessie shares her own path from childhood mini-hustles to the reality of running a coffee kiosk, then building Storybrooke Play Cafe in Utah as a solution for working parent…

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Episode 359- How &Quot;Autism Today&Quot; Helps Families Find Real Resources With Karen Simmons &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 359- How "AUTISM TODAY" Helps Families Find Real Resources with Karen Simmons

Send us Fan MailThe worst part of an autism diagnosis is not the word itself. It is the silence that can follow when you do not know where to go, what to trust, or who will truly understand your day t…

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Send us Fan MailThe worst part of an autism diagnosis is not the word itself. It is the silence that can follow when you do not know where to go, what to trust, or who will truly understand your day to day life. We talk with Karen Simmons about that exact moment and the long road after it, from early parenting chaos to building reliable autism resources that help families feel less alone.We get into why “future tellers” can be so damaging, how a strengths based approach changes everything, and what it looks like to create autism Education that is actually usable for parents, teachers, and …

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Episode 358-You Do Not Need To Change Yourself To Thrive With Adhd With Zoe Lewis &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 358-You Do Not Need To Change Yourself To Thrive With ADHD with Zoe Lewis

Send us Fan MailYou can have the right intentions and still feel like your brain will not cooperate and that is exactly where ADHD and executive dysfunction love to hijack school, work, and daily life…

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Send us Fan MailYou can have the right intentions and still feel like your brain will not cooperate and that is exactly where ADHD and executive dysfunction love to hijack school, work, and daily life. We sit down with Zoe Lewis, founder of New Bloom ADHD Coaching, to talk about what actually helps young adults and college students when assignments pile up, deadlines sneak up, and motivation disappears the moment something feels boring or overwhelming. We get concrete about ADHD coaching strategies that respect real life: how to start with the struggle someone is feeling and turn it into a go…

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Episode 356-Accessibility Works When We Stop Treating Disability As Defect With Daniel Hodges &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 356-Accessibility Works When We Stop Treating Disability As Defect with Daniel Hodges

Send us Fan MailMost people say they support accessibility, but very few can explain what it actually means or why it keeps breaking down in real life. We’re joined by Daniel Hodges, a nonprofit lea…

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Send us Fan MailMost people say they support accessibility, but very few can explain what it actually means or why it keeps breaking down in real life. We’re joined by Daniel Hodges, a nonprofit leader and advocate with a law degree who was born blind, to get specific about where the barriers really come from and what “equity” looks like when you strip out bias and bad design.We talk about Daniel’s childhood in rural America, where the focus stayed on future cures and risky procedures instead of practical skills like Braille, a white cane, and assistive Technology. That led to a powerf…

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Episode 357-What If The Hardest Part Of Autism Parenting Is Our Expectations With Paul Voss &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 357-What If The Hardest Part Of Autism Parenting Is Our Expectations with Paul Voss

Send us Fan MailThe scariest autism parenting moments often start quietly: Sleep disappears, words fade, new behaviors show up, and you keep telling yourself it must be a phase. We talk with Paul Voss…

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Send us Fan MailThe scariest autism parenting moments often start quietly: sleep disappears, words fade, new behaviors show up, and you keep telling yourself it must be a phase. We talk with Paul Voss, a father of eight, about what it felt like to watch those changes unfold in his youngest daughter and then face a profound autism diagnosis that “turned our life upside down.” What follows is a candid, grounded conversation about nonverbal autism, high support needs, and the Family-wide impact that nobody can fully prepare you for.We get into the brutal reality of exhaustion and the long wai…

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Episode 355-What Big Behaviors Are Really Saying And How To Respond With Melissa Schulz &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 355-What Big Behaviors Are Really Saying And How To Respond with Melissa Schulz

Send us Fan MailA meltdown in the grocery store. A fight over screens that spirals into yelling. A kid who seems “fine” at school and falls apart at home. When you’re parenting a neurodiverse ch…

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Send us Fan MailA meltdown in the grocery store. A fight over screens that spirals into yelling. A kid who seems “fine” at school and falls apart at home. When you’re parenting a neurodiverse child, a strong-willed child, or a deeply sensitive child, it can feel like the usual advice was written for a different universe. We wanted something more honest and more useful, so we sat down with Melissa Schulz, a parenting coach and BCBA who brings both professional expertise and real-life parenting experience.We get into a simple but powerful reframe: behavior is communication. If we only focu…

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Bonus Episode- Living With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 With Will Ruddell &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Bonus Episode- Living With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 with Will Ruddell

Send us Fan MailA rare diagnosis can sit quietly in the background for years, until one day a scan makes it real. That’s what happened for Will Ruddell, who joins us to share his life with Neurofibr…

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Send us Fan MailA rare diagnosis can sit quietly in the background for years, until one day a scan makes it real. That’s what happened for Will Ruddell, who joins us to share his life with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), a rare genetic disorder linked to slow-growing tumors in the brain, spine, and along nerves. Will grew up watching his father deal with serious medical issues, then found out at 26 that he also had NF2 after a migraine led to an MRI and life-changing answers. We talk honestly about what happens after the words “you have tumors” land: the scramble to find the right speci…

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Episode 353- The Art Of The Restart With Dr. Anna Levy-Warren &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 353- The Art Of The Restart with Dr. Anna Levy-Warren

Send us Fan MailThe parenting moves that look “right” on paper can fall apart in real life, especially when you’re raising a neurodivergent child with ADHD, autism, learning differences, anxiety…

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Send us Fan MailThe parenting moves that look “right” on paper can fall apart in real life, especially when you’re raising a neurodivergent child with ADHD, autism, learning differences, anxiety, or executive functioning challenges. I sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Anna Levy Warren to talk about the moment many families hit after testing and diagnoses: you finally have the report, but you still don’t have a roadmap for mornings, homework, Emotions, and the daily friction that can wear everyone down.We get concrete about collaborative parenting, because collaboration isn’t a …

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Episode 353- Handwriting: The Missing Link In Early Literacy With Holly Britton &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 353- Handwriting: The Missing Link in Early Literacy with Holly Britton

Send us Fan MailIf your child can talk for days but freezes the moment a pencil hits paper, the problem might not be “motivation” or “attention.” It might be handwriting. We sit down with educ…

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Send us Fan MailIf your child can talk for days but freezes the moment a pencil hits paper, the problem might not be “motivation” or “attention.” It might be handwriting. We sit down with educator and curriculum designer Holly Britton, founder of Squiggle Squad, to unpack why handwriting instruction is a core building block for literacy, written expression, and confident learning, especially in the early elementary years. We get specific about what handwriting really is: a transcription skill that has to become automatic so kids can use their brain power for planning, organizing, and …

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Episode 352- What Changes When You Treat Behavior As Language With Dr. Beth Long &Raquo; 89Kgseyf91Jzyz4H4Rs27Wepi6H4 7
Episode 352- What Changes When You Treat Behavior As Language with Dr. Beth Long

Send us Fan MailThe fastest way to lose your kid is to keep talking when what they need is to be understood. That’s why I loved this conversation with Dr. Beth Long, a licensed professional counselo…

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Send us Fan MailThe fastest way to lose your kid is to keep talking when what they need is to be understood. That’s why I loved this conversation with Dr. Beth Long, a licensed professional counselor and ABA therapist in Montgomery, Alabama, who brings both clinical Clarity and real-parent humility to the hardest parts of family life.We get into what children actually want from parents at different ages: younger kids craving you to join them more, and teens repeating the line Dr. Beth hears constantly in her work, “My parents never listen to me.” We talk about listening without rehearsin…

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