Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
✅ Handwriting: Complex skill involving pencil grip and eye tracking simultaneously.
✅ Dysgraphia: Child knows what to write but cannot execute.
✅ Fine Motor: Spinning tops and squeeze balls strengthen children's grip.
✅ Accommodations: Pencil grips, shorter pencils, and color choice support students.
✅ Short Breaks: Alternate five minutes writing with gross motor activity.
✅ Visual Supports: Use topic sentences and mind mapping for structure.
✅ Whole Body: Posture, core strength, and eye tracking matter profoundly.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below
suelarkey.com.au/handwriting-strategies-neurodiverse-learners
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast
www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Network
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tips
www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
✅ OCD vs Autism: autism celebrates identity, OCD only causes distress.
✅ Real Event OCD: invents false narratives around dim memories.
✅ The OCD Cycle: obsession, anxiety, compulsion, relief, then repeat.
✅ Breaking Compulsions: not doing them weakens the entire cycle.
✅ Compulsions vs Rituals: compulsions fear-based, rituals come from joy.
✅ Repetition Source: joy means encourage, fear means co-regulate.
✅ Living Around OCD: continue normal life despite intrusive thoughts.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below
suelarkey.com.au/ocd-autism-classroom-strategies
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast
www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Network
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tips
www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
✅ Core Understanding: Perfectionism in neurodivergent kids stems from anxiety, not standards.
✅ ADHD Perfectionism: Won't start, gives up quickly, fears failure intensely.
✅ ODD Perfectionism: Refusal and arguing mask deep vulnerability and control needs.
✅ PDA Perfectionism: Loss of control drives anxiety-driven demand avoidance.
✅ Autism Perfectionism: Rigidity and repetition needed for predictability and rightness.
✅ OCD Perfectionism: Checking behaviors prevent feared catastrophes from happening.
✅ Key Strategy: Tailor support by understanding each diagnosis's underlying drivers.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below
suelarkey.com.au/perfectionism-in-neurodiverse-children
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast
www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Network
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tips
www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
✅ Emotional Regulation: Teach children to recognize and manage their emotions daily.
✅ Device Dependency: Screens prevent kids from learning to regulate emotions naturally.
✅ Developmental Gap: Kids with autism/ADHD are three years behind developmentally.
✅ Replace Behavior: Behavior serves a purpose; you can only replace it.
✅ Meltdown Stages: Understand buildup, survival, and meltdown/shutdown phases to intervene.
✅ Executive Function: Emotional control is a muscle requiring consistent practice.
✅ Whole-Class Approach: Teach emotional regulation to all children, not just struggling ones.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below
suelarkey.com.au/teaching-emotional-regulation-children
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast
www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Network
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tips
www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference.
In this episode, we will discuss:
✅ Medication Discovery: Different medications affect each child uniquely and require trial.
✅ Documentation Practice: Keep diary or voice memos tracking behavior and dosage changes.
✅ Team Approach: Collaborate with parents, teachers, and doctors for best outcomes.
✅ School Impact: Right medication enables children to concentrate and access therapies.
✅ Parental Alignment: Partners may need education to understand medication benefits clearly.
✅ Child's Voice: Listen to child's experiences and observations about medication effects.
✅ Transition Monitoring: Growth, hormones, and school changes require ongoing medication adjustment.
Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiverse-and-medication-strategies
Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast
www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/
Join my Neurodiversity Network
suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/
Follow my Instagram account for regular tips
www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/
To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below.
elearning.suelarkey.com.au