Podcast 74 What Schools Mean By “Testing” — And Why It Often Doesn’t Fit Our Neurodivergent Kids

Podcast 74 What Schools Mean By “Testing” — And Why It Often Doesn’t Fit Our Neurodivergent Kids

February 23, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 74

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This episode discusses the misunderstandings surrounding school testing and assessments for neurodivergent children.

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: What Schools Mean By “Testing” — And Why It Often Doesn’t Fit Our Neurodivergent Kids You sit in a school meeting and hear the words: “We’ve completed testing.” And suddenly your mind races. Is my child behind? Did they fail? Is this autism? ADHD? A learning disability? Why doesn’t this report even sound like my child? In this episode, we unpack one of the biggest sources of parent–school misunderstanding: assessment. Most families think schoo...

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