What If Your Child's 'Too Much' Is Actually Their Superpower? With Emily Kircher Morris

Educational Therapy LLC

05 March 2026

In this episode of Empowering Exceptional Minds, we sit down with Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC — licensed counselor, author, speaker, and host of The Neurodiversity Podcast — for a conversation that every parent and educator of a twice-exceptional child needs to hear. As a 2e adult with giftedness and ADHD herself, Emily brings rare authenticity to her work. She's the author of Raising Twice-Exceptional Children, Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners, and her latest release, Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools (co-authored with Amanda Morin) — and she's here to help us shift from overwhelm to empowerment. In this episode, we explore: Emily's personal journey and what drove her to write her booksHow her own 2e identity shaped her understanding of neurodiversitySurprising lessons from guests on The Neurodiversity PodcastThe #1 takeaway from Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools for parents and educatorsWhy motivation and emotional regulation are so tricky in academic settings — and what to do about itOne neuro-affirming strategy you can try this weekThe deeper questions we should be asking ourselves and our systems to truly support exceptional mindsEmily Kircher-Morris, LPC https://emilykirchermorris.com  The Neurodiversity Podcast https://neurodiversitypodcast.com  Neurodiversity University https://neurodiversity.university  Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools https://neurodiversityaffirmingschools.com  Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported https://www.amazon.com/Neurodiversity-Affirming-Schools-Transforming-Practices-Supported/dp/B0D81QWSX8  Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom https://www.freespirit.com/teaching-strategies-and-professional-development/teaching-twice-exceptional-learners-in-todays-classroom-emily-kircher-morris-2e-learners Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids https://www.routledge.com/Raising-Twice-Exceptional-Children-A-Handbook-for-Parents-of-Neurodivergent/Kircher-Morris/p/book/9781646322145 Emily Facebook: www.facebook.com/EmilyKircherMorris Emily Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilykm_lpc