ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Your child runs, climbs, and crashes into everything, and everyone tells you they just need to burn off some energy. But that same kid can’t sit still long enough to write their name, falls apart over a shirt that feels wrong, and can’t fall asleep at night. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena explain what’s really going on underneath all that speed and why “fast” doesn’t always mean “fine.”
In this episode, they cover:
- Why speed and athleticism can hide disorganized motor planning (and why parents, teachers, and even therapists miss it)
- The raging bull nervous system: what happens when the gas pedal is stuck and the brake pedal goes quiet
- The air traffic control analogy, and why the hardest moments are sitting still, sleep, and fine motor tasks like handwriting, buttons, and shoe tying
- A second grader who went from struggling to write letters to writing full sentences in six months of care
- Why some kids hold it together at school or daycare and fall apart at home
- Where PT and OT fit in, and why great therapies can stall out when the nervous system is still dysregulated
- What ADHD stimulant medication does and doesn’t do, and why it can make nervous system scans look better than the child is actually functioning
If you’ve ever been told your child is “just hyper” and something in you keeps saying there’s more, this episode is for you.
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