Date: March 18th, 2026
I once had a student who kept triggering so much cortisol into his prefrontal cortex that he would go into an anxiety attack. What did I do? I taught him about his brain and what was happening!
Date: March 4th, 2026
Sometimes a kid with autism is trying to control an environment that may make no sense to them. Here’s how we can help.
Date: February 25th, 2026
Here is a decent management plan for a child with autism who doesn’t like to show their work on math problems.
Date: July 28th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “In my position, I offer support to kids who have difficult life circumstances. However, sometimes it seems the child doesn’t have the bandwidth to process my suggestions and still participate in their classwork. Do you have any ideas for me?”
Date: June 2nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”
Date: August 27th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Can you talk about how to move away from diagnoses we’ve been using to explain learning and behavior challenges, like ADHD or Autism, and more towards accepting and working with neurodiversity?”
Date: July 12th, 2023
Distractibility might cause a student with ADHD to fail in certain subjects. So, how do we help them?
Date: May 17th, 2023
When kids are unraveling from an emotional standpoint, the best thing we can do is demonstrate by our response how we want them to respond in the future.
Date: May 10th, 2023
Date: December 3rd, 2022
Polly answers the question: “The kids I teach don’t behave at all. I mean, they can’t sit still, they can’t work independently, they whine, they argue with each other, and they don’t play nice no matter what I say! I want it to stop! What can I do?”
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