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Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids

Hosted by Jessica Shaw, Understood.org · kids · EN · 24 episodes

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Journalist and radio host Jessica Shaw is swapping celebrity interviews for a whole new beat: parenting kids who learn and think differently. As a mom of two, she knows the chaos, victories, and everyday struggles that come with the territory. Everyone Gets a Juice Box is a space for parents to laugh, vent, celebrate wins, and tackle the messy realities of neurodiverse parenting. We share the tea, the struggles, and, of course…the juice.

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What is Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids about?

Journalist and radio host Jessica Shaw is swapping celebrity interviews for a whole new beat: parenting kids who learn and think differently. As a mom of two, she knows the chaos, victories, and everyday struggles that come with the territory.

Who hosts Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids?

Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids is hosted by Jessica Shaw, Understood.org. The show has published 24 episodes to date.

What has Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids covered recently?

Recent episodes include "My son was scared of food" (1 October 2026, 20 minutes), "I disciplined my ADHD daughter all wrong. This saved our relationship." (17 September 2026, 22 minutes), and "School refusal: Strategies for getting your child back in the building" (3 September 2026, 33 minutes).

How often does Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids publish?

Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 24 episodes.

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Booking probability for Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids's contact route on record: verified email.

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Jessica Shaw, Understood.org hosts Everyone Gets a Juice Box: For Parents of Neurodivergent Kids, a kids show with 24 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #22

    My son was scared of food

    Oct 1, 202620 min

    Tehrima Rai spent years being told her son was “just picky.” Relatives blamed her parenting, and she struggled to get help. But Tehrima, a pediatrician herself, trusted her instincts and kept searching until she found...

  • Episode #21

    I disciplined my ADHD daughter all wrong. This saved our relationship.

    Sep 17, 202622 min

    Psychotherapist and ADHD expert Merriam Saunders spent years locked in daily battles with her strong-willed daughter. No form of discipline worked. Then one ordinary blowup led to an unexpected realization: The problem...

  • Episode #20

    School refusal: Strategies for getting your child back in the building

    Sep 3, 202633 min

    Jessica is off this week, but we didn’t want to leave you without something great to listen to. So, in honor of back-to-school, we’re sharing an episode about school refusal from another Understood podcast, called In It...

  • Episode #19

    Why I stopped hiding my kid’s neurodivergence

    Aug 20, 202626 min

    For years, Margaret Ables believed the kindest thing she could do for her autistic child was to help them blend in. Then a single article reframed everything she thought she knew about acceptance and disclosure, and...

  • Episode #18

    Guiding a neurodivergent kid through grief (by breaking all the rules)

    Aug 6, 202625 min

    Alynda Wheat Savage and her husband Dave were never big rule followers. They brought that punk rock spirit to parenting their son, Jack, who is neurodivergent. So when Dave was diagnosed with glioblastoma, they threw...

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  • Episode #17

    No dyslexia tutors, so this mom became one

    Jul 21, 202620 min

    Melena Blanton is a clinical psychologist and mom of two neurodivergent kids in Eastern Kentucky. She’s had to fight through lack of resources and small town prejudice to get her kids the help they need. That’s meant...

  • Episode #16

    Hyperfocus: PMDD: Why women with ADHD are 4x more likely to struggle

    Jul 7, 202621 min

    In this episode of our sister show Hyperfocus, listener Jenna Plonsky opens a raw conversation about ADHD, late diagnosis, and the mental health struggles many women face in silence. From postpartum depression to PMDD...

  • Episode #15

    How neurodivergent kids helped build a better children’s museum

    Jun 23, 202621 min

    Rainy Saturdays just got a whole lot better. Leslie Bushara, chief program officer of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, reveals how she’s taking notes from neurodivergent kids and their parents to build a space that’s...

  • Episode #14

    First-gen parents, neurodivergent kids, and redefining excellence

    Jun 9, 202617 min

    Alison Cho grew up in a tight-knit Korean American family where Harvard and medical school weren’t just dreams, they were expectations. Alison had undiagnosed ADHD and autism, and she often felt like she was letting her...

  • Episode #13

    We didn’t know we had ADHD. Then motherhood hit.

    May 26, 202625 minS0

    <p>Two experts in ADHD went decades without realizing they had it themselves. Katie Severson, a speech pathologist, and Lori Long, a child psychologist, co-run The Childhood Collective and host the Shining With ADHD...

  • Episode #12

    I’m an ADHD expert. My kid still can’t get help.

    May 12, 202623 minS0

    <p>Rae Jacobson has spent her career covering ADHD and neurodivergence. She hosts the Hyperfocus podcast and helps lead Understood’s editorial team. But even with all that knowledge, she still can’t get the school to...

  • Episode #11

    The hidden grief of parenting a neurodivergent kid

    Apr 28, 202619 minS0

    <p>Brittney Crabtree, mom of four and co-host of the Moms Talk Autism podcast, gets refreshingly honest about what she calls “grieving the gap.” That’s the particular sadness of watching your neurodivergent kid fall...

  • Episode #10

    Debbie Reber on homeschooling a neurodivergent kid

    Apr 14, 202630 minS0

    <p>Debbie Reber tried everything to make traditional schools work for her neurodivergent kid. Three schools. An IEP. Therapists. OTs. Educational consultants. But homeschooling? That was a hard pass. </p> <p>Then her...

  • Episode #9

    Parenting with ADHD: Balancing chaos and consistency

    Mar 31, 202624 minS0

    <p>Parenting is hard. But parenting with ADHD adds a whole new layer of complexity. </p> <p>In this episode, journalist and documentarian Danielle Elliot shares her experience as a single mom navigating routines...

  • Episode #8

    Math mystery: How we discovered my daughter has dyscalculia

    Mar 17, 202625 minS0

    <p>Laura Jackson thought her daughter’s struggles with math were just a normal part of school — until tears, anxiety, and frustration revealed something more.</p> <p>After a long journey, Laura discovered her daughter...

  • Episode #7

    The myth of work-life balance with a neurodivergent child

    Mar 3, 202624 minS0

    <p>Laura Mayer opens up about the challenges of balancing an ambitious career with the nagging feeling that she needed more space for her neurodivergent daughter. </p> <p>She shares the gut-wrenching moments of juggling...

  • Episode #6

    Parenting regrets and giving yourself grace after an ADHD and autism diagnoses

    Feb 17, 202630 minS0

    <p>After ADHD and autism diagnoses reshaped his family, Dion Chavis began looking back at how he parented his teenage daughter — and forward at how he’s raising his young son. In this conversation, he shares the lessons...

  • Episode #5

    Advocating for your child when school systems won’t bend

    Feb 3, 202637 minS0

    <p>Our episode today starts with that call from school every parent dreads…</p> <p>Jessica talks with mom and education advocate Tricia McGhee after a classroom discipline incident forces a bigger conversation about...

  • Episode #4

    When “fine” isn’t fine: A dyslexia story every parent should hear

    Jan 20, 202642 minS0

    <p>Some kids don’t fall apart in public. They save it for home — because it’s the one place they feel safe enough to let go. When teachers and professionals say a child is “fine,” we parents are often left questioning...

  • Episode #3

    Meltdowns, mysteries, and multiple diagnoses

    Jan 13, 202634 minS0

    <p>Parenting can feel like a detective mission, especially when your kid has more than one diagnosis.</p><p>Mom (and yes, a very insightful therapist) Camila de Onis shares her story of tracking her daughter’s...

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