Education
Education · EN · 211 episodes
Where we raise the bar on Education for children with a disability. Educating a child with a disability isn’t for the faint of heart, and if you’re a parent or educator who refuses to give up on your child’s potential, you’re in the right place. Hosted by TEDx speaker and Ph.D. Chemist Dr. Vaish Sarathy [mom to a non-speaking Autistic teen with Down syndrome], this podcast offers a bold new way to support your child’s learning, regulation, and independence without burnout or arbitrary busy work. Together we explore how to: - Break learning barriers so your child with Autism / Down Syndrome / ADHD can learn complex Math and Science - Make teaching and learning at home a flow state - Support brain + body health with practical, science-backed tools - Use Non Linear Education strategies to unlock growth in ways traditional systems never could Hear from top educators, researchers, and self-advocates. And most importantly, believe again: in your child, and in yourself.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhere we raise the bar on Education for children with a disability. Educating a child with a disability isn’t for the faint of heart, and if you’re a parent or educator who refuses to give up on your child’s potential, you’re in the right place. Hosted by TEDx speaker and Ph.D. Chemist Dr.
Recent episodes include "211. It's Not Defiance, It's Harold: Brain Science, Behavior, and Intellectual Safety with Dr. Lisa Riegel" (30 September 2026, 45 minutes), "210. 5 Myths We Still Believe About Non-Speakers (with David Kaufer)" (7 September 2026, 34 minutes), and "207. Where there is deficit, there is also great strength - with Mark Talaga" (15 June 2026, 29 minutes).
Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 211 episodes.
Booking probability for Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners's contact route on record: public web form.
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Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners is an education show with 211 episodes published.
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Episode #211
Your child isn't choosing to melt down. By the time behavior shows up, the brain has already decided, and the thinking brain is out of the room. Dr. Lisa Riegel explains why schools most often miss this, and what to do...
Episode #210
Why spelled communication is not a guessing game: Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with David Kaufer, founder of Communicators for Communication Rights and host of The Lighter Side of the Spectrum, about motor-based typing, the...
Episode #207
We talk a lot about what our students can't do. But something that educators have found over the years is that there is a scatter to the skills we see in our students. The wildly uneven profile that we see could...
Episode #206
The IEP meeting is supposed to be about your child. Have you noticed that it often feels like it's about everyone else's comfort? Dr. Diana Fannon spent 24 years inside public school systems as a bilingual school...
Episode #205
What if your autistic / non-speaking learner's most overwhelming traits e.g., sensory sensitivity, pattern obsession, emotional upheavals are the exact same features that make their brain extraordinary? Dr. Andrew Hill...
Episode #204
Do support groups actually help, or do they reinforce the very mindset that keeps parents stuck? In this episode, I sit down with Sara Intonato to unpack this difficult question. Both of us (and probably you) have lived...
Episode #201
Most special education systems operate on this premise: Students with disabilities must master small foundational skills before they are allowed access to academic content. In practice, this often means students spend...
Episode #202
Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with Dr. Kendall Stewart (former surgeon turned functional medicine + genomics clinician) about the biochemistry of learning: how inflammation, metabolic factors, neurotransmitter balance, and...
Episode #201
Homeschooling sometimes begins when parents realize the education system is not serving their child. In this episode of Non Linear Learning, Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with Victoria Lenormand, a former detective turned...
Episode #200
Parents of Autistic children and children with Down syndrome are often given advice that sounds compassionate, reasonable, and supportive. But much of it slowly limits learning, flexibility, autonomy, and long-term...
Episode #199
When 8-year-old non-speaking autistic Rafael found text-based communication, he didn't just start "answering questions." He started telling the truth about his body, his anxiety, and the frustration of being...
Episode #198
I first spoke with Dana Johnson nearly 4 years ago, and that conversation completely changed how I saw vision and learning. I call it my "ocular motor awakening" when I truly understood that vision has three components...
Episode #197
If you're parenting an Autistic child and living in a state of constant alert (sensory overwhelm, dysregulation, sleepless nights, meltdowns, and the never-ending to-do list), this episode gives you a concrete...
Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners
In this episode, psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Eric Strobl joins Dr. Vaish Sarathy to talk about a new re-analysis of the SOARS-B trial on oxytocin and autism. While earlier studies found no clear benefit, Dr...
Episode #195
This may be the most heartfelt episode I've ever recorded. In this deeply human conversation, Maxwell Ivey: The Blind Blogger, and I talk about what it means to keep moving when life doesn't hand you easy options...
Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners
In this special episode, NLE student and mom of a non-speaking speller, Daria Kotenko, interviews me about the ideas behind Non Linear Education: why “readiness” is a myth, how to teach anything through interest and...
Episode #192
How long have you been waiting for your child to be ready? Ready to sit still, focus, or “start learning”? In this episode, Dr. Vaish Sarathy dismantles one of the most persistent myths in special education: the idea...
Episode #192
The biggest barrier in your child’s education isn’t Autism, Down syndrome, or even learning disabilities. It’s low expectations. When a 12-year-old is handed board books or toddler math, the hidden message is: “This is...
Episode #191
In this episode of Non Linear Learning, Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with Dr. Robin Harwick, founder of The Pearl Remote Democratic High School , a groundbreaking online school designed for teens who don’t fit into...
Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners
In this edition of Non Linear Learning, Dr. Vaish Sarathy and co-host Searmi Park unpack the buzz around “productive failure”and flip it on its head for neurodivergent learners. Inspired by Manu Kapur’s work and his...
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