The Fringy Bit (reBoot)

Real Support and Stories about loving someone who's wired a bit differently.

Meltdowns: Sibling Sentiments 03/25/2024

Meltdowns: Sibling Sentiments It's not March Madness - it's March Meltdowns! Loving a differently wired person means walking through a variety of metldowns with them. This month The Fringy Bit reBoot is tackling the topic to bring more understanding, validation, strategies, and knowledge that you are NOT alone! Let's not forget the incredible impact growing up with meltdowns can have on siblings! Listen in as a younger sibling shares his feelings, thoughts, frustrations, and experiences of growing up in the shadows of intense autism meltdowns. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30538253

Meltdowns: In Her Own Words 03/25/2024

Meltdowns: In Her Own Words It's not March Madness - it's March Meltdowns! Loving a differently wired person means walking through a variety of metldowns with them. This month The Fringy Bit reBoot is tackling the topic to bring more understanding, validation, strategies, and knowledge that you are NOT alone! It's not easy to dissect and discuss what life inside the storm of a meltdown looks like, but that's just what Kaelyn does during this episode of the Fringy Bit reBoot. Hear from the source of a twice exceptional teen about how meltdowns feel to her, how she understands them, and what she most needs from the people around her. Through her experiences you can understand your own kiddo better and find some tips and tricks to navigate meltdowns in your family! /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30538198

Meltdowns: Stepping into the Spectrum 03/25/2024

Meltdowns: Stepping into the Spectrum It's not March Madness - it's March Meltdowns! Loving a differently wired person means walking through a variety of metldowns with them. This month The Fringy Bit reBoot is tackling the topic to bring more understanding, validation, strategies, and knowledge that you are NOT alone! Meltdowns can be difficult enough to navigate when you're the parent from birth, but what about parent figures who join a family years into the process of understanding how your kiddo is wired and what they need? Antwan and Heather share stories and strategies to navigate step-parenting during meltdowns. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30538128

Meltdowns: Heather's 2 Bits 03/25/2024

Meltdowns: Heather's 2 Bits It's not March Madness - it's March Meltdowns! Loving a differently wired person means walking through a variety of metldowns with them. This month The Fringy Bit reBoot is tackling the topic to bring more understanding, validation, strategies, and knowledge that you are NOT alone! In this episode, Heather shares her experiences parenting through meltdowns and provides wisdome about the actual reasons for meltdowns and how to respond helpfully, while also looking out for yourself. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30538053

Affection: Sibling Sentiments 02/29/2024

Affection: Sibling Sentiments How do you show affection to someone who hates to be touched? Or keep loving when their meltdowns send them on the attack? This month the Fringy Bit reBoot focuses on affection when loving someone who's wired a bit differently. In episode 4, younger brother, Chimp, joins Heather to share his perspective of neurodivergence, what it's like as a younger sibling to an autistic sister, and how does he share affection with his siblings. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30170553

Affection: Stepping into the Spectrum 02/29/2024

Affection: Stepping into the Spectrum How do you show affection to someone who hates to be touched? Or keep loving when their meltdowns send them on the attack? This month the Fringy Bit reBoot focuses on affection when loving someone who's wired a bit differently. In episode 3, Antwan Morris joins Heather to talk about building affection with neurodiverse kids as he's moved into the role of stepdad. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30170478

Affection: in her own words 02/29/2024

Affection: in her own words How do you show affection to someone who hates to be touched? Or keep loving when their meltdowns send them on the attack? This month the Fringy Bit reBoot focuses on affection when loving someone who's wired a bit differently. In episode two we hear from Kaelyn, a 15-year-old autistic girl who shares strategies to build trust and relationship with neurodiverse kids, how to decipher neurodivergent behaviors that show affection, and what neurodivergence means to her. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30170233

Affection: Heather's 2 Bits 02/29/2024

Affection: Heather's 2 Bits How do you show affection to someone who hates to be touched? Or keep loving when their meltdowns send them on the attack? This month the Fringy Bit reBoot focuses on affection when loving someone who's wired a bit differently. In episode one, Heather gives her two bits about parenting and loving when the warm fuzzies are non-existent. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/30170063

Announcing the reBoot! 02/13/2024

Announcing the reBoot! The Fringy Bit is BACK!! With a bit of rebooting! Listen in as Heather gives updates from the void of the last few years and lays out the plan for the Fringy Bit reBoot going forward. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/29943118

mom2mom with Nikki 03/20/2020

mom2mom with Nikki Listen in on another great conversation with another great mom! Nikki talks to Heather about life as a fringy mom, the ways she’s grown due to autism, the great parts and the difficult parts of this fringy life, and so much more. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/13631660

mom2mom with Linda 06/08/2019

mom2mom with Linda With our second mom2mom chat Heather spends the hour with Linda, talking all things fringy mom. Listen in as we talk about parents experience when school isn’t quite fitting right, the decision to homeschool, and how to feed your own wellness as a gifted adult with fringy kids. /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/10096322

audio blog "dear friend of an exhausted, overwhelmed, drained mama of a differently wired child" 04/19/2019

audio blog "dear friend of an exhausted, overwhelmed, drained mama of a differently wired child" Heather and Jon are taking a brief hiatus to regroup and produce more great Fringy content for you! We’ll be back with full episodes on May 3rd, but in the meantime, enjoy this audio version of one of the Fringy Bit blogs! /episode/index/show/thefringybit/id/9461471

The Fringy Bit (reBoot)

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