# down syndrome (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover down syndrome. Page: Feed: --- ## [209. The Data Trap: Why "Proving Readiness" Is Costing Non-Speakers Years of Education](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/209-the-data-trap-why-proving-readiness-is-costing-non-speakers-years-of-education) _2026-07-21 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ We don't make a neurotypical kid prove they can read before we hand them a book. We just teach them to read. But for non-speaking and minimally speaking learners, the rules flip. Sit in the chair first. Imitate first. Get it right four days in a row before we'll believe you got it right the first time. Lisa Mihalich Quinn and Erin Buchanan of Reach Every Voice call this the data trap and they're… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Ep._209.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [208. The Eighth Sense: Understanding Behaviour, Communication, and Meltdowns with Dr. Dana Johnson](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/208-the-eighth-sense-understanding-behaviour-communication-and-meltdowns-with-dr-dana-johnson) _2026-07-01 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ You've talked to 10 therapists. Tried 20 strategies. And your child still goes from calm to crisis in 30 seconds - for reasons no-one understands. Understanding a body requires that we understand the sensory information coming in. And Dr. Dana Johnson - OT, PhD, and founder of the Spellers Center - tells us that there are not 5 but 8 senses. Dana joins Non Linear Learning for the 3rd time to talk… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Vaish_Sarathy_-_EPISODE_208_EDITED.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [207. Where there is deficit, there is also great strength - with Mark Talaga](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/207-where-there-is-deficit-there-is-also-great-strength-with-mark-talaga) _2026-06-15 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 actually be a blessing. Mark Talaga, counselor, speaker, and founder of the Center for Identity Potential, joins the podcast to talk about asynchronous development in gifted and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/EP_207.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [206. What the IEP Is Not Telling You - A Special Ed Insider Breaks It Down (with Dr. Diana Fannon)](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/206-what-the-iep-is-not-telling-you-a-special-ed-insider-breaks-it-down-with-dr-diana-fannon) _2026-05-19 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 psychologist and director of special education. She now works with families. And in this podcast, she shares with us a few red and green flags of special education. 🎙️ Tune in to this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [205. Why the Smartest Brains Are Also the Most Dysregulated | Dr. Andrew Hill](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/205-why-the-smartest-brains-are-also-the-most-dysregulated-dr-andrew-hill) _2026-04-30 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 is a cognitive neuroscientist, founder of Peak Brain Institute , and author of Gifted and Tortured . He has spent decades mapping real human brains and has worked with CEOs,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/updateedd_20555.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [204. Do Support Groups Actually Work? The Hard Truth About Finding Your People - with Sara Intonato](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/204-do-support-groups-actually-work-the-hard-truth-about-finding-your-people-with-sara-intonato) _2026-04-02 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 the same reality: Hypervigilance, burnout, the constant demand of raising a non-speaking child. When we went looking for help, what we found in traditional support spaces was not… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaish_podcast.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [203. Your student with Down Syndrome belongs in a mainstream Physics Class](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/203-your-student-with-down-syndrome-belongs-in-a-mainstream-physics-class) _2026-03-11 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 years repeating the same goals - decoding, counting, basic worksheets - while their peers move forward into real subjects like science, history, and mathematics. But what happens… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Untitled-2.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [202. Inflammation, Energy, and Learning: A Functional Medicine Lens with Dr. Kendall Stewart](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/202-inflammation-energy-and-learning-a-functional-medicine-lens-with-dr-kendall-stewart) _2026-02-02 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 genetics can influence regulation, sensory stability, and why some kids respond to interventions while others don't. What we cover: Why progress can look like "good days/bad days"… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaish_podcast_audio.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [201. Is School Costing Your Child Too Much? A Homeschooling Conversation](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/201-dis-school-costing-your-child-too-much-a-homeschooling-conversation) _2026-01-20 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 holistic health practitioner and homeschooling parent, about what it takes to trust a child's internal compass and let go of conventional definitions of success. Victoria brings an… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Vaish_Pod_.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oYXFXkVZD6eh) _2026-01-20 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [200. Five "Helpful" Parenting Tips That Limit Autistic Learning](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/200-five-helpful-parenting-tips-that-limit-autistic-learning) _2026-01-01 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ 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 growth. In this milestone Episode 200 of Non Linear Learning , Dr. Vaish Sarathy challenges 5 common pieces of parenting and education advice that unintentionally lower expectations and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Episode_200.mp3?dest-id=1502153)