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When Conditions Collide. Episode 2.
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A calm morning that turns chaotic in minutes. A child who seems engaged, then suddenly shuts down. We pull back the curtain on what’s happening inside the nervous system for kids with co‑occurring autism and ADHD—and why behavior that looks defiant is so often protective.
We walk through the science of safety and threat using polyvagal theory to explain rapid shifts between social engagement, fight or flight, and shutdown. You’ll hear how sensory processing differences amplify everyday inputs—buzzing lights, scraping chairs, crowded hallways—while ADHD makes it harder to…
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