In It: Supporting Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

About In It: Supporting Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

Discover In It, a podcast that explores the joys and frustrations of supporting kids with learning disabilities and ADHD. Join hosts Rachel Bozek and Gretchen Vierstra as they talk with parents, caregivers, teachers, and sometimes kids. They offer perspective, advice, and stories for and from people who have challenges with reading, math, focus, and other learning differences. Get tips on parenting kids with learning disabilities like dyslexia.

Publisher

Understood.org, Gretchen Vierstra, Rachel Bozek

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Dec 2018

Latest episode

12 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 127 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing “Everyone Gets a Juice Box”

   Discover a new show on the Understood Podcast Network: Everyone Gets a Juice Box, hosted by Jessica Shaw! This series explores the real challenges parents face raising neurodivergent kids — with honest conversations that balance frustration, humor, and small victories. In this episode, hear one mom open up about the intense feelings of anger and frustration that can come with parenting, and the strategies she’s discovered to manage mom rage while staying connected to her child. We get it, and we’ve been there!

2. 

   23 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Building a village for neurodivergent families (with Jessica Shaw of the “Everyone Gets A Juice Box” podcast)

   In this final episode of In It, we talk with Jessica Shaw, who’s launching a new podcast called TBD — it’s about the beautiful roller coaster that is parenting neurodivergent kids. As a mom to two teenage daughters, Jessica reflects on what she wishes she’d known earlier, what she’s learned along the way, and why finding a community of parents who truly get it can be life-changing. To our audience: We’ve loved every minute of making this show. Thank you for listening, for sharing, and for being part of this beautiful community. We’re so grateful you’ve been in it with us.

3. 

   9 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   When teachers say your child is “too smart” for special ed services

   When a teacher says your child is “too smart” for special education services, it doesn’t feel like a compliment — it’s more like a roadblock! Parent advocate Danielle Ward joins us to unpack what this response often means and how it might signal twice exceptionality, where giftedness masks real struggles. She shares practical strategies for moving forward when the system says “no,” even when your child clearly needs support. We also break down what legally qualifies a student for an IEP, when a 504 plan might be a helpful tool, and how to push through to get your child the support they need.

Inside a recent episode

Introducing “Everyone Gets a Juice Box”

Published 12 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They're 18 months apart, so when they were little, it was very hairy. Yes, I can imagine three kids in that close age range. That is a lot. And tell me more about your children, because I think one of your kids, one of the twins has ADHD and dyslexia, one of the twins has dyslexia, and then your younger child, you're not so sure, right? Right, so I actually am getting my other twin tested for ADHD and attentive type, because as he's creeping into adolescence, I'm seeing some things, but my daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia pretty early, like first grade, and I've always noticed that my youngest is strong -willed and highly sensitive. […]

Who has been a guest on In It: Supporting Kids Who Learn and Think Differently

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Liz Harstad
• Andy Kahn
• Aleesha
• Amy Lang

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

246 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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