Episodes 33
Avg. Duration 19m
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Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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The Social Mind Center presents the ”different skill notebook” a tool that provides strategies to build social-emotional skills resulting in social competency. Since March our world has experienced many changes with the COVID pandemic. Change is the new constant in our daily lives. Requiring us to be adaptable and adjust to the changes daily. The different skill notebook is a life curriculum for you to equip your child with the skills to communicate, connect, and build relationships for life. We want our children to have success beyond academics by acquiring skills to adapt, cope, self-manage and find purpose in life.

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Listening First: Transforming Relationships Through Play

Feb 09, 2025 8m Transcript

Welcome to the Different Skill Notebook Podcast, hosted by Ana Anselma, a smart parenting tool empowering families with vital life skills. In this episode, Ana delves into a transformative approach…

Unveiling Social Communication Challenges in Autism

Jun 10, 2024 14m Transcript

Welcome to the Different Skill Notebook Podcast, hosted by Ana Anselma, co-owner of the Social Mind Center and an educational consultant. In this episode, Ana delves into the crucial topic of social…

Adulthood with Autism Part 2: What Finding Support can Mean

Aug 27, 2023 43m

In this episode, Melissa Pascucci shares her success finding and pursuing a profession she loves.  Melissa shares the steps she took to help find her new career.  Melissa never stopped attending…

Adulthood with Autism Part 1:Finding our place and purpose in the world

Aug 21, 2023 38m

In this episode, Melissa shares her journey after high school to find her place and purpose in the world.  Her employment experiences and career ambitions.  Her story is one of perseverance and…

Appreciating the Autism Mind

May 01, 2023 24m

Before the term neurodiversity and neurodivergent came to be, I used the term autism mind. My son taught me 18 years ago that autism was a different kind of mind. He had a different process in which…

When I first heard the word autism

Feb 05, 2023 23m

Seventeen years ago was the first time I heard the word autism. This episode shares the events that lead me to seek an evaluation for my son.  How did I know my son needed an evaluation? What did I…

When should I consider medication to manage anxiety?

Sep 30, 2022 31m

In this episode, Gaby Anselma joins us again to continue our conversation on anxiety. We discuss medication as a tool to deal with anxiety symptoms. Some of the other points discussed in this…

To medicate or not medicate your child/teen?

Aug 09, 2022 21m

Considering medication for your child is a serious decision. In this episode, we discuss the different factors and considerations involved. 1. Does your child/teen struggle with?  Attending or…

Healing and Managing Anxiety in College by Gaby Anselma

Jul 14, 2022 27m

Healing  and Managing your Anxiety!   This is our second episode in the series of Anxiety Management. In this episode Gaby discusses what her anxiety looks like now in college. She has dealt with…

What is the most important social skill?

Jun 21, 2022 14m

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SOCIAL SKILL? When I think about our work at the Center teaching social competency, there are many layers to teaching these skills. For those who have social…

Managing Teen Anxiety in High School

Jun 13, 2022 22m

Teen Anxiety in High School Podcast Episode Summary: Over the last couple of years, there has been an increase in teenage anxiety and depression. Personally, we have seen the impact of this increase…

Is it Non-Compliance or inability to Self-Regulate?

May 26, 2022 23m

Is it Non-Compliance or inability to Self-Regulate?    In the last two months, I may have had more than two or three dozen conversations where parents share that they are getting notes home from the…

Implementing Structure & Routine to Promote Independence

Feb 01, 2022 39m

Please Welcome! Cynthia Tobar shares with us the structure and routines that she has implemented in their daily lives to help Jackson, her son, build self-regulation/management skills.  Self…

The Skills Behind Independent Living

Jan 29, 2022 18m

Self -regulation is a process internal to one’s self that involves “controlling one’s behavior, emotions and the thoughts in pursuit of long term goals What are the skills behind successful learning…

The Freeze: Anxiety in Classroom

Nov 18, 2021 14m

FREEZE: ANXIETY IN THE CLASSROOM We have all played the freeze game. When the music stops playing you remain still (Freeze) in place. The person who moves is out of the game. It has…

Kindergarten Readiness -Independent Navigation of Environment

Oct 02, 2021 12m

Kindergarten Readiness - Independent Navigation of Environment   When our children are babies and toddlers, we do so much for them. They require so much attending and care since they are too young to…

Critical Skill of Coping and Self-Care

Jun 14, 2021 11m

This episode will kick off a series focusing on building coping skills focusing on coping with anxiety.  Coping is a skill that is critical when things do not go as expected. This past year there has…

Taming the Anxiety Monster

Apr 14, 2021 14m

What is Anxiety? worry nervousness unease Signs of Anxiety: restless, nervous, tense, sense of danger, panic, doom, increased heart rate, breathing rapidly, sweating, trembling, weak, tired,…

Restart Academic Mindset

Apr 12, 2021 8m

This past year of the COVID pandemic disrupted the structure in our lives that provided security. School and work are part of our daily routines that brought us order and stability. COVID interrupted…

Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort

Mar 03, 2021 18m

Welcome to the different skill notebook podcast.  In this episode, I share details of a consultation with a parent on coping skills.  Coping allows us to adapt so we can evolve emotionally and…

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How many episodes does Different Skill Notebook have?

Different Skill Notebook has published 33 episodes since July 2020, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.

Is Different Skill Notebook still active?

Different Skill Notebook is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 19m.

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