10/24/2026
🎙️ NEW EPISODE — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026 🎙️
Why ADHD, Autism & Anxiety Overlap
Your child has more than one diagnosis. Or one diagnosis that never seems to explain everything. If you’ve ever wondered why the labels keep stacking up, this conversation is for you. 💛
This Friday on A Parent’s Guide to Child Development, Annamarie von Firley sits down with Emily Roper of Early Roots Neuro-Developmental Delay Therapist and founder of Early Roots to look at what a diagnosis tells us and what it leaves out. 🧠
In this episode:
🧩 Why so many kids carry more than one diagnosis
📋 What the diagnostic system captures well, and what it misses entirely
🔗 What the research says about retained reflexes and ADHD, autism, anxiety, and dyslexia (correlation, not causation)
🧬 Genetics vs. experience: why it’s never one or the other
🏫 Why symptoms so often show up at school age
👀 The sensory and vision pieces that often get missed
🩺 What pediatricians and schools should be screening for
💛 Why a diagnosis is information, not a verdict, and why it’s never too late to support your child
Whether you’re waiting on an evaluation, holding a new diagnosis, or just feeling that something doesn’t add up, you’ll walk away with a different way to look at the whole picture.
🎧 STREAMING FRIDAY:
▶️ YouTube https://youtu.be/kvEHW94UXe0
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🍎 Apple Podcasts
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