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Nicole Tibbits

Dr. Nicole Tibbits, PsyD, is a licensed child psychologist at Child Psychology Center (Carlsbad, CA / Phoenix, AZ) specializing in neurodivergent-affirming care for autistic, ADHD, gifted, and twice-exceptional children.

Oct 12, 2026

9:30
Yeah
9:30
... 'cause there's a lot of other factors that could be playing with defiance.
9:35
But innately, kids want to do well, and they really want to succeed.
9:39
So in the classroom, I think this is not, you know, a, a limited list by any means.
9:45
Lots of other questions can be asked.
9:47
But here are some of the questions that I might ask as a teacher, and you can just ask yourself, has the student done it successfully before? If yes, then capability isn't the issue.
9:59
We have to look at, okay, what's different this time that's impacting their success? Are they tired? Are they hungry? Is the classroom too noisy? Are there distractions? All of these things impact their executive functions, which then, like we said, impact emotional regulation, and then the cycle happens again.

11 MINS LATER

21:23
What do-- How do you work with teachers and, and teams and parents on kind of removing yourself from that so they're not only reliant on the adult?

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