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The Threads of LifeLife as a parent in a neurodiverse family: honest & real. Funny, sad & everything inbewtween. Author: Trish O'Dwyer
Trish O'Dwyer primarily solo hosts an informal, 20-30 minutes, once monthly podcast for parents of autistic and/or neurodiverse children (all ages), their families and friends plus anyone wanting to understand what it's really like and how to support. The aim is for listeners to be able to take a breather, listen to someone they connect with, who knows what they are living and to feel validated and less isolated. I hope you laugh, you may cry, you may even gain some valuable real-life information and help. Above all, you will know that you are supported and that you are not alone. It is story telling in an honest & uplifting way, purely from the perspective of a parent who is learning on the go and making mistakes every day. I am parent to a wonderful nonspeaking autistic and adhd boy called Henry plus his two siblings Ben (adhd) and Abi. Topics to be talked about in a wholly non-academic fashion will be things like beginnings and diagnosis; meeting needs; judgement; relationships; transitions; regulation; sleep & sleep deprivation; literal minds; real autism awareness & general family life - teens, holidays, ageing, the works! Take this time for yourself and enjoy. Lets keep the conversations going. Language: en Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Guest Harriet Carter and her new SEN School
Episode 34
Monday, 4 August, 2025
#1 Summary:Introducing Harriet Carter and telling the story of how we met. Harriet is opening her own new SEN primary school near Maidstone in Kent, UK in September 2025 and will be introducing Spelling to Communicate (S2C). Harriet has been in education for over 20 years, has a non speaking nephew Lenny and has spent the best of five years acquiring a site, finding investors and planning her new school called Earley Springs. We talk about her journey, some of the hardships and triumphs, why the name, S2C and looking ahead. #2 Guest:Harriet Carter - Owner, Founder and Head Teacher of Earley Springs.#3 Time Stamps:0:00 Intro - Starting Conversations, how Harriet and |I met and introducing her.4:26 Harriet tells us her personal and professional story about why she is opening this new school.7:05 Every day is a school day!8:27 Inspired by her Auntie and nephew hence the school name.10:15 SEN Schools where set up by parents, families, relatives with a connection who actually know what to provide.11:08 School name and logo + vision for the school.12:10 Top Tips. 3 Highs. 3 Challenges.14:13 The London Marathon! 17:45 Harriet's absolute dream and the curriculum.23:36 A blueprint for other parents/individuals do the same.25:00 Spelling to Communicate / S2C.34:43 Why I'm excited - the whole communication approach.36:17 True inclusion starts with presuming competence and knowing that children and adults want to and can learn.37:11 Open Day 9 August 1-3pm. All welcome.#4 Bullet Points:How Harriet and I met and who she is + what she is doing.Setting up her own school from scratch - SEN Primary.Why; behind the name; Highs and lows.The broken system and how great the need is.School BlueprintsS2C - Harriet's experience coming to observe a session of mine.Whole communication approach.OPEN DAY 9 AUGUST 2025 1-3PM.#5 External References and Links: see below #6 Calls to Action: N/A#7 Social Media:fb - Earley Springs #8 Next Episode: tbc
