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There’s a moment many of us reach when we are parenting a neurodivergent child. A moment when we begin to doubt ourselves and ask: “Maybe the school knows best.”“Maybe I’m overthinking this.”“Maybe I should just leave it.” My in my own experience... the school rarely knows better than an attuned, educated, loving parent. That's just my opinion! Parents are motivated to get it right, we don’t wa...

This is a thought I have wondered about, particularly in the past 12 months... I feel like things have become a little more rigid in schools. Have you ever wondered the same thing? Last week, I shared a little about my own experience of advocating, and I explained how I was noticing a tension that can sit underneath advocacy. This week, I want to widen the lens, because I believe something impo...

Any of you who have been attending the LIVE sessions will know that I've been working through some challenges and barriers in relation to my own child's education the past few months. I am learning a lot being the parent, rather than the psychologist, so I thought it might be helpful to share a little to help other parents.  First thing to share is how much energy and emotion it takes. As I hav...