Wonderfully Wired

I took what I thought was a diversion into talking about physical disability inclusion with Scott Whitney of All4Inclusion and found that to see difference, to support challenges and to really celebrate gifts we must hear real stories of people with lived experience different to our own. As part  of creating teacher training material on inclusion I collaborated with Scott Whitney to talk about liv...

Is it helpful to look at which part of the brain is dominant to help us understand our chidren's unique wiring?  Is dominance only left or right or are there other modalities that can help us understand how our children process information, feel love or express frustration. Chantal Deacon Daniel introduces us to the Genetic Brain Profiling Tool .  Chantal believes the tool can give us insight into...

Meet Jessica McCabe, the force behind "How to ADHD." Seven years ago, Jessica embarked on a transformative journey, evolving from a place of self-doubt to becoming an advocate for understanding and working with the ADHD brain. In her own words, she shares: "Seven years ago, I didn't respect myself; I thought that I just needed to try harder. I dropped the shame, embraced the way my brain works, an...

My guest on the podcast is Adell Bridges,  a movement expert and yoga instructor who often credits her ADHD for the creative way she instructs bodies and brains on the mat.  Adell is both a role model  of a successful wonderfully wired adult and an infectious brain-body enthusiast and teacher.  This episode is a gift to parents of wonderfully wired kids and parents who are wonderfully wired themse...

Whilst we know that being "out of the box" is a good thing, it often creates difficulties for both us as parents and our children, when it results in explosive, difficult behaviour.  Dr Greene offers so much hope and practical teaching to parents like you and I pulling out our hair, desperate to help a child who is often in trouble (or in distress!) due to his inability to consistently manage his...

Meg Faure is an Occupational Therapist, author, baby specialist and the founder of Parent Sense. Over the last 25 years, she's worked with thousands of parents to help them understand their baby's sleep, feeding and sensory needs.    ​ In this episode of the podcast, we talk about the sensory needs of babies,  the way to create a calm sensory world for a little one and how to read and respond to b...

I invited Julie Bogart onto the podcast to discuss how wonderfully wired kids would benefit if education creates good thinkers rather than good test takers. Julie is known for her common sense parenting and education advice. She's the author of the beloved book, The Brave Learner, which has brought joy and freedom to countless home educators. Her new book, Raising Critical Thinkers, offers parents...

My guest on the podcast this month is Dr Jeannine Jannot.  Dr Jannot is an academic coach and the author of The Disintegrating Student: Struggling But Smart, Falling Apart, and How To Turn It Around . She has over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, and young adults in both public and private school settings.  Jeannine has a master's degree in school psychology from The Ohio State...

 I used to think that good parents nip bad behaviour in the bud to prevent it from escalating into character flaws and discipline problems in kids.  When a child of mine acted out, I interpreted defiance and felt a pressure to correct and instruct every-time.  "As a psychologist I no longer work on behaviors." Dr Mona Delahooke explains in her book Brain Body Parenting "I work on supporting nervou...

Heather Wells is the principle of  a Co Ed 4-18 Independent College in a very traditional education context and a struggling economy.  She trained and started her career in the UK as  teacher and school administrator with a specialization in management in Education and in Special and Inclusive Education .     Heather believes education is about learning for tomorrow not just for exams and where in...

Natasha Daniels has been an anxiety & OCD therapist for over two decades. She combines both her clinical expertise with her lived experience, raising her own three kids with anxiety and OCD. I ask Natasha what causes anxiety in children and we discuss ways a parent can respond to and help our children respond to anxiety.  We talk about what it takes to see anxiety as separate from the person who f...

I used to think for someone to reach the highest level of education, they needed to be good at the early years of education. If you're going to be great at advanced math or astrophysics, then surely you need to start by being good at the times tables and spelling. And then I came across these words of Thomas West: "If a truly original method is needed, the conventionally successful student may be...

I used to think Dyslexia is basically a problem with reading and spelling, and letter reversals.  And then I came across the work of Brock and Fernette Eide and realised I was far off the mark.  Not only was my understanding of the challenges someone with Dyslexia faces terribly inadequate, but I had no idea of the incredible strengths such a brain inherently has.  Who even knew Dyslexia could be...

I  used to think that good parenting looks the same for all parents and all kids.   And then I came across the work of Deborah Reber. Debbie is a parenting activists best selling author, podcast host and speaker. The TiLT parenting podcast has grown to be a top podcast in the iTunes kids and family category with more than a million downloads, and a slate of guests that include high profile thought...

"Teach kids what they are good at and they feel better about themselves - it's not that difficult" says Dean Bragonier Dean is the founder and executive dyslexic of NoticeAbility Incorporated, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to helping students with dyslexia, identify their unique strengths, and build selfesteem. Dean is a successful restaurant owner turned social entrepreneur who is currently...

Elle talks to Clinical Psycologist, Mark Kluckow and asks "How is 'Gifted' different from 'very smart'?" They discuss how gifted kids have special emotional needs and what parents can do today to see the strenghts, support the challenges and celebrate the complexity of their gifted child. 

Listen to the trailer for Season 1 of Wonderfully Wired.   Elle suggests the biggest reason why some kids that think and learn differently become successful adults, when so many do not. She extends an invitation to you to join her in becoming the kind of parent that helps unlock each child's potential by seeing their Neurodivesity as strength and potential. Elle introduces her expert guests in the...