Not Your Typical Podcast

 So last week I popped up a post on my social media of my top 5 tips for supporting neurodivergent staff and it had a lot of traction and I had lots of messages sent to me, so I thought I would expand a little on this episode with you today. Now, obviously I have mentioned my top 5 tips, but as always, as we do for our neurodivergent children, their needs will differ, and so whilst these are 5, th...

This was such an impactful #podcast conversation with Rebecca from Be Heard. Sharing with me her diagnosis of autism and dyslexia and what this means for her.   We spoke about how her neurodivergence presents for her, the accommodations and adaptions that would have helped her in education, as well as her views on the current view of neurodivergence in 2024.   Rebecca is a voice of the young perso...

What does connection mean, why is it important and how can we ensure that our policies and practices have connection at the heart of everything that we do? Connection and trust creates a sense of belonging and belonging is vitally important for emotional well being and psychological safety.  Did you know that connection and belonging is mentioned in the Scottish and Welsh statutory frameworks but...

Sarah has two daughters, her youngest is neurotypical, her eldest has a diagnosis of autism with a demand avoidance profile, alongside ADHD. Sarah shares her story, including those early indicators, the strategies that they have been working on as a family to support their daughter, as well as sharing what she feels needs to happen within the education space. And she would know, she is a teacher i...

To celebrate neurodiversity celebration week 2024 I am sharing my current crazy life and why I will always continue to celebrate, affirm, and advocate for my boys. If you are a parent currently in the midst of GCSE madness with a neurodivergent child in the mix, then this one is for you. I hear you, and I am with you! Enjoy

We've now gone international!! In todays episode I speak to Jessie. Jessie lives in Texas in the USA with her 3 children and today's conversation is all about her amazing son Finn, her 5 year old autistic son Finn is autistic, hyperlexic and twice exceptional. He is just wonderful and I have been mesmerised by him ever since our paths crossed on Instagram. In this raw and emotional episode...

I talk a lot about creating safe spaces for children, but equally important is to create safe spaces for the whole family. Spaces of support, spaces of calm, spaces of trust, spaces that say partnership and a collaborative relationship. If we want to support our children to thrive, we need to support the whole family to thrive. This podcast is reflective of my current Instagram series on safe part...

This is an episode not to miss. Heidi is a trained mental health first aider and CPD accredited trauma informed professional. She has built an online community of over 10k families, supported by professionals and SEN advocates. In 2018 Heidi's son Theo experience a mental health crisis, brought on by the struggles he faced in mainstream school. We speak about how parents are blamed for their c...

Neurodivergent play is play. All play is ok! Take a listen to todays podcast to hear my stance on how we see play, the difference in neurodivergent play and how, by connecting wit the child right where they are, we can build connection and support that trusting relationship. Let me know what you think.

You are going to love this conversation, Jodie gave away so many nuggets of pure gold that early years settings can take away and begin to implement straight away. Tips and strategies that will enable you to provide a safe space for parents, a place where they feel heard and where you are able to work in true collaboration with parents of neurodivergent children. Jodie spoke about her 4 pillars of...

Today we are talking about sensory needs and how we once we know these, we are in a position to support our children better, potentially reducing the impact of our environment on their nervous system which can result in a fight/flight/freeze behavioural response. 95% of autistics have sensory processing disorder and so its really key that we understand sensory needs and sensory avoiding and seekin...

Today is a great conversation with Ruth Jones, an independent speech and language therapist from the UK. Ruth works with neurodivergent children and young people and is a neurodiversity informed practitioner, with her core values completely aligning with mine, acceptance, curiosity and connection. In this conversation we chat about what it means to be a neuroaffirming speech therapist, how in earl...

Firstly this has to be acknowledge right from the top – from your senior team and written into policy & procedures.  This then has to be fed down to the rest of the team through effective induction processes, training, support and guidance for this new way of working.  Any interventions, outside professionals, consultants, or specialist that you are working with, also have to have to onboard w...

Kimberly Nixon. A Welsh actress from stage and screen, you may have seen her in Fresh Meat, Cranford, Angus Thongs and perfect snogging, and recently in the Channel 5 Christmas Film, Christmas in the Cotswolds. Kimberley is also an ambassador for the National Autistic Society. Kimberley has a very personal connection to neurodivergence, one which she is very open about on her podcast Kimfluencing...

Welcome to the first episode of Not Your Typical Podcast, conversations dedicated to all things neurodiversity in early years. I am your host Cheryl Warren, a trainer and consultant from the UK specialising in early years inclusion practices for our wonderful and unique children. In todays introduction, you will find out all about me, my connection to neurodivergence and how I am making it my miss...