Ex-teacher and mum of two Sharon discusses her thoughts about the education system with Rose. We talk about how she unschools her PDAer alongside her other autistic son, having de-schooled herself. Reflections on the difficulties and learning curves of home education, including self-care for parents, and adapting to each child's unique needs. Exploring the family's adaptation to living and learning in a van this year, with plans for travel across Europe!

Sharon's Instagram: @learning_to_unlearn_uk

Source of the school refuser statistic referenced towards the end of the episode: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556686/

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*Content advisory: Birth and breastfeeding are discussed in the first 5 minutes*

Rose shares the first signs of autism she saw in her baby son, and the trauma he went through that she thinks may have caused his PDA; the steps she had to take to be taken seriously on the NHS autism assessment pathway; and finally the diagnosis and support she was offered. In the second half there is also a mention of DLA and the application process for that.

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Amy shares her son's long journey to a diagnosis, getting an EHCP and EOTAS, but can her PDAer actually access the learning provided by the package?

Amy also shares her motivation to create the Parent Carer Cheerleading Squad, a community to support and uplift fellow parent carers:

Amy's Instagram: @amymrutter

Facebook: Parent Carer Cheerleading Squad group

Further reading: https://linktr.ee/amymrutter

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