Episode 3
Know Better, Do Better with Dr Melanie Heyworth
Mel shares her experiences from behaviourism to neurodiversity affirming approaches, peaceful parenting, home schooling and the birth of the organisation she founded, Reframing Autism.
Know Better, Do Better with Dr Melanie Heyworth
In this episode, Lou an Mel discuss Mel's early life and how her passion that led to a PhD in medieval studies soon changed to a brand new world of Autism once her children were born and four members of the family were identified as Autistic. The discussion continues as Mel shares her experiences from behaviourism to neurodiversity affirming approaches, peaceful parenting, home schooling and the birth of the organisation she founded, Reframing Autism. Mel is now studying a second PhD but this time in the field of parenting and Autism. She is a passionate, knowledgeable and articulate advocate for our community and the chat is long but extremely diverse and helpful for all listeners.
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Episode Resources
Reframing Autism website
Dr Melanie Heyworth
Reframing Austim's Certificate in Autistic Well-being
Dr Melanie Heyworth
The Real Experts
Michelle Swan
Peaceful Parenting
LR Knost
Double Empathy Concept
Damian Milton
Unconditional Parenting
Alfie Kohn
The Whole Brain Child
Dan Seigal and Tina Bryson
Yenn Purkis
Yenn Purkis
Dr Wenn Lawson
Dr Wenn Lawson
We don't lack social skills. We lack non-autistic social skills
Dr Melanie Heyworth
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