Episode 11
The Elephant in the Room
Dr Siobhan Lamb is the Principal of "Embrace Difference", an Autistic led organisation that both educates and supports the neurodivergent community.
The Elephant in the Room
Dr Siobhan Lamb is the Principal of "Embrace Difference", an Autistic led organisation that educates and supports schools, teachers, parents, carers, families and individuals who are Neurodivergent themselves, to teach and support Neurodivergent students or just seek a better understanding of Neurodiversity.
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Normal Sucks
Jonathan Mooney
What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home
Ned Johnson, Bill Stixrud and Edward Suffern Johnson
I was always very different but everyone embraced my difference around me. No one ever made me feel like I needed to be fixed.
Dr Siobhan Lamb
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