Access2Education – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Today on the show I am talking to DJ, she is an Early Childhood Specialist who works closely with neurodiverse students.

Never underestimate the power of an educator who can build a bond with your child. DJ came to this work through her love of children and helping them grow to be successful.

On today's episode, we talk about:

- What an Early Childhood Educator/Specialist is
- How to create a relationship with that educator
- What ECEs do to support students from an early age
- Some of the success stories she has seen of children
- Advice for families on how to support their child in the classroom

Make sure to check out DJ and the work she does at Little Hearts Academy. Here DJ works with families to support positive transitions to school. 

DJ also has a podcast, called Imperfect Heroes, where she talks about her experience and gives tips and tricks. 

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you.

Being a neurodiverse person can bring on so many different struggles. 

Now add being neurodiverse with becoming an entrepreneur, running and growing a business can feel like an uphill climb. Today on the show I am chatting with Kara Laws. She is an entrepreneur who was diagnosed with ADHD later in her career. Her diagnosis has not stopped her from growing a successful business. Now she's taken what she's learned personally about being a person with ADHD and supports others in their careers. 

On the show, she shares her experiences as an entrepreneur and a mother with the ups and downs of learning about how our brain works. 

Books that Kara suggests:

• The Compound Effect (this is the one I couldn't remember) 
• Five Secret Fears of Failing in Business 
• Clockwork

Want to learn about Kara and her work? Check out her web page Launched

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you.

Everyone needs to eat which means we all need to learn how to cook. For some it's easy, you read a receipt, you follow the directions and you have your meal.

However, for some in the neurodiverse community, it's not as easy as that. There may be physical or mental barriers which make it hard. Simple things such as cutting, reading or understanding the dangers of the kitchen.

On the podcast today I speak with Lisa Dickie of Dickie's Cooking School. Lisa is a former school Home Economics teacher, she took her love of cooking and teaching to create her unique program. In our conversation today we about her program, how it came to be and why it's so important to support the neurodiverse community.

Follow Lisa:

dickiescookingschool.com

Follow along on Facebook and Instagram @Dickiescooking

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you.

Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

Not only are Homeroom Teachers key to student success but so too are occasional teachers. Over the course of time in any school, students will encounter occasional teachers be it for a day or for a longer term. 

The question is as a parent how do you build a relationship with that teacher? As that occasional teacher, how can you support neurodiverse learners? 

Today on the podcast I speak to Amanda Yuill. She is a long-time occasional teacher with experience supporting students of many abilities. We talk about how parents can build a relationship with both parents and students. The other thing we discuss is how the occasional teacher can build relationships with families, students and the school staff.

Book Recommendations:

Substitute Teaching By Amanda Yuill
Reaching and Teaching Them All By Amanda Yuill
You're Going to Love This Kid - Paula Kluth
Just Give Them the Whale - Paula Kluth
Born on a Blue Day - Daniel Temmet

Web Pages to Visit:

wrongplanet.net
Elementary Teaching Federation of Ontario

Learn more about Amanda by going to:

amandayuill.com

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you.

Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

Being a parent to a child who is struggling in school can be hard. When you start wondering how to support your child you might come across the word "Psychoeducational Assessment". 

But what is that? How does it influence the understanding of your child? Where do you go to get this type of assessment done? What does it offer you?

As a parent and a person who has been through this testing, I can tell you it's a game-changer. But you don't need to take it from me.

Listen to this episode where I chat with Melissa Cait, owner and founder of Cornerstone Psychological Services in Thornhill Ontario. 

Our conversations explore:

- What is a psycho-educational assessment

- How do you get one of these assessments done

- What do consider in finding a psychologist

- How to share that information with your school team

Web page Melissa speaks about:

Learning Disability Association of Ontario (LDAO)

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you.

Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

Finding access to resources around children and self-regulation can be difficult. Often there are long waiting lists to see practitioner or therapist!

Well there's a new program that's just come out to help support families while they wait. It's called Cam and Leo's Emotion School. It was created by Jenny Hazan out of need for her own children. Together with help of Dr. Avi Gordon and a consulting educator Talia Oziel they created Cam and Leo's Emotion School.

This is not at all meant to replace outside support, but rather as a bridge while families wait or as an add on to what families are already doing.

Want to learn more? Check out Emotion School online or through their Instagram @emotionschoolorg.

How often do your children play, and by play I don't mean on their screens. How often do your children get outside, run, climb and play without you watching? Without someone saying "be careful" without worrying about how messy they get?

Today on the show, a conversation with Jane Pilskalnietis about all things play and more importantly outdoor play.

Highlights from the show: 

- The need for outdoor natural spaces - How to create opportunities for play
- The need for the adults to get out of the way of children's play
- The importance of play and how it supports children in learning both academics and social skills
- Different types of play
- How teachers can incorporate play in different ways

Web sites to explore:
- Children and Nature Network
- Play Wales
- Canadian Public Health Association

Book:
Last Child in the Woods - by Richard Louv 

Balanced and Barefoot - by Angela Hanscom 

Free to Learn - by Peter Gray

Want to learn more about Jane and her work? Check out her web page Wild and Bright Play. You can also find her on Instagram @janepilskalnietis, on Twitter @janepilsky, and LinkedIn @Janepilskalnietis.

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access2Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guide you through the process, Access2Education is here to support you. 

Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

Parenting is the one job or task were there really is no training. I mean you can babysit, be a camp counselor or a teacher all you want, but until those children are you flesh and blood, you don't really know what you're in for.

Today on the show with Allan Robinson. She a parent expert with a keen understanding of young children and their development. She works with families in her Uncommon Sense Parenting programs to help support them understand their child's behaviour.

Highlights from the show:
- Understanding self-regulation
- Limbic system and how it effects behaviour
- How we as parents can impact our child's behaviour
- Societal view of behaviour and our parenting
- Sensory overload
- Co-regulation VS compensation 

Book Recommendations:

Self-Regulation by Stuart Shanker
Co-Regulation by Linda K Murphy
Beyond Behaviours by Mona Delahooke
The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene

Web Pages:
Lessonpix
Dr. Ross Greene

Want to learn more about Allana, what she does and work with her. Check out her webpage Uncommon Sense Parenting. Find her on Instagram @parentingposse, on Facebook Uncommon Sense Parenting, on Pinterest @parentingposse and on YouTube @UncommonSenseParenting.

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access to Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guiding you through the process Access to Education is here to support you. Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

There's been a few episodes with moms on the podcast in the past year. This episode features Julie Cole, she's the founder of Mable's Labels, yes you know the labels that we all need to keep track of kids (and sometimes our own) items!

Today on the show Julie joins me to talks about her neurodiverse children but also her neurotypical kids and how she advocated for them. We talk about how motherhood started and how she's managed the changes.

Highlights from the show:
- Her journey on understanding each of children
- The need for support of family and friends
- Not taking NO for an answer
- The importance of finding the right school and teachers
- Encouraging children to be independent even with challenges

Want to learn more about Julie and her work? Check her out at https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/juliecole on Instagram @juliecoleinc on twitter @juliecole and on Facebook @Julie Cole.

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access to Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guiding you through the process Access to Education is here to support you. Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!

Did you know you can support your child in understanding their emotions through the books you have at home? 

I didn't until I sat down to chat with Tara about her work supporting families through the use of books. 

Highlights from the show:

- How we can use everyday books to talk about our emotions
- Making time to sit with your kids to talk about their feelings
- The importance of social emotional intelligence
- What society tells us about showing emotion

Want to learn more about Tara? Check out her web page www.taragratto.ca or find her on Instagram @raisingresilientchildren

Are you looking for help and support for your child with learning needs? Check out Access to Education for our services to see how we help families navigate through this challenging time. From in-depth work on your child's Individual Education Plan to guiding you through the process Access to Education is here to support you. Check out our SERVICES page to book a call now!