The SEND Mum Club

• 22: Nikki & Louise Breslin: Parenting & Rebound Therapy

  We’re back after our summer break and in this episode sisters Nikki & Louise talk about their experiences as mums of children with ADHD & Autism as well as their professional roles as rebound therapists. We discuss how working in SEND can help when parenting a child with additional needs but also how that parenting journey helps them in their job supporting other families.  We also speak about the difficulty in getting a diagnosis for an older child who is approaching adulthood and exactly what rebound therapy is and the multiple benefits it can have for children with a wide range of additional needs.  You can find Nikki & Louise on socials @rebounderstherapycentre and @louisereboundtherapy and Nikki’s contact email is [email protected]  Tags: SEN parenting, parenting podcast, EHCP, DLA, SEN school

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• 21: Advice So Far

  It’s the summer holidays so the podcast (and me) will be going on a break. I’m going to have more fabulous guests for you from the beginning of September but in the meantime I’m going to leave you with a montage of the advice from all of my amazing guests so far! Tags: parenting podcast, additional needs, SEN parenting, SEND

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• 20: Becky Blount: Pectus Excavatum & ADHD

  This week I’m chatting to Becky Blount about her son Bobby's health journey, including his diagnosis of pectus excavatum and ADHD. Becky shares her experiences with Bobby's surgery, recovery, and the significant changes in his quality of life post-operation. We talk about funding cuts for the pectus excavatum surgery and how Becky has campaigned to change the decision to not offer the operation to help other families in the future  You can find the charity Becky talks about in this episode here: www.pectusmatters.co.uk  Tags: pectus excavatum, NHS cuts, surgery, ADHD, SEN SEND

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• 19: Lauren James: Accepting a Second Diagnosis Alongside Down Syndrome

  Lauren James joins me to talk about her gorgeous 3 year old daughter Dottie. This is an emotional one for me because my Leo is only slightly younger than Dottie and a lot of Lauren’s initial feelings about a diagnosis of Down Syndrome mirror my own. We discuss acceptance, how to talk to siblings about a diagnosis – Dottie is one of 6, and how Lauren is dealing with developmental regression, likely caused by autism.  You can find Lauren on Instagram here @keepingupwithdotz The books Lauren mentions about how to talk to children about additional needs are here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+abilities+in+me+books&adgrpid=159542794286&gad_source=1&hvadid=696275714049&hvdev=c&hvexpln=69&hvlocphy=1007409&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=62791021235228350--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=62791021235228350&hvtargid=kwd-1105399785062&hydadcr=15245_2304951&mcid=c83807181e2e3906a0d1ff777d8041a6&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_9r4jdif5dn_e_p69   Tags: Down syndrome, autism, development regression, SEN SEND, parenting

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• 18: Jessie Townz: Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

  This week I’m joined by Jessie Townz to talk about her son Max who has Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and high functioning autism. We discuss the challenges of navigating the school system and how hard it was to find Max a suitable setting where they understood his needs. We discuss the importance of advocacy, the impact of PDA on their family life, and why there is a need for greater awareness and understanding of PDA.   You can find Jessie on Instagram @jessietownz  Tags: PDA, autism, neurodiversity, sen, send

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