Our Children Can be Happy and They are Lovely Humans

The Threads of Life

#1 A look into how often others/society makes assumptions about neurodivergent and/or disabled people's intelligence just by what they see. having heard about the children/adults and their parents struggles the assumption is that they are always miserable and struggling and a real challenge for their parents, as if there is no joy. What is presuming competence and the true meaning of inclusion, all in Mum/S2C Practitioner-speak!

#2 Guest N/A

#3 0:00 Intro/Welcome, I'm back

2:51 Today's episode

2:51 The assumption by others/people/friends you know that our autistic and/or neurodivergent children are always struggling and unhappy and that it is an exhausting all day every day challenge for parents.

10:15 There is always a unique personality with interesting thoughts and ideas in every neurodivergent or disabled person you meet.

11:06 What is presuming competence? 12:57 Definition - Cheryl Jorgensen 2005

15:57 Speaking age appropriately to my autistic non speaking son Henry

20:53 Podcast - follow - review - share. Thank you.

23:58 The true meaning of inclusion

25:15 Interested in S2C? Have a look at www.i-asc.org

#4

• Assuming and judging others intelligence by what we see
• All neurodivergent people have unique personalities with their own thoughts and ideas and they are most often fascinating, interesting, humorous, lovely, lovely people. Be curious.
• Presuming Competence
• Speaking age appropriately to disabled people
• The true meaning of inclusion
• Interested in S2C?

#5 Calls to Action

Pre-roll: web page

Mid-roll: podcast follow/review/share

End-roll: look up I-ASC

#6 Next Episode - tbc

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