SEND Parenting Podcast
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SEND White Paper Impact & Moving Forward
SEND White Paper Impact & Moving Forward
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Welcome to the Send Parenting Podcast. I'm your neurodiverse host, Dr Olivia Kessel, and, more importantly, I am a mother to my wonderfully neurodivergent daughter, Alexandra, who really inspired this podcast.
As a veteran in navigating the world of neurodiversity, I have uncovered a wealth of misinformation, alongside many answers and solutions that were never taught to me in medical school or in any of the parenting handbooks.
Each week on this podcast, I will be bringing the experts to your ears to empower you on your parenting crusade.
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Uusimmat 20 jaksoa 172 jaksosta
- SEND White Paper Impact & Moving Forward · 53 min · Jakso 171In February 2026, the UK government, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, issued a white paper outlining recommendations and reforms to the schools and SEND system in England. In…
- Why Can't They Just Do It? · 55 min · Jakso 170How many times has your AuDHD child missed a deadline, or simply not done something really important? Spoiler alert: they’re not lazy or naughty, because neurodivergent brains do…
- Why Screens Win and What Actually Works Instead with Ekta Khera · 32 min · Jakso 169In today’s attention economy, parenting has never been more challenging. Our children are surrounded by gadgets, technology and screens actively trying to distract them from you…
- Why Anxiety Escalates in ASD Teens · 52 min · Jakso 168Parenting at the best of times is hard work, but having a neurodivergent child is like parenting on steroids. Nothing works, you never feel like you can catch a break, and worst…
- EP 167: Late-Diagnosed Autism in Girls: The Cost of Being the “Good Girl” · 47 minWhat happens when a child spends their entire life being told they are “too sensitive,” “not trying hard enough,” or that they “have so much potential”… while secretly struggling…
- EP 166: Beyond the Label empowerning parents of ADHD Girls · 23 minToday is a special one. It is publication day for my debut book, Beyond the Label: Empowering Parents of ADHD Girls, and I wanted to mark it by recording something just for you…
- EP 165: When Love and Rage Share the Same Roof : ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation · 30 minFollowing her recent Daily Mail feature, Dr Olivia Kessel opens up about one of the most misunderstood and most common aspects of ADHD: emotional dysregulation and flash anger…
- EP 164: EHCPs Made Simpler: The Tool Every SEND Parent Needs to Know About · 46 minCan I be honest with you for a moment? For so many parents, the hardest part of the SEND journey is not the diagnosis… It is the paperwork. The forms. The reports. The endless…
- EP 163: When Parenting Feels Relentless: Easter Survival for ADHD Mums · 15 minEaster holidays can feel like a breaking point for many ADHD mums. Less structure. More demands. And that quiet, heavy loneliness that no one else seems to understand. In this…
- EP 162: Why rejection hits so hard...ADHD & RSD explained · 32 minHave you ever watched your child fall apart over something that seems small — a correction at school, a cancelled plan, a simple “not now”… and wondered what is really going on?…
- EP 161: Raising ADHD Teenagers with Jheri South · 1 h 4 minThe teenage years can feel particularly intense when you are parenting a child with ADHD. Many parents expect things to get easier as children grow older — yet for many families…
- EP 160: ADHD Meds, Demystified · 57 minDeciding whether to try ADHD medication can feel overwhelming for many parents. There is a huge amount of misinformation online, and the decision can feel heavy, emotional, and…
- EP 159: When Puberty Hits ADHD: The Perfect Storm · 59 minWhy does everything suddenly feel harder when puberty begins? In this powerful and honest conversation, I am joined by Dr Jess Morgan — former NHS paediatrician and now educator…
- EP 158: Shut the Fluff Up: The Parenting Shift That Transforms Behaviour · 53 minIn this powerful and honest conversation, Dr Olivia Kessel is joined by parenting coach Alison Solomon to explore one uncomfortable truth: what if the biggest shift in our…
- EP 157:GCSE Choices, Neurodiversity, and the Bigger Picture · 11 minThis week is a short solo half-term check-in. It is GCSE options time in our house, and I know many of you are feeling the same fear. In this episode, I talk about: • The 30%…
- EP 156: Choosing the Right ADHD or Autism Diagnosis Pathway · 1 h 6 minChoosing how to get an ADHD or autism diagnosis can feel overwhelming — and confusing. But the pathway you choose does not just affect how long you wait. It affects your child's…
- EP 155: Sleep, Melatonin, And ADHD Explained - Dr Olivia · 37 minSleep problems are one of the most overlooked — and misunderstood — parts of ADHD. In this episode of the SEND Parenting Podcast, Dr Olivia Kessel breaks down the science behind…
- EP 154: ADHD Brain Fuel: Why Kids Crash with Lucinda Miller · 1 h 3 minWhy do children with ADHD seem exhausted by the end of the day? Why do meltdowns often hit after school? And why does it feel like they are constantly craving sugar? In this…
- EP 153: EHCPs, Demystified · 53 minApplying for an EHCP can feel overwhelming, intimidating, and emotionally draining — especially when your child is already struggling. In this episode, Dr. Olivia Kessel is…
- EP 152: ADHD is not an attention problem · 1 h 0 minIn this powerful and honest conversation, I am joined by Michael McLeod, internationally recognised ADHD and executive function specialist and founder of GrowNOW ADHD, to unpack…
