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Parenting children with Autism or ADHD is a very special job and requires a unique set of skills. Tash is not only living this, but has created her own products to help other parents in the same situation.

The Psychprofiler has been the most widely used Australian psychiatric, and educational global screening instrument since 2004. We meet the creator and ask about children and adults who should be using the tool.
The PsychProfiler can be self-administered; or administered by parents, education, or health professionals.

Episode 42: Starting School




Starting at a new school can be daunting for both parent and child. 




In this podcast we meet Annie Gerhardy. Annie has a passion for fostering young minds and supporting their development through her role in the early learning years. 

We discuss the links between education and health, as well as mental health.  We talk about how to help kids become interested in school when they might be dis-engaging or suffering separation anxiety.  We will also look at the challenges faced by kids and their families when starting school for the first time. 
 
 

Happy Sleeping Families 




Experienced Paediatric nurse and sleep consultant, Tara Mitchell, talks to us on this episode about the gentle sleep approach. Tara is a trained sleep consultant and has become increasingly popular across her social media platforms. She offers range of packages online and face to face. We talk about important sleep strategies for babies and toddlers, and some tips that might help your journey.  




For more information check out https://gentlesleep.com.au/




You can find Tara on Instagram and Facebook at:





https://www.instagram.com/thegentlesleepspecialist/ https://www.facebook.com/gentlesleepspecialist/

Clark Wight is an internationally renowned teacher and expert in the area of engaging teenagers, in particular teenage boys and supporting their needs when facing adversity. Todays podcast will cover this area along with communication with children and teens. We also discuss some of the tricky areas of dealing with phones, gaming and pornography as well as alcohol and drug use. 




Clarks approach is very common sense and practical and will help both parents and educators of children. We also discussed the idea of building resilience in children through being vulnerable ourselves and telling our real life stories. 




To find out more about Clark visit:


https://www.maggiedent.com/raising-gorgeous-boys/about-clark/




For family cyber safety visit:


https://www.familyzone.com/anz/families

In this podcast we welcome back Miriam Kirby, a developmental paediatric psychologist who has extensive experience working with children with autism. 




Rates of autism prevalence suggest that boys are, on average, 4 times more likely to have autism than girls. But this figure may hide the true incidence of autism in girls and women as it can be harder to diagnose and even go unnoticed in some. New research suggests that current diagnostic methods overlook girls. Parents with daughters on the spectrum will often share frustrating tales of how difficult it was to get a proper diagnosis for their daughters, some take until adulthood to reach this. 




So how does autism affect girls? How do girls with autism cope at school?  




In this episode we discuss why autism can be difficult to diagnose in girls and why they often present late. We also discuss the effect of later diagnosis may have on treatment and what treatment is available.