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The School Can't Experience
For parents and caregivers of young people who struggle to attend school, and related education and health professionals. We share experiences and insights into what is going on for our young people and how we can offer support.
The School Can't Experience
Latest Episodes
Two Sides of the School Can't - Simone & Yani's Lived Experience - Listener Favourite
We're taking a short break over the school holidays, so this week we're revisiting one of our most special episodes from the archive, the first time we've ever had a parent and their young person on the podcast together.Simone a...
#74 - School Can’t is not a Choice with Raechel Smart
Raechel Smart is a former primary school teacher, a parent to three neurodivergent children who has navigated years of school non-attendance from the other side of the fence, and is now completing her PhD on school non-attendance in autistic ch...
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#73 - Stop Fixing the Kids, Fix the Conditions with Dr Shelley Moore
Dr Shelley Moore is one of the most widely cited voices in inclusive education, working with schools, organisations, and jurisdictions around the world on how to make education genuinely accessible for all students. She also hated school hersel...
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#72 - When Distress Looks Like Violence with Yellow Lady Bugs’ Katie & Natasha
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of physical and verbal aggression directed at parents and caregivers by young people in acute distress, including descriptions of property damage, physical assault, and extreme verbal behavio...
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#71 - I Was Failing Him by Sending Him to School, Tammie's Lived Experience
Content warning: Tammie briefly mentions suicidal ideation in this episode. We also discuss instances of violent behaviour stemming from dysregulation and overwhelm.Tammie is a School Can't mum raising an autistic son in rural V...
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