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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
#70 - Your PDA Questions Answered with Kristy Forbes
Kristy Forbes is a neurodiversity advocate, former classroom teacher, PDAer herself, and parent of four PDAers. She's also a School Can't kid — she left school at 15 — who has since built an internationally recognised body of work supporting PD...
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#69 - Pete Wharmby on How Schools Can Help Our Autistic School Children Thrive
Pete Wharmby is a neurodiversity advocate, autistic adult, and former English teacher in the UK. He brings a perspective that's genuinely rare in this space: he's been on both sides of the classroom, as a student who masked his way through scho...
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#68 - The Day We Stopped Backing the School: A Grandfather's Lived Experience with Frank
Content note: This episode includes a description of family violence during a period of acute distress for a young person.Frank is the first grandfather to share his story on The School Can't Experience Podcast. Over several yea...
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#67 - Why Schools Must Ask Students What Helps, with Dr Haley Tancredi
Most parents advocating for their School Can't young person have sat through a meeting about adjustments and accommodations and wondered whether any of it would actually make a difference. Dr Haley Tancredi's research asks a simpler question: w...
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#66 - School Captain to School Can't - Alex & Laila’s Lived Experience
Content note: In this episode, Laila shares her experience with suicidal ideation during high school. She speaks about this with honesty and care. If you or someone you love is struggling, please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14, or if you...
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Fan Mail
Hi there, I just wanted to say I absolutely bloody love your podcast. My 14 yo school can't son has just finished his first term of Euka. We started home school after almost 12 months of all the things that go with school can't. Recently had our first home visit, all went beautifully. I can so relate with everything I'm hearing from this podcast, and it makes me feel sad that families are being forced to go through what we did. Keep up the good, nay, great work! Jess
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