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
#64 - Burnout and School Can't: Telltale Signs, Myths to Unlearn, What Helps
Get in touch? Email us at schoolcantpodcast@gmail.com with your feedback, suggestions or to volunteer to share your School Can't experience.This episode takes a different shape from our usual format. Rather than a single guest, it...
#63 - Designing a Nervous System Friendly Home with Cecilia Macaulay
Permaculture designer Cecilia Macaulay joins host Leisa Reichelt for a surprising but genuinely practical conversation about how the design of our home environments can either add to or reduce the nervous system burden on School Can't families....
#62 - School Attendance Plans: Red Flags, Research and What Actually Works with Tiffany Westphal
Tiffany Westphal, director of School Can't Australia, joins host Leisa Reichelt to discuss a common stressful experience facing School Can't families: the school attendance plan.Drawing on recent survey research conducted with the School...
#61 - Rachel's Lived Experience: What School Flexibility Looks Like for a PDA Child
Rachel, a parent from southern Tasmania, joins host Leisa Reichelt to share her lived experience supporting her son, now in Year 11 and engaged with school, through what has been anything but a straightforward journey.Rachel's son is aut...
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As a parent to 4 Autistic individuals one who is currently fighting his way through VCE with a heavy emphasis on physics and maths this journey has given me hope, as well as some ideas of where to step next to offer safe and meaningful education for my child. Thankyou
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