Episodes

  • Podcast #14 PECS: Collaboration between home and school with Louise Maggs

    Podcast #14 PECS: Collaboration between home and school with Louise Maggs
    27 Mar 2023
    Join Steph Reed and Louise Maggs talking about collaboration between home and school for PECS users and success stories.
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    50 min
  • Podcast #13 Neurodivergent teachers: ADHD with Lynn McCann

    Podcast #13 Neurodivergent teachers: ADHD with Lynn McCann
    27 Jan 2023
    Autism Specialist Teacher Lynn McCann is on the podcast to talk about ADHD, lived experience and the impact on teaching neurodivergent students.
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    28 min
  • Podcast #12 The value of neurodiversity with Gareth Jones

    Podcast #12 The value of neurodiversity with Gareth Jones
    10 Jan 2023
    TV presenter, producer, director and podcaster Gareth Jones AKA 'Gaz Top' joins Steph Reed to discuss the value of neurodiversity in the context of neurodiverse family.
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    24 min
  • Podcast #11 Ideas to help children at home during the COVID-19 crisis – Facebook live recording

    Podcast #11 Ideas to help children at home during the COVID-19 crisis – Facebook live recording
    10 Apr 2020
    Bonus episode: This is a live recording from a 'Facebook Live' I hosted this week. It took place in a group aimed at general support through the Covid-19 Crisis, in the island of Jersey, where I am from. I took this opportunity to talk to parents and carers about potential strategies that could be helpful for families with children with special needs, when spending all day at home.
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    47 min
  • Podcast #10 Learning through technology with Zafer Elcik Co-Founder of Otsimo

    Podcast #10 Learning through technology with Zafer Elcik Co-Founder of Otsimo
    26 Mar 2020
    Zafer Elcik, founder of the Otsimo educational apps joins Steph Reed to discuss how he originally built the apps to help teach his brother. Zafer works alongside educators, speech and language therapists and families to develop educational games aimed at learning different concepts, as well as a free open source AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) tool in Turkish and English.
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    35 min
  • Podcast #9 The need to chew! Sensory needs with Jenny McLaughlan, founder of Chewigem

    Podcast #9 The need to chew! Sensory needs with Jenny McLaughlan, founder of Chewigem
    4 Mar 2020
    Jenny McLaughlan, founder of Chewigem, a support community for different sensory needs as well as a range of chewing, fidget and sensory aids for children and adults joins Steph on he podcast. Hear some great sensory related success stories!
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    24 min
  • Podcast #8 Enhancing communication opportunities: Autism and learning disabilities

    Podcast #8 Enhancing communication opportunities: Autism and learning disabilities
    19 Feb 2020
    Steph Reed, autism specialist teacher discusses and poses questions about enhancing communication at school and home through adapting the environment, our teaching approach and resources.
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    31 min
  • Podcast #7 Supporting reading with Angela Charalambous from the Workshop Reading Centre

    Podcast #7 Supporting reading with Angela Charalambous from the Workshop Reading Centre
    5 Feb 2020
    Angela Charalambous, a reading specialist from the Workshop Reading Centre in Johannesburg discusses strategies to support children to enjoy reading and feel more confident.
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    21 min