#5 Unschooling Conversations: Unschooling and Neurodiversity with Harry Thompson

Unschooling Conversations

Apr 10, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

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Harry Thompson – PDA Extraordinaire joins Heidi Steel this month, to talk about Unschooling Neurodivergent children. Harry introduces himself in his own unique style and goes on to give us an insight into what it is that our neurodiverse children truly need from us as their parents.

This episode is jam packed full of goodies.

We discuss:

· How unschooling broadens children’s educational experience.

· Operating from a place of safety and exploring special interests allows effortless learning.

· Our innate desire to learn and the life-long process of learning.

· Curiosity as the key to learning and empowering individuals to find their own paths.

· Unschooling goals and our children developing their own sources of meaning.

· Focussing on the present and the needs of our children, right now.

· What is our child’s motivation?

· How we connect with our children and create a relationship based on partnership and connection.

· Entering the “Goldilocks zone”

· Trusting the process