YOUR CHILD IS NOT BROKEN: Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles

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It's okay to say actually that's not good enough and what should be at the heart of decisions made is the child. The best interests of the child and actually what the child wants. Consent. The child has a right to consent. We as parents have a right to be heard. I set up EOTAS Matters to support other families facing some of the same challenges I faced when my son, Theo, hit burnout and became too unwell to go to school. This needs to be read by parents of both neurodivergent and parents of neurotypical children. It needs to be read by teachers, early year workers and all the professionals that work with families who should have the children's best interests at the heart of decisions.

Follow Heidi's irreverent and brutally honest story of her fight to be seen, heard and supported, while swimming against a tide of parent blame, ableist stereotypes and the weight of other people's opinions.An unapologetic, deeply moving manual for parents of neurodivergent children from Heidi Mavir, a late-identified, neurodivergent adult and parent to an autistic/ADHD teenager. Your Child Is Not Broken" is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. Heidi Mavir almost died working out why that was necessary. This is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. Heidi almost died working out why that was necessary.

Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown I want families to have access to affordable, reliable information about how to advocate for their children who have barriers to traditional learning. I founded EOTAS Matters to help families overcome overwhelm caused by dealing with an outdated education system, that expects neurodivergent learners to thrive in an environment not built for them. This updated edition includes information on Pathological Demand Avoidance, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, an interview with Heidi's son Theo and more.

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This would have been so beneficial at the start of the journey likewise where we are now with diagnosis and out of school waiting for specialist school place to become available this has been helpful. Part autobiography, part parenting manual, Your Child Is Not Broken is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi's discovery of her child's neurodivergence.

As a parent of a neurodivergent child this has been a really good read it tells you that you aren't alone. Instant access to replays of Heidi's live Webinar series, including EOTAS Matters- best selling Webinar, EOTAS 101 - A Parents' Guide to Education Otherwise Than At School. This is what I needed to hear. The struggle has been and continues to be overwhelming, but hearing everything written in this book gives you the courage to fight on. So much truth and all the facts that parents come across and face to face with the reality of living with a neurodivergent child that tries to find their way into a explicitly neurotypical world. As the mother of a ND child awaiting assessment, I’m spending a lot of my free time reading as much as I can about both ASD and ADHD (my daughter shows signs of both), and seeking advice and words of wisdom from parents of fellow ND children who uphold similar gentle parenting values to my own.I can almost feel heidi giving me the tightest squeeze and reminding me that i’m a bad bitch & can get through whatever this crazy ride throws at me - for me and for my kiddo. Bluebird has acquired rights to the self-published, Sunday Times bestselling Your Child is Not Broken: Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles by Heidi Mavir. Carole Tonkinson, publisher at Bluebird, acquired world rights direct from the author.