#1 Even thinking about your child potentially needing a residential placement is traumatic and gut wrenching so actually sending them is the hardest decision families can make. A personal episode to raise awareness, to help the decision making process for parents/carers and to rid the stigma of what people assume it is.

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#3 Time Stamps

00:00 Intro and 3 reasons why I am recording this episode.

2:00 Learning form our own neurodivergent children and adults.

4:30 Being done with the guilt and shame of having my child in a part residential school.

5:05 What others assume.

6:25 What the truth is and how incredible these schools and their staff are.

8:33 Our experience and the benefit to our son and family.

9:32 The impact (on me) and where our son is at now 2.5 yrs on.

18:21 Support for parents/carers making a decision on a residential school.

#4 Summary

• awareness, help in decision making, shutting the naysayers up
• do not judge
• what others assume
• the truth - residential schools (good ones)
• our sons progress and the benefits to him and the family
• support, encouragement and validation for parents/carers

#5 Calls to Action

Pre-roll: thanks to listeners and recent stats

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#6 References/Links

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#7 Social media

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#8 Next Episode - tbc