This episode explores how we navigate the maelstrom of emotions in families with a mix of different neurotypes. Mark speaks to Grace Lockrobin, philosopher and fellow parent of neurodivergent boys (one 8-year old, diagnosed autistic, and a 5-year old with suspected ADHD), as they look at how members of their own households handle the contrasting ways that each of them understands, expresses and responds to emotions - both in themselves and in others.

Mark and Grace also discuss how they deal with their own emotions as parents - from having to keep a firm lid on anger, to the often taboo subject of acknowledging the sadness in their own lives.

LINKS TO STUFF WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE:

The Apprentice - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071b63

Emotion cards - https://amzn.eu/d/1uT2Pru

Alexithymia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia

Aquila Magazine - https://www.aquila.co.uk/

"The Explosive Child" book - https://drrossgreene.com/the-explosive-child.htm

Beavers - https://www.scouts.org.uk/beavers/

Villa Real School - https://www.villarealschool.co.uk/

"All The Ways to Be Smart" book - https://amzn.eu/d/4Ssd6qF

BBC Sport Article on Greg Halford - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366

Nick Ransom, Journalist - https://www.nickransom.co.uk/

Sapere - https://www.sapere.org.uk/

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CREDITS

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