Today on the podcast we welcome the lovely Raelene Dundon, an Autistic Educational & Developmental Psychologist, author and presenter. Raelene is also the Clinical Director of Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy, a large multidisciplinary allied health practice in Melbourne, Victoria, which she runs with her husband, Andrew.  

Raelene has extensive experience working with Neurodivergent children and their families, as well as Neurotypical children, providing educational, social/emotional and parenting support. Raelene’s husband and children are also Neurodivergent, and she draws on her personal and professional experience to provide support to children and families. 

In this episode we get into: 

What Okey Dokey is all about 

What inspired Raelene to be an author 

What PDA is all about (we are not talking about Public Display of Affection!) 

How PDA is diagnosed 

Suggestions for therapists on what language to use and how to approach parents  

Raelene's helpful guidelines and strategies for therapists getting through a session with a child presenting with PDA 

Imposter Syndrome 

Links: 

Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Website 

Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Facebook 

Raelene Dundon Website 

Raelene Dundon Facebook 

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