Ep 34: Jacki Edry reflects on becoming an author, her family, autism, neurodiversity & brain surgery

Neurodiversity with Theo Smith

Today I am joined by Jacki Edry who is the author of Moving Forward which presents an informative, emotional, and empowering account of the challenges and struggles on the road to recovery from complicated brain surgery ‒ as well as the search for understanding, meaning, and faith. She shares with us her personal experiences as an author, an employee, and a parent.

What we discuss:

- Who is Jacki and why does she care about Neurodiversity

- The global impact of being a parent of a neurodiverse child

- The education system, democratic schools, alternative teaching methods

- Why Jacki set about writing the book and who is it for

- Why there is so much confusion for parents, and a lack of support

- Moving the discussion from a negative mindset to a positive one

- The importance of more parents having a voice to share with others

- Brains work like different technology processing systems

- Covid has provided some opportunities for change

- Where you can contact and connect with Jacki

This episode is supercharged by Dynamis Group

https://dynamisgroup.com/

You can buy Amanda and Theo's new book 'Neurodiversity At Work here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neurodiversity-Work-Performance-Productivity-Neurodiverse/dp/1398600245

Love the intro music... it's from a past guest High Contrast: Music is Everything