Heidi Steel talks with Iris Wong about her unschooling journey, neurodivergence, and supporting children's unique learning experiences.
Highlights:
Navigating Neurodivergent Unschooling: Challenges traditional educational models that don't support neurodivergent children
Recognising and Healing from Educational Burnout: Iris's son experienced early school burnout, leading them to unschooling
Gaming as a Learning Platform: Discusses gaming as a valuable learning and exploration tool
Executive Functioning and Neurodiversity: Emphasises the importance of validating children's experiences and providing autonomy
Guest Bio: Iris Wong is a late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD parent, speech therapist, and executive functioning coach from Northern California. She's unschooling two children and brings a compassionate, neurodivergent-affirming perspective to education.
Connect with Iris: https://eftoolkit.com/
Listener Takeaways:
Education can look different for every child
Supporting a child's interests is crucial to their learning
Neurodivergent children need flexible, understanding environments
