Unschooling in a Neurodivergent Family

July 26th, 8pm-9.30pm

 With invited guests: Amanda Diekman and Munira Adenwalla
Hosted by: Esther Jones and Melissa Crockett-Joyoue 

Many families find themselves unschooling after realising that mainstream education is a poor fit for their children. In this session, we'll be talking about the ways in which self-directed learning is a wonderful opportunity for neurodivergent families, along with the kinds of challenges that might come up.

In this 90-minute Zoom session, you'll have the chance to engage in personal reflection, interactive discussion, and live Q&A with our experienced guests and hosts. 

GUESTS:

MUNIRA ADENWALLA is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist of 27 years and a neurodivergent unschooling mum to a neurodivergent unschooling teen. She supports parents with their children’s sensory processing, emotional wellbeing and coordination to move, learn, play, and feel comfortable in their bodies. She also created The No Writing Way™ to build underlying skills that make writing easier and more joyful.

AMANDA DIEKMAN is a late diagnosed autistic adult, parent coach, and author in the neurodiversity space. Amanda became a leading voice in the movement for low demand parenting practices, with her book Low Demand Parenting, published July 2023. Amanda runs a successful coaching practice for parents of neurodivergent children, offering a variety of online courses. She is the host of Low Demand Parenting podcast. She lives with her husband and three neurodivergent children in an intentional community in Durham, NC. Amanda holds two degrees from Duke University, including a Masters in Theology.

HOSTS:

ESTHER JONES is a mindfulness teacher, deschooling coach and mother of three unschooled children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit, author of The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself and host of The Unschool Space podcast, in which she explores unschooling with other unschooling parents. 

MELISSA CROCKETT-JOYOUE is a Māori, AuDHD mama of two unschooled neurodivergent children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit and the Founder of Weave ND, an online membership community supporting neurodivergent unschooling families with a focus on capacity building and connection for the parents.  

 
Price: $15 (replay included, concessionary rate $10)

After the live session, the replay will be available for $15 USD

 What people are saying about the Sunday Sessions

"The first Sunday Session was so reaffirming for me! I felt great comfort from all of the collective wisdom of the presenters, organizers, and participants. I came away with great tips about unhurried, long-game trust in both process and people." - B.M.

"Thank you so much. I have a lot to reflect on. I hope to join another session." - M.C

"Thank you everyone, really great to hear other unschoolers thoughts." - E.

"Thank you so much - this is exactly what I needed this week." - G.P

"Reassuring and grounding as always, thanks." - L.D