1.30 neurodiversity + self-directed learning with Demetria

in episode 30 of the podcast, Meghan is speaking with an Austin based unschooling Mama named Demetria on raising Neurodiverse children without school. they discuss her transition from school to a restful home life, strategies for coping to be able to self-direct, and reflect on some vulnerable things as it relates to school and the harm it perpetuates. find meghan at theunschoolfiles.com on Instagram @theunschoolfiles and you can Email me at theunschoolfiles@gmail.com Demetrias Resources! Tik Tok @destini.ann @domesticblisters @oneausomemom @carringtonlbruton @ellaellaw @harrythompsonpda @unschooledandunbothered IG @asiatu.coach @makeba_celeste @prntgdcolonized @fareofthefreechild @theintuitivehomeschooler @neurodivercity @actuallyautisticalien @neurodivergentrebel @actuallyautistictiktoks @unschoolingmom2mom Podcasts Fare of the Free Child Honey I’m Homeschooling the Kids Exploring Unschooling Sage Family Use Your Outside Voice! unschooling podcast Audacious Autistics (YouTube & Spotify) ADHD Experts podcast ADDitude Strategies and Support for ADHD & LD ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka Self-Directed Learning & Neurodiversity, Terri Cox YouTube Lucy at Life Without School Books Ross W Greene, PhD: Raising Human Beings, The Explosive Child Alfie Kohn: Unconditional Parenting, Punished by Rewards Shefali Tsabary: The Conscious Parent, The Awakened Family Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto Free to Learn by Peter Gray Children Learn by John Holt Introverted Mom by Jamie C Martin The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron Differently Wired by Deborah Reber The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel MD & Tina Payne Bryson PhD Unschooled by Kerry McDonald & Peter Gray Deschooling Gently by Tammy Takahashi **Demetria always emphasizes extracting what works for your family/lifestyle, and leaving the rest when it comes to any types of resources**