Unschooling and Neurodivergence: Honouring Different Learning Paths with Iris Wong

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 childrenRecognising and Healing from Educational Burnout: Iris's son experienced early school burnout, leading them to unschoolingGaming as a Learning Platform: Discusses gaming as a valuable learning and exploration toolExecutive Functioning and Neurodiversity: Emphasises the importance of validating children's experiences and providing autonomyGuest 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 childSupporting a child's interests is crucial to their learningNeurodivergent children need flexible, understanding environments