For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by the brain, body and relationships. For practical purposes I got my degree in business administration and later did an MBA. Nevertheless, my passion has always been in helping others, unleashing individuals' potential, leadership, psychology, neuroscience and the body-mind connection. While working in finance (and before kids!), I trained as a yoga teacher and have experienced and witnessed the amazing transformation that yoga and mindfulness, systems for bringing union to the body, mind & self can achieve.
As we started to have more and more friends and family affected by sensory differences, challenges with social communication and autism, I became fascinated by these complex conditions and their relationship to our world and environment. Having studied root cause analysis, pattern recognition and multiple business frameworks, I applied my skills to organise all the information that is out there (and there is tons!) and try to identify (as much as possible) common themes. There is still so much we don't know about what is causing the rise in children experiencing these challenges, there is promising and exciting neuroscience research that is helping us understand our nervous system, body and brain. Additionally, we are learning how we can adapt our communication, lifestyle and environment to accommodate these differences and help individuals thrive.
In early 2018, I met Emily Rubin and she shared The SCERTS Framework with me. The framework and its underlying roots in neuroscience were my introduction to the topics included in "Keep Calm & Play".
As more people have children with sensory, communication & social interaction differences, the demand for assessments, diagnosis & support is far outstripping the available resources. There are lots of resources to support parents and children but its challenging to know which to choose and a lot of time is often wasted as parents try therapies off-the-shelf without an overall plan. Diagnosis itself takes a long time and as a parent you need knowledge and support immediately. And even after a diagnosis it is mostly left to the parents and school to deal with. Services offered locally often have long waiting lists or lose their funding. Importantly, there is no blue-print or plan for what to do when you notice some differences in your child's development or are struggling with challenging behaviour.
Slowly my passion for understanding the complexity of individuals, the mysteries and power of the brain, transformation and helping others is taking form.
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