My guest this episode is Amanda Diekman. Amanda lives in North Carolina with her husband and three sons, who are 6, 8 and 10. Amanda’s journey to unschooling started with her 8 year-old who is autistic, PDA and the reality that school was a difficult and traumatic experience for him. Her 10 year old son, who is also autistic later chose also to leave school. We talk about how we can meet the needs of a PDA child, and how essential it is that we leave behind any mainstream ideas about parenting and education that are unlikely to serve us.
Amanda talks us through how adopting low demand parenting has helped both her and her son heal, and about how unschooling looks very different according to each child.
You can find out more about Amanda's work at https://www.amandadiekman.net
Connect with Amanda on Instagram: @lowdemandamanda
You can find my blog, workshop and courses at:
www.esther-jones.com
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Instagram: @_esther.jones
Facebook:@theunschoolspace