We're Not Your Typical Podcast

In this deeply emotional episode, Carly opens up about her journey raising her son Barney from the early signs of autism and delayed communication, to the terrifying reality of seizures and navigating a world that often doesn’t understand children with additional needs.

Carly shares the grief, fear, guilt and love that comes with parenting a non-verbal autistic child, including the moment she realised Barney wasn’t developing like other children, the challenges of mainstream school, and the heartbreaking experience of witnessing his first seizure at just nine years old.

This episode is an honest conversation about autism, epilepsy, SEN parenting, and the emotional realities families face behind closed doors. It’s raw, eye-opening and incredibly powerful.

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In this episode we talk openly with Jessie Townz about the reality of raising a child with a PDA profile the meltdowns, burnout, masking, school struggles, and the constant fight parents face just to be heard.

From navigating EHCPs and specialist schools to explaining why PDA is so misunderstood, this conversation is honest, emotional, and deeply needed.

If you’re parenting a neurodivergent child, especially one with PDA, you are not alone. 💛

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Everyone talks about stress.
But ADHD burnout is something completely different.

In this episode, we sit down with clinicians to break down what burnout actually looks like and why so many parents, children, and adults are silently struggling.

We get into:

- Why ADHD and autism can compete in the same brain
- The early warning signs most people ignore
- Why burnout is the end result of months (or years) of masking
- The reality of parenting while burned out
- ADHD in the workplace (and why it’s misunderstood)
- Medication the honest pros, cons, and real-life impact

This isn’t surface-level advice.
This is what’s really going on behind the scenes.

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In this episode, we open up about the reality of parenting children with additional needs the part no one talks about.

From receiving an autism diagnosis to navigating school struggles, burnout, and the emotional weight that comes with it… this is an honest conversation about what life really looks like behind the scenes.

We talk about:
→ The moment everything changes after a diagnosis
→ Feeling alone, even when you’re not
→ The pressure of “coping” when you’re not okay
→ Parenting through meltdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty
→ Why sharing online has become our way of surviving

This isn’t advice.
This isn’t perfect.

This is just our truth.

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