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About us...
Hi! I'm Debbie Silvester, a neuro-typical 52 years old, with two grown children, one of whom has ADHD and ASD.
I have extensive experience and knowledge working with preschool-aged children, having completed a HND in Supporting Teaching and Learning. As a practitioner in the education field, I have observed a significant lack of understanding regarding neurodiversity and its effects on children's learning and development. This gap in knowledge often impacts parents and their children, creating frustration when trying to support their child's personal and social growth.
Schools are often ill-equipped to assist and nurture children with neurodiversity. As a parent, I believe it is essential to recognise these limitations and strive to understand your own child better. Having a neurodivergent child has motivated me to seek out knowledge to support them in a predominantly neurotypical world. This journey has also deepened my understanding of my own perspective as a neurotypical person.
Qualifications
HND Supporting Education and Learning in Early Years focuses on promoting development through play and monitoring milestones to ensure readiness for primary school.
HLTA Primary Years is an advanced teaching assistant qualification that emphasises supporting pupils in accessing the education system through alternative methods when they fall behind the milestones set by the Department for Education (DfE).
SEN Supporting Children and Pastoral Support - In house training to add tools to the toolbox for supporting pupils who are finding school settings challenging.
Thrive training is a pastoral support methodology used in primary schools to assist children facing difficulties. It is a recognised method that tracks pupil progress through systematic monitoring and is also acknowledged by educational psychologists.
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Hello! I'm Tanya Smith. As a neurodivergent mother of four, with three neurodivergent children, I have a deep understanding of the complexities of living with ADHD, autism, and related conditions. Having faced challenges associated with hormonal changes such as PMDD, PMS, and menopause, I recognise the widespread lack of understanding in these areas.
I have learned that ADHD does not come alone and that learning one skill was not going to support the individual completely, environmental factors, co-morbidities and a knowledge of your own child is a great foundation.
With that it is important that parents have the knowledge and skill to support their child from being a small child up to adulthood and that the parents themselves will learn to alter their skills accordingly with the knowledge they have gained.
As an ADHD coach I am also equip to support the parents as there may be an over lap of behaviours as overwhelm can affect both parent and child.
Qualifications
Open Mental Health Bsc hons - (in year 2) Within this degree I have had the ability to choose my own modules. I am studying mind and brain, which covers Autism, ADHD, Depression and Dementia as well as a Biology module, covering the nervous system and the senses amongst other issues.
Psychology HNC, I aimed to understand the workings and development of a neurotypical brain to discern the variations present in an ADHD brain.
Award in ADHD coaching, I focused on mastering the most effective strategies and structures to assist those with executive function deficits and understanding how these deficits manifest.
As an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, I recognized the critical importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in navigating the path to one's goals.
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