Discussing intellectual disability and neurodiversity with children

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Rolph is joined by Dr. Kate Barret and Dr. Terry Jo Bichell to bring listeners the story behind “Uncle Rob’s Pizza Party,” a Lovevery book about a toddler’s relationship with a man with Angelman Syndrome.

Lovevery’s Senior Advisor of Equity and Inclusion, Nicole Stamp, guides the conversation. This episode challenges some of the norms around how we discuss neurodiversity, particularly with our children.

Key Takeaways:

[2:15] Jessica explains why Uncle Rob’s Pizza Party has a special place in her heart.

[3:05] Jessica and Kate share how this book came to fruition.

[5:36] The sisters look back at their childhood growing up together with Rob and share interactions with other children around Rob’s condition, and why a book like this would have been helpful.

[7:13] Jessica and Kate talk about the process of actually creating the book.

[9:19] Jessica talks about the photoshoot for the book, which became her favorite day ever at work.

[10:47] Terry Jo shares her experience with Angelman syndrome.

[12:03] Terry Jo talks about the relationship between her son Lou, diagnosed with Angelman, and his nephew, Elio.

[15:52] Terry Jo shares what is important for a family to know If a child is showing any traits that could be markers of Angelman syndrome or any other cognitive diagnoses.

[17:51] Kate, from her background in occupational therapy, shares her advice for families who think that maybe their child is exhibiting behaviors that might be associated with some kind of diagnosis.

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0:00.0	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:13.8	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:20.0	I'm Jessica Rolfe and this is my new life,
0:24.1	a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,
0:30.1	when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing
0:34.9	perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,
0:39.7	parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated
0:46.1	perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family.
0:54.0	We hear from so many Love Every families asking about the stories of for your family.
0:59.4	We hear from so many Lovevery families asking about the stories behind our books.
1:03.7	So today we're bringing you the backstory behind Uncle Rob's pizza party.
1:07.7	And I'm passing the mic off to Nicole Stamp to help guide the conversation.
1:13.9	Nicole is Lovevery's senior advisor of equity and inclusion. In addition to her work for Love Every, Nicole writes and directs children's media. And you might also remember her from a
1:19.2	previous spot on the Love Every podcast. Hi, Nicole. Hi, Jessica. I'm so excited to be interviewing you.
1:26.4	This is so fun for me. I love being in this seat and not in the
1:30.1	the seat that you're in today. Yeah, well, I'm enjoying this seat too. So as Jessica said, for today's
1:36.8	episode, we wanted to share the stories behind how some of Love Every's books came to be. And today we're
1:42.1	talking about the book, Uncle Rob's Pizza Party. So for me, one of the
1:46.1	reasons that I wanted to work at Love Every every is that I've always been so impressed with the
1:49.6	quality of the representation in Love Avery's books. And to me, this book is a real standout.
1:54.2	It's included in the Problem Solver Play Kit for months 43 to 45. And this book is about a three-year-old child who visits her Uncle Rob, who has an
2:02.9	intellectual disability. She learns how he communicates. She meets his friends and they enjoy a fun
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