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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 160: J.O. Oliver on Being a Differently-Wired, Stay-at-Home Dad

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Speaker and author Jonathan Oliver shares his personal story of being a differently wired (ADHD and dyslexia), stay-at-home father of two children. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.

0:07.0

Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?

0:15.6

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0:21.0

A world where they can connect with others and their true potential is seen and

0:24.9

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0:30.7

like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals

0:36.3

to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.

0:40.2

Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.

0:43.0

Visit W.

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BGS.ed.

0:47.0

to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.

0:51.0

That's BGS. Eu. I feel like dyslexia is an absolute God-given

0:57.4

brilliant gift as well as ADHD. But at the time I didn't feel like that. I had so many horrible messages that I say to myself that I've thought about myself and I wanted to go back and get down on one day and put my hand on this little boy's shoulder and look him in the eye and say,

1:13.0

man, you are brilliant, you are beautiful.

1:16.0

These things that we struggle with when you were younger are now actually gifts that people pay us for to come and share and connect and just give encouragement and inspiration to.

1:26.8

So you are a champion.

1:28.8

Nothing inside of you needs to be fixed.

1:30.7

Nothing inside of you is broken. Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at

1:39.7

inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. My name is inspiring and my

1:45.0

my guest today is Debbie Reeper and I'm the host of this show and my guest today is

1:48.8

Jonathan Oliver who goes by the name of J. O. J. O. is a personal development coach, motivational speaker, author, and a coach for stay-at-home dads.

1:59.0

After struggling greatly through his school years, J.O. was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD as a young man.

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