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Interview with Harry Thompson - author of the PDA Paradox Apr 19, 2020

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Harry Thompson is a public speaker, PDA Emissary and Consultant, and the author of The PDA Paradox. He was diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance as a teenager and in this episode of the podcast, he gives host Sam Harris some insights into how he experiences the world, demands and anxiety. They also discuss supportive approaches that are used and how feel to a person with PDA, plus Sam gets to check Harry thoughts on some of the approaches BISnet teach in our training courses and work with parents. A fascinating episode with some great insights and tips for parents, professionals, those with PDA themselves or anyone interested in the subject.

Interview with Heidi Slatter - Autism speaker & advocate Apr 15, 2020

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Heidi Slatter received an Autism diagnosis later on in her life. She has since gone on to become a public speaker and advocate for Autism. Using her own experiences to give others insight, understanding and acceptance. In this episode, Heidi talks to host Sam about the work she does now, her own experiences of diagnosis and is very open and honest about her challenging time at school. To find out more follow Heidi on Twitter @hmslatter or check out hope to inspire on Facebook.

Interview with Edie - 'Autism & Me' blogger Apr 08, 2020

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In this episode host Sam speaks to Edie, a young Autistic lady he has worked with for a number of years and who writes her own blog 'Autism & Me.' In this episode, Edie talks about her experiences as an Autistic young person. How she remembers getting diagnosed, how Autism effects her and her experience of anxiety. Edie also tells us about her blog and her and Sam talk about the work they do together. To read Edie's blog [and we really recommend you do], head to: https://autismandme.home.blog A really insightful episode with an extremely intelligent, open and interesting person.....and we don't mean Sam!

Fintan O Regan - ADHD, conduct disorder and tips for support Apr 02, 2020

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Host Sam Harris is joined by Fintan O Regan, an expert in the field of challenging behaviour, ADHD, oppositional behaviour and conduct disorder. Fintan is an SEN and behaviour consultant for the schools network and someone with a wealth of experience working with young people as well as support others to work effectively with them. He has written several important and extremely useful books including ‘Can’t learn, won’t learn, don’t care.’ These publications and his SF3R model were very formative in Sam and BISnets approach. It was seeing Fintan present around 2009 that inspired Sam to want to become a trainer in a similar area. Fintan gives some of his background and ideas around support, as well as some useful information around ADHD, ODD and especially conduct disorder. He also gives some top tips and ideas for parents at home with young people with ADHD to engage them in learning and Sam drops in some of his own along the way. To find out more about Fintan and to access the 100 top tips he mentions in the episode head to https://www.fintanoregan.com Follow BISnet activities and services at https://www.cedaonline.org.uk/bis-net Or on Facebook @Bisnetpage Twitter @cedabisnet

Interview with Jake Aug 22, 2019

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BISpod host and BISnet manager Sam Harris sits down to catch up with Jake, a young person he worked with over 5 years. Jake has a diagnosis of Autism with Demand Avoidance and is someone Sam often refers to as the person who challenged him most to adapt and find new ways to support him. Whilst also being someone who taught him an awful lot about the importance of a flexible and self reflective approach, with an awareness of how important our own interaction style can be. Jake's journey, along with his Mum who joins for the episode, has been challenging for many involved, his family, those supporting and most of Jake himself. It is a stark reflection of how difficult it can be to find a fit for some young people in the current educational system. However, once all pressure and demand was eventually removed, Jake's own motivation to better himself as led him back onto the path towards a brighter future. We think this episode provides fantastic insight into the perceptive of a young person who has displayed challenging behaviour with a demand avoidance profile. As well as a fun and entertaining listen. We hope you enjoy it.

Autism and Demand Avoidance [PDA] Q&A - with Sam and Andy Jul 25, 2019

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BISnet host Sam Harris sits down with colleague and fellow trainer Andy Southwell following their 2 day course 'Understanding and Supporting Autistic individuals with Demand Avoidance [PDA] and Strategies to support them.' In this informative and in depth episode, Andy and Sam try to answer in detail some of the key questions that the most recent group of parents and professionals on the BISnet course put to them. Both have over a decade of experience supporting Autistic individuals with Demand Avoidance in both Educational and Health & Social care settings. Sam has spent time working with families to personalise strategies in the home, as well as with young people to support them with developing skills that may help them in later life. Andy has been involved in not only classroom delivery to young people, but also overseeing and implementing support throughout the school. We hope this episode will be helpful to any parent or professional supporting a young person with Autism and Demand Avoidance or 'PDA' - depending on your perspective or area code!

Interview with a parent - Julia [part 2] Jun 17, 2019

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In this episode of BISpod, host Sam sits down with a parent he has been working with for over 4 years. Julia has a son who is 16 with a diagnosis or High Functioning Autism or Aspergers. In part 2, Julia picks up her story with her son starting mainstream secondary school. This is around the time that BISpod host and family consultant Sam started working with her and in this episode they discuss the techniques and approaches that have been effective in that time. With lots of details and ideas around supporting a young person with high functioning Autism, this is a really helpful and informative episode. We hope you enjoy it and will be looking to get more stories from parents and young people in the future. We love hearing your feedback and questions so please get in touch.

Interview with a parent [Julia - part 1] May 19, 2019

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In this episode of BISpod, host Sam sits down with a parent he has been working with for over 4 years. Julia has a son who is 16 with a diagnosis or High Functioning Autism or Aspergers. In part 1, Julia tells of her and her sons journey through main stream education, what has helped and the challenges along the way. She has a fantastic way of explaining things and incredible empathy for her son, as well as bags of resilience and perspective. We hope you enjoy it and we'll be getting her back to finish off her story soon so please share and comment as much as possible.

'You first' - ideas for parents & professionals series May 13, 2019

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In this series of episodes our manager and trainer Sam Harris gives us some short 15 minutes discussions around particular ideas and concepts that have shaped the way BISnet supports individuals and families. This are ideas that could be applied to anyone with behaviour support needs or who is at risk of displaying challenging, aggressive or socially isolating behaviours. In this episode, he covers the idea of putting yourself first, to remain in the best place to support the person with challenging or socially isolating behaviours. As well as the importance of paying attention to what you do during a de-escalation as this is the main aspect that can be within your control.

'Silvia & Sam's top 3 ideas for supporting Individuals with Autism' - Ideas series Nov 02, 2017

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Whilst I had Silvia here we each put together our top 3 ideas for parents or professionals supporting an individual with Autism. We managed to keep it to a half hour and hopefully this episode can provide some helpful ideas for anyone supporting someone on the Autism spectrum.

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