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Episode 47: Siobhan Lamb
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Welcome to episode #47 We’re thrilled to be joined by Dr. Siobhan Lamb today.
Dr Lamb has worn many hats during her life. Neurodivergent herself, with a neurodiverse family, she spent twenty years as a teacher in STEM and Diverse Learning and is now principal of Embrace Difference, a business supporting neurodivergent children in the education system, including the provision of professional development in educational settings and advocacy services. Dr. Lamb is all the Head of Neurodiversity at a mainstream school in Sydney.
Welcome to the show Siobhan!
Questions
- Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and selective mutism at age 7
- Was well supported and was able to thrive
- Parents encouraged her to be herself at home but also explained societal expectations to help her around others
- What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Embrace Difference: advocacy for children kindergarten to year ⅘
- Helps kids who get suspended due to dysregulation
- Works with teachers + parents to identify patterns in behavior that precede a meltdown so that it can be addressed proactively (e.g. go for a walk outside/go to a quiet space)
- Head of neurodiversity at mainstream school
- Works with ND students at her school in a similar way to plan how to make the environment suitable
- The goal is for ND students to be able to say “I feel like I belong here”
- Runs workshops on executive functioning and organizational skills
- Embrace Difference: advocacy for children kindergarten to year ⅘
- How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Loves board games (could start a shop!)
- Azul, Patchwork, Dungeon Mayhem, Everdell (longer), Kindomino (good for young kids), a little wordy, splendor, sequence
- Bias towards short (sub 20 minute) games due to time constraints
- Walks, movies
- Loves board games (could start a shop!)
- What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- Organise lunch etc. the night before
- Shower to wake body up
- Meds
- Use clocks to remind you when to make a habit
- Some clients use the box of habits (e.g. put a toothbrush in the box and transfer it to another box when you’re done)
- What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Go with the flow - on days that she’s on, smash the admin. On other days, she works with children as it gives her energy
- Try to maximize chances of being on by:
- Getting plenty of sleep
- Going for a long walk before starting work
- Avoiding emotional conversations
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Losing items. Solution: big notebooks that are easier to see. Use dropzones.
- How do you switch off at night?
- Walk and shower
- Keep a notepad next to bed and write thoughts down to combat rumination
- What resources (books, philosophies, apps, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- “Power of Habit” by Charles du Higg
- Bouncy balls
- Visualisation and verbalisation course
- Upward diary/planner
- Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- embrace-difference.com.au
- Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Make as much of your life habitual so you can spare your working memory for creativity.
- Use visualisation techniques to boost the capacity of working memory
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Episode 47: Siobhan Lamb
Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks
Manage episode 402802392 series 3493829
Welcome to episode #47 We’re thrilled to be joined by Dr. Siobhan Lamb today.
Dr Lamb has worn many hats during her life. Neurodivergent herself, with a neurodiverse family, she spent twenty years as a teacher in STEM and Diverse Learning and is now principal of Embrace Difference, a business supporting neurodivergent children in the education system, including the provision of professional development in educational settings and advocacy services. Dr. Lamb is all the Head of Neurodiversity at a mainstream school in Sydney.
Welcome to the show Siobhan!
Questions
- Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and selective mutism at age 7
- Was well supported and was able to thrive
- Parents encouraged her to be herself at home but also explained societal expectations to help her around others
- What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Embrace Difference: advocacy for children kindergarten to year ⅘
- Helps kids who get suspended due to dysregulation
- Works with teachers + parents to identify patterns in behavior that precede a meltdown so that it can be addressed proactively (e.g. go for a walk outside/go to a quiet space)
- Head of neurodiversity at mainstream school
- Works with ND students at her school in a similar way to plan how to make the environment suitable
- The goal is for ND students to be able to say “I feel like I belong here”
- Runs workshops on executive functioning and organizational skills
- Embrace Difference: advocacy for children kindergarten to year ⅘
- How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Loves board games (could start a shop!)
- Azul, Patchwork, Dungeon Mayhem, Everdell (longer), Kindomino (good for young kids), a little wordy, splendor, sequence
- Bias towards short (sub 20 minute) games due to time constraints
- Walks, movies
- Loves board games (could start a shop!)
- What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- Organise lunch etc. the night before
- Shower to wake body up
- Meds
- Use clocks to remind you when to make a habit
- Some clients use the box of habits (e.g. put a toothbrush in the box and transfer it to another box when you’re done)
- What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Go with the flow - on days that she’s on, smash the admin. On other days, she works with children as it gives her energy
- Try to maximize chances of being on by:
- Getting plenty of sleep
- Going for a long walk before starting work
- Avoiding emotional conversations
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Losing items. Solution: big notebooks that are easier to see. Use dropzones.
- How do you switch off at night?
- Walk and shower
- Keep a notepad next to bed and write thoughts down to combat rumination
- What resources (books, philosophies, apps, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- “Power of Habit” by Charles du Higg
- Bouncy balls
- Visualisation and verbalisation course
- Upward diary/planner
- Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- embrace-difference.com.au
- Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Make as much of your life habitual so you can spare your working memory for creativity.
- Use visualisation techniques to boost the capacity of working memory
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