Atypical Life Podcast - Season 1, Episode 7: Finally, Someone Sees Me - Books, Brains & GROW: A Neuro-Affirming Approach to Understanding Behaviours

Carol shares her brand new children's book My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open — a story about Sam, a boy with a busy brain, inspired by her own kids and the families she works with every day. It's a book about feeling seen, understood, and finally having the language to describe what's going on inside.

They also unpack the GROW Framework — Carols neuro-affirming behaviour support model that's the first of its kind. Grounded in identity, Responsive to needs, Open to communication differences, and Whole-person support — GROW is being rolled out into training, resources, and a presentation at the Spectrum Space Symposium June 18th in Perth.

The conversation gets personal as they talk about raising neurodivergent kids in a neurodivergent family, the power of representation in books, and why the next generation deserves to grow up seeing themselves reflected in the world.

Plus — Chelsea gets a new kitten, someone Googled themselves, and things go beautifully off the rails in the 60 Seconds with Chelsea segment. 😄

In this episode:

- Carol's new book: My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open

- The GROW Framework explained (G-R-O-W)

- Launching GROW Level 2 advanced training in July

-Neurodivergent identity, representation & raising neurodiverse kids

-Life updates, cats & Taylor Swift

🔗 Find the book: www.inclusivemovement.com.au/shop

& GROW resources: www.growtherapyservices.com.au

📲 Follow along: @an_atypical_life