Season 2

Surviving the summer holidays | Lisa Galley
NeuroshamblesJuly 23, 202501:18:53

Surviving the summer holidays | Lisa Galley

In this season finale, Mark welcomes back the brilliant Lisa Galley (@school_run_mum_autism), who is an autism family consultant, ex-speech and language therapist, and mum of three grown-up autistic humans. Together, they discuss how the summer holidays are a very different experience for parents of...

Swimming | Hatty Ashdown
NeuroshamblesJuly 09, 202501:20:56

Swimming | Hatty Ashdown

In this episode of Neuroshambles, Mark is joined by returning guest Hatty Ashdown - not only a parent of a neurodivergent child, but also a brilliant comedian, writer and host of the Funny Mummies podcast. Together they dive into the deceptively simple but totally chaotic world of swimming. For chil...

Tackling Ignorance - Part 2 | Jo Matthews
NeuroshamblesJune 25, 202501:29:35

Tackling Ignorance - Part 2 | Jo Matthews

Following on from part 1, fan favourite Jo Matthews joins Mark once more for another laughter-filled, cathartic rant through the most mind-bogglingly ill-informed things people have said about raising autistic, ADHD, PDA and otherwise neurodivergent kids. This one features a fresh batch of well-mean...

Tackling Ignorance - Part 1 | Jo Matthews
NeuroshamblesJune 11, 202501:18:29

Tackling Ignorance - Part 1 | Jo Matthews

In this episode, Mark is joined once again by the brilliant Jo Matthews for a cathartic, hilarious, and occasionally sweary dive into the unfiltered reality of parenting autistic, ADHD and PDA kids. From "It's just a label" and "He’s fine with me" to "You just need to push them out of their comfort ...

Why can't they stick with a hobby? | Nicole Bateman
NeuroshamblesMay 28, 202501:30:25

Why can't they stick with a hobby? | Nicole Bateman

In this episode, Mark takes a typically sideways look at the idea of hobbies – those wholesome after-school activities that see neurotypical kids flourish… but which, for many neurodivergent families, are either a logistical nightmare, a sensory minefield, or a fast track to public meltdown. Joining...

The nightmare of shopping | Helen Stuart
NeuroshamblesMay 14, 202501:23:47

The nightmare of shopping | Helen Stuart

This week, Mark dives into the chaotic, absurd and quite often traumatic world of shopping with neurodivergent children. If you’ve ever emerged from a supermarket having to impulse buy paracetamol just to get you through the shop, then this one’s for you. Joining Mark is the brilliant Helen Stuart –...

School: The Early Years | Helen Daniel
NeuroshamblesApril 30, 202501:19:36

School: The Early Years | Helen Daniel

In this long-overdue episode, Mark is joined by the brilliant Helen Daniel, who is a qualified teacher, sensory mentor, public speaker and founder of Outside the Box Sensory, as they dig into the myriad challenges of early years education and what it means for our neurodivergent kids. Helen brings a...

Being the token neurotypical | Kirsty Hockenhull
NeuroshamblesApril 09, 202501:26:59

Being the token neurotypical | Kirsty Hockenhull

Have you ever felt like the odd one out in your own family? In this episode, Mark chats with Kirsty Hockenhull, a fellow self-diagnosed neurotypical in the midst of a chaotic, neurodivergent household. They discuss how it feels to be the lone neurotypical in a family teeming with autism, ADHD, and P...

Parental Burnout | Liz Evans
NeuroshamblesMarch 26, 202501:16:54

Parental Burnout | Liz Evans

This episode shines a light on the tricky subject of parental burnout, which isn't widely discussed in relation to the challenges of raising neurodifferent kids. Mark chats with the magnificent Liz Evans of "The Untypical OT Talks" podcast, who is a parent of a 14-year old boy (undiagnosed neurotypi...

The Bumpy Road to Diagnosis | Tam
NeuroshamblesMarch 12, 202501:33:04

The Bumpy Road to Diagnosis | Tam

In this special episode, Mark speaks to Tam, who is his former partner, current co-parent and long time friend. They discuss the long and arduous diagnosis journeys of their three neuro-exceptional kids, who each followed completely different routes in the UK - from NHS/CAMHS and private diagnosis, ...

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