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This is Learning Curves & Coffee, where we skip the perfection, spill the real, and talk parenting, teaching, and personal growth over a hot cup. I’m Ivory Duncan, mom, entrepreneur, and your caffeinated co-pilot through the meltdowns, meetings, and magical moments.
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Dear Ivory: What I Wish I Knew Before Autism Changed Our Lives Ep. 100 (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/embracingneurodiversity https://www.instagram.com/embracingneuro_diversity/ Books & Curriculum: https://payhip.com/EmbracingNeuroDiversityLLC 100 episodes. One letter to the woman I used to be. For Episode 100 of Learning Curves & Coffee, I wanted to do something different. Instead of another lesson, list, or how-to, I went back to the beginning, before the autism diagnosis, therapy appointments, IEPs, advocacy, books, business, and everything I know now and asked: What would t
Prepare Your Perspective: Creating Neurodiverse-Friendly Classrooms (Bonus Episode) (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/embracingneurodiversityInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/embracingneuro_diversity/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/EmbracingNeuroDiversityllc/Books & Curriculum: https://payhip.com/EmbracingNeuroDiversityLLCIn this episode of Learning Curves and Coffee, Ivory challenges educators to focus less on having the prettiest classroom and more on creating a safe, neurodiverse-friendly space where every child can learn. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, counselor, assistant
Start the School Year Strong Prepare Yourself, Not Just Your Child Ep 99 (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/embracingneurodiversity Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/embracingneuro_diversity/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/EmbracingNeuroDiversityllc/ Books & Curriculum: https://payhip.com/EmbracingNeuroDiversityLLC Back-to-School for Neurodiverse Families: Prepare the Parent, Build Trust & Start Again (Ep. 99)In episode 99 of Learning Curves and Coffee, Ivory reflects on how the podcast grew from processing her journey raising her autistic son into a supportive community for
98. The Parenting Wins Nobody Celebrates: Honoring Quiet Progress in Neurodiverse Families (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/embracingneurodiversityWhen you're raising a neurodiverse child, progress rarely looks like the milestones the world celebrates.Sometimes the biggest victories are the quiet ones.The first conversation.The first friend.The first successful haircut.The first independent task.The first time your child advocates for themselves.These moments may not make the highlight reel—but they deserve to be celebrated.In this episode of Learning Curves & Coffee, Ivory Duncan—educator, parent,
97. Learning Curves & Coffee | Some Parents Start the Race 10 Miles Behind (opens the original)
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https://linktr.ee/embracingneurodiversity Access vs. Effort: Rethinking Parent Engagement in Neurodiverse EducationIn this episode of Learning Curves and Coffee, the host challenges the common narrative that parents who seem less involved in school simply care less, arguing instead that differences in engagement often come down to access, knowledge, fear, and systemic barriers. Using the example of “Danielle,” a working parent of an autistic child who doesn’t understand IEPs, evaluations, or sch
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