HeyJaredWine with Wita
The number one podcast in Australia for parents navigating life with children with communication difficulties and/or disabilities.Hosted by Rita Shamoun, founder of RS Speech Pathology, Wine with Wita is a trusted space for families and health professionals to come together.
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Why Your Baby Sleeps With Their Mouth Open | Dr Mary Bourke (opens the original)
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Get Rita's free speech pathology guide for parents: https://www.rsspeechpathology.com.au/free-training In this episode of Wine With Wita, Rita sits down with Dr Mary Bourke to talk about chewing, airway health, and what a child's mouth can tell you long before anyone puts a name to it. You have watched your child sleep with their mouth open and wondered whether it means anything. You have been told the teeth grinding is normal, the fussy eating is a phase, the broken nights will sort themselves
"You're Not Crazy": ADHD, Autism and a Mother's Intuition (opens the original)
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Three paediatricians told Jo Diaz her son was fine. One toldher she could "tell she was a first-time mum." She knew something was different about Cruz from the time he was two and it took years, four paediatricians and a file full of evidence before anyone finally sat down and listened. In this episode of Wine with Wita, Jo Diaz from JD Marketing shares the raw, honest story of getting her six-year-old son diagnosed with ADHD and ASD Level 1. We talk about the sensory signs everyone dismissed, t
Motherhood, Burnout and the Pressure to Keep Going (opens the original)
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Hey everyone, This week, I’m joined by speech pathologist, clinic owner and long-time friend Julia Orsini for a raw and honest conversation about the realities of building a business, leading a team and trying to hold everything together. Julia shares how the drive to grow a successful clinic eventually led to severe burnout and the moment she realised she could no longer keep going without asking for help. In this episode, we talk about: 💫 Building a clinic while raising a young family 💫 The h
The Reality No One Prepares You For | Raising a Non-Speaking Autistic Child | Part 2 (opens the original)
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Hey everyone, Part 2 of my conversation with Kathryn Denny is now live! We go deeper into Kathryn’s experience raising and advocating for her non-speaking autistic son, Jaska, and what it means to truly believe in a child’s ability to understand and communicate. In Part 2, we talk about: 💫 Presuming competence in non-speaking children 💫 Understanding versus being able to express 💫Modelling communication without pressure 💫 Listening to non-speaking voices 💫 Recognising communication attempts 💫
The Reality No One Prepares You For | Raising a Non-Speaking Autistic Child | Part 1 (opens the original)
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Hey everyone, This week, I’m joined by Kathryn Denny, a mother of three,content creator and passionate disability advocate. Kathryn openly shares her journey raising her non-speaking autistic son, Jaska, from the early signs she noticed and the diagnosis that was initially missed, to learning how to understand and advocate for his unique way of communicating. She also shares how AAC has helped give Jaska access to a wider vocabulary, allowing his family to model language, acknowledge his emotio
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