Stella Waterhouse - Decoding Autism and Preparing for sensory-friendly tourism.

11/03/20 • 41 min

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Stella Waterhouse.
"As a second generation educator and autism awareness expert I share my personal and professional experience and understanding of the autism spectrum and the many challenges that people with autism and their families face in their daily lives.

My goal is to develop resources that will offer practical advice, insight and solutions to parents and teachers so that the child's life is enriched and supported and family life is enhanced."
EPISODE GUIDE:
4:21 Stella's first experience in the world of autism
6:53 Stella describes "the 3 children:
13:11 How parents respond to Stella's work
14:56 Stella's take on how we're experiencing COVID-19 collectively
20:33 Koloko Travel is born
26:24 Oasis Cafe
28:59 UK re-enters lock-down and her strategies for thriving in the current moment
34:14 Christel's reflections
35:16 Innovation Segment
INNOVATION:

Thanks for listening - Christel Seeberger and the Sensory Friendly Solutions Team.
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Sensory Friendly Solutions - Stella Waterhouse - Decoding Autism and Preparing for sensory-friendly tourism.

Transcript

Matt George (00:00):

Today's episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast on the Unsettled Media Podcast Network is brought to you by Sensory Friendly Solutions. Discover sensory friendly solutions for daily life. To learn more, head to sensoryfriendly.net.

Matt George