Episodes

  • Chatting with Taimur Khan
    Mar 11 2026

    Darren speaks to Taimur Khan, founder of SENDSORTA, as he discusses helping parents of children with special educational needs navigate complex systems and access support through simple, step-by-step guidance.

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    9 mins
  • Chatting with Ginny Bootman and Dr Sarah Moseley
    10 mins
  • Chatting with Helen Ross
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren Clark is joined by researcher and dyslexia advocate Helen Ross, founder of Helen’s Place. Helen shares her own late dyslexia diagnosis and how feeling “wobbly” at school shaped her mission to challenge traditional measures of academic success. From teaching to completing a PhD she reflects on why our education system must value diverse strengths.

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    10 mins
  • Chatting with Rachael Eyre
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren speaks to Rachael Eyre, who shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with dyspraxia at age 10 and how it has shaped both her education and career. Rachael reflects on the challenges of school life, the coping strategies and organisation techniques that have helped her thrive, and why greater awareness of dyspraxia is still needed, particularly beyond primary education.

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    9 mins
  • Chatting with Debbie Hayes
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren speaks to dyslexia specialist Debbie Hayes who explores the deep-rooted links between literacy difficulties, school exclusion, and issues later in life, highlighting the critical importance of early identification, understanding co-occurring neurodiversities and challenging societal stigma around dyslexia and dyscalculia.

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    11 mins
  • Chatting with Gee Eltringham
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren speaks to founder of The Toolkit Therapists Gee Eltringham as she shares her personal and professional journey into supporting neurodiverse families, exploring the hidden impact of compound trauma, the importance of connection and brain energy and offering practical, science-backed strategies to help parents better understand and support children with autism and ADHD.

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    12 mins
  • Chatting with Bertrand Descours
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren speaks to Bertrand Descours, Co-Founder of Lili for Life, an award-winning innovation that uses personalised flickering light to rebalance how the brain processes visual information in dyslexia, unlocking new possibilities for more comfortable, confident reading at school, work and beyond.

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    10 mins
  • Chatting with Katrina Cochrane
    Mar 3 2026

    Darren Clark speaks to Katrina Cochrane, dyslexia specialist, assessor, and former Head of Education at the British Dyslexia Association, about her journey from English teacher to becoming a leading voice in dyslexia and dyscalculia, driven in part by her own child’s neurodiverse experience. She discusses the importance of better teacher training, early identification, and why dyscalculia deserves greater awareness alongside dyslexia.

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    8 mins