{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwere-not-your-typical-podcast-258bbca3.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fryan-NHX_OokO","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why We Took Our Autistic Daughter OUT of School | Ryan","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/31f95f9d-aeab-4206-a424-0c141a0856c6/e480ce6f-6c14-481a-9fcc-16fbffe5fbc4/whatsapp_image_2026_03_27_at_143512.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/119c5210-23d5-4307-9e13-8e582b92920e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why We Took Our Autistic Daughter OUT of School | Ryan\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Ryan opens up about his daughter Monroe's autism journey from early developmental signs his wife spotted before anyone else believed her, to self-harming behaviours at nursery, a brutal fight to get Monroe into a SEND school, and the moment they realised mainstream schooling wasn't right for her anymore.\n\nThis conversation covers the messy, unfiltered reality of parenting a child with complex needs: sleepless nights, sensory overwhelm, the guilt of feeling \"useless\" as a dad, and the system that often leaves families to fight alone.\n\n🧩 In this episode:\n📝 The early signs everyone dismissed until they couldn't be ignored\n😢 Four months of \"hell\" getting Monroe settled into her SEND school\n🚫 Why they made the hard call to pull her out of school entirely\n🏡 Their experience with Elective Home Education (EHE) for a child with complex needs\n💛 How Monroe is thriving now happier, eating, sleeping, more regulated\n👰 Planning a wedding around an autistic child's sensory needs\n🗣️ A dad's honest take on grief, guilt, and finally feeling like \"the whole world isn't ending\"\n\nIf you're a parent navigating a similar diagnosis, an EHCP battle, or wondering whether school is really the right environment for your child this one's for you.\n\n💬 Got a similar story? Drop it in the comments this community is built on not feeling alone in this.\n\n👉 Join our Patreon for more support, community and behind-the-scenes content:\n\nhttps://patreon.com/NotYourTypical?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink\n\n👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes on autism, SEND parenting and real family stories.\n\nSponsored by B and W \nhttps://www.blackandwhitebridging.co.uk/\n\n#Autism #SENDParenting #AutismDad #HomeEducation #AutismJourney #ParentingAutism #EHCP #SpecialNeeds #AutismAwareness #NeurodivergentFamily"}