Ep 166: The Prism Lighting the Table | Navigating IEPS, Neurodiversity and Relationships
From TAKING THE HELM with Lynn McLaughlin by Lynn McLaughlin
June 10, 2026 ยท 37 min
About this episode
The episode discusses navigating IEPs and neurodiversity with insights from expert Lisa Richer.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ, "๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐," ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ? Lisa Richer is a neurodiversity consultant, speaker, coach, and founder of Journey2Bloom. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience as the mother of two neurodivergent sons, Lisa helps parents, educators, and professionals navigate the complexities of neurodiversity with greater clarity, confidence, and understanding. Through coaching, advocacy, and education, she empowers families to recognize strengths, foster collaboration, and create environments where neurodivergent children can thrive. One of Lisa's most powerful insights is that "neurodiversity is the prism lighting the table." Rather than viewing differences as deficits, she encourages families and educators to see neurodiversity as a lens that brings new understanding, perspective, and opportunity to every conversation. Guest host Kathryn Collins and Lisa talk about howโฆ
People in this episode
Host: Lynn McLaughlin
Guest: Lisa Richer
Topics covered
- IEP
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- education
- advocacy
- communication
Keywords
- IEP
- neurodiversity
- parenting
- education
- advocacy
- communication
- teamwork
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