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Learning Leo Studio Digital Resources Helping You Navigate Life with a Neuro-divergent Child, in a Neuro-typical World.

13/06/2023

School trips: they're a step into the unknown, and for those of us with kids who need extra support it's not just remembering they need a packed lunch and there's different drop off & pick up times, it's the extra worry and nervousness that comes with an out of routine day, and my own anxiety about sending my child into a new space without knowing how much understanding there will be for his additional needs.

I have spent hours and hours hunting down information for Leo - I have scoured websites, social media pages, and written emails in my quest to be able to explain to him where he will be going, what he might expect, and what his class will be asked to do.

This experience has led Learning Leo Studio to produce, and freely share, an accessibility guide for venues who want to welcome children like Leo, who need more information and insight to an experience before they can engage with and gain value from their visit.

It explains why families like mine need more information than you might expect, and what kind of information is useful. It offers up some examples of how information has been shared by some venues, and a free poster template for venues to edit and use to get them started. I hope that it will help other parents approach venues and ask for the information their children need to feel more secure, and that it will help venues understand the positive impact more information can have.

You can find the guide for free on our website https://www.joannafallonstudio.com/learning-leo-studio, and we'd love to know what you think! What information is useful for your family, and how have venues supported your children?

17/03/2023

Hello! 👋 We've been really quiet here - between the two of us it's felt like we've been ticking off all of life's big challenges, on top of our regular work and family life so everything extra has taken a bit of a back seat. We're still really passionate about this little business though, and talk about our plans every week and have been creating things to share in the background.

Here's my current reading list 📚 - I've been working towards a Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism, which has fuelled my desire to keep learning about Autism, and what that means for my family, as well as friends and colleagues who are Autistic. I'm always looking for more books - please do share any recommendations!

We hope to have more of an update soon, and fewer and shorter gaps between them - we have so many ideas we want to share with you all!

Nicola 🧡

16/11/2022

There's been a little flurry of new followers here (you have no idea about the excited texts we send each other about this!) and we wanted to do a quick intro.👋

Some of you may know us individually, but we're Nicola (left) and Jo (right) - the faces behind Learning Leo Studio. 🤓

We started meeting up for regular coffee dates to get away from constantly working from home, and offload a bit about the stuff we were finding hard: raising an autistic child and being self employed as a designer. ☕️

Plot twist:we ended up starting a business directly based on what we were complaining about! 😅

By setting some routine time-out for ourselves, we've unexpectedly been able to address the things we were struggling with, in a proactive and nourishing way. 💙

It's so important to take routine time-out for yourself, and have that space to let go of some of the stuff you're carrying round - especially if you're caring for a neuro-diverse child. ✨

And you never know, when it's all out and on the (coffee) table, you might find some unexpected solutions. 🤔

We'd love to know:what do you do for that all-important time for yourself? Is it set in routine or just as and when you can?

23/10/2022

🎉 Learning Leo Studio is live! 🎉

Work and life has meant things have taken a little longer than our enthusiasm would have liked, but the website is up along with some FREEBIES for you! 🙌

There's a free weekly planner and colouring sheet that you can download when you visit the site. 🎨

The planner can be a great tool to help your child have a sense of control and autonomy over their day-to-day. 📅

It also provides a great opportunity when going through your schedule to connect and communicate with your child, and give them an opportunity to talk about how certain activities and events make them feel. ✨

The response we've had on them so far has been overwhelmingly positive, but this is just the beginning...

We'll be working hard to create more resources to make navigating a neuro-typical world with your neuro-divergent child easier. 🌈

Let us know if there's anything that would benefit you, and we're so excited to be able to share this with you and get to know you better. 💙

Much love,
Nicola & Joanna

14/10/2022

Back in the summer, Learning Leo Studio started out as an idea to combine the experiences of two friends - one a parent to a young autistic son and the other a graphic designer.

We wanted to create easily accessible, printable resources that helped navigate life with a neuro-divergent child, that also looked nice enough not to mind having around your home (because it's OK not to want comic sans plastered all over your walls...)

It's taken a bit of time due to jobs, life and parenting (always the way isn't it?!) but we're chuffed to bits that there are even a few of you here to see this post (thank you for the encouragement!) and so excited to say we'll be able to share some stuff with you really soon...

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