En-ERGY IN Motion (™) Suzy Rowland chats to Professor Sam Wass, Child Psychologist from The Secret Life of 4 and 5 year Olds.

 Professor Sam Wass, Baby Development Lab at the University of East London and Child Psychologist in the multi-award-winning Channel 4 show The Secret Life of 4 and 5-Year-Olds. A blooming buzzing confusion: young brains and neurodivergence.In this talk, we start with some key findings on how children’s brains develop, and why all young children (not just neurodivergent ones) experience the world as a ‘blooming, buzzing confusion’. Then, we talk about the neuroscience of neurodiversity, and the different pathways that can cause a child to become neurodivergent. We talk about the neuroscience of why neurodivergent children like repetition, and why unsuitable environments can trigger meltdowns, and we talk about how repetition and rhythms drive early brain development.Listen in, it will change the way you think, teach and parent!https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/staff/sam-wassSupport the showIt comes to us all, the desire to do something that gives our lives purpose: I was running on empty in bare feet, so I quit my corporate career to do many hundreds of hours of psychology research which had two outcomes:1. I set up #happyinschoolproject CIC to provide advocacy and information to parents and educators about how autism and ADHD can be missed in younger children, especially those from black Caribbean heritage. 2. I finished capturing the epic tale of my son's diagnosis which was published in my first non-fiction book:S.E.N.D. in the Clowns, Essential Autism and ADHD Family Guide.I discovered I am the owner of a Brilliant ADHD brain in my fifties and I continue to use this brain to spark conversations, challenge ignorance, write books, articles, poetry give keynotes, training and workshops.Suzy Rowland is an Author, Keynote Speaker & thought-leader, passionate about the arts, culture, neuro-uniqueness, education, philosophy and endless discussions of how we 'human'. Find Suzy on Instagram:@suzysongsofmysoul@energyinmotion_podcast_ Buy Suzy's books:S.E.N.D. in the ClownsI Can't Go to School!Songs of My Soul suzyrowland.com