# Why We Took Our Autistic Daughter OUT of School | Ryan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160/why-we-took-our-autistic-daughter-out-of-school-ryan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160/why-we-took-our-autistic-daughter-out-of-school-ryan.md Podcast: [We're Not Your Typical Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160) Published: 2026-07-27T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://were-not-your-typical-podcast-258bbca3.simplecast.com/episodes/ryan-NHX_OokO Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/injector.simplecastaudio.com/0298e758-1c8e-494a-8dcc-08c90d6f3f33/episodes/119c5210-23d5-4307-9e13-8e582b92920e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0298e758-1c8e-494a-8dcc-08c90d6f3f33&awEpisodeId=119c5210-23d5-4307-9e13-8e582b92920e&feed=7Dywvi0I Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160/episodes/why-we-took-our-autistic-daughter-out-of-school-ryan Duration seconds: 2105 ## Resource 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. This 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. 🧩 In this episode: πŸ“ The early signs everyone dismissed until they couldn't be ignored 😒 Four months of "hell" getting Monroe settled into her SEND school 🚫 Why they made the hard call to pull her out of school entirely 🏑 Their experience with Elective Home Education (EHE) for a child with complex needs πŸ’› How Monroe is thriving now happier, eating, sleeping, more regulated πŸ‘° Planning a wedding around an autistic child's sensory needs πŸ—£οΈ A dad's honest take on grief, guilt, and finally feeling like "the whole world isn't ending" If 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. πŸ’¬ Got a similar story? Drop it in the comments this community is built on not feeling alone in this. πŸ‘‰ Join our Patreon for more support, community and behind-the-scenes content: https://patreon.com/NotYourTypical?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink πŸ‘‰ Subscribe for weekly episodes on autism, SEND parenting and real family stories. Sponsored by B and W https://www.blackandwhitebridging.co.uk/ #Autism #SENDParenting #AutismDad #HomeEducation #AutismJourney #ParentingAutism #EHCP #SpecialNeed… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160/episodes/why-we-took-our-autistic-daughter-out-of-school-ryan/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-your-typical-podcast-7117160/why-we-took-our-autistic-daughter-out-of-school-ryan.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.