{"podcast":{"title":"Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive","slug":"born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792","podcast_index_feed_id":734792,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/95l3t3IC","website_url":"https://two-sides-of-the-spectrum.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/62e905a3-f925-4404-974d-ccbaebf8701a/4a0ec5d3-13de-49fb-ac5d-c07112bc3c11/3000x3000/colorfadinglessintensitywsquare1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Meg Ferrell","episode_count":120,"summary":"A podcast for professionals looking to support the deepest wellbeing of their neurodivergent clients. We focus on lived experiences, research, affirming practices, intersectionality, and the practical ways we can support authentic wellbeing. Visit learnplaythrive.com/podcast/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792"},"episode":{"title":"Practices that Deeply Respect Children with Mick Olds","slug":"practices-that-deeply-respect-children-with-mick-olds","published_at":"2025-11-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792/practices-that-deeply-respect-children-with-mick-olds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792","url":"https://two-sides-of-the-spectrum.simplecast.com/episodes/practices-that-deeply-respect-children-with-mick-olds-PONbb_AU","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/b81a4df9-d5e1-4a0d-a9fb-65a02f9e4a87/episodes/5ca083f1-fe49-4ad1-bc7d-2d7081709f96/audio/d7dd7c17-e4c3-4eed-9a9f-db12a9aa9fce/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=95l3t3IC","summary":"Have you ever thought about what it would look like to put respect for the Autistic children who are your clients – respect for them as full human beings – front and center in your work? This episode goes deep into what that looks like in practice. Mick Olds (The OccuPLAYtional Therapist) helps us learn how to translate therapy goals into kids’ native language: play. They also share with us what exactly it looks like to put child-affirming values into practice, how they support PDAers, and what they do when they feel stuck in their own skills. This episode will change you.","meta_description":"Have you ever thought about what it would look like to put respect for the Autistic children who are your clients – respect for them as full human beings…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3384,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792/episodes/practices-that-deeply-respect-children-with-mick-olds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-free-supporting-neurodivergent-clients-to-learn-play-thrive-734792/practices-that-deeply-respect-children-with-mick-olds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}