{"podcast":{"title":"The Lauren Edmunds Podcast","slug":"the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","podcast_index_feed_id":7086837,"rss_url":"https://iono.fm/rss/chan/8867","website_url":"http://www.pintsizemedia.co.za","image_url":"https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p239/logo_8867_20260318_050559_1400.jpeg","author":"Pint Size Media","episode_count":95,"summary":"Are you a parent, teacher or caregiver navigating the world of neurodiversity, autism, learning difficulties or special needs? The Lauren Edmunds Podcast delivers practical insights and real conversations to help you better understand and support the children in your life. Hosted by Lauren Edmunds, founder of Omatas Learning Centre — a special-needs school in Johannesburg, South Africa — Lauren brings over 12 years of hands-on experience working with primary school children with remedial and special needs, backed by decades of academic research. Each episode dives deep into education, parenting and child development, giving you the tools, confidence and clarity to make a real difference. New episodes are released weekly. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:35.011166+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837"},"episode":{"title":"Behind the Label","slug":"behind-the-label","published_at":"2026-07-20T09:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/behind-the-label","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1698080","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1698080_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Getting a diagnosis such as ADHD, autism, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder can provide clarity, but it can also leave a child defined by a label. As Lauren Edmunds explains, when we focus only on managing a diagnosis, we risk treating the label instead of the child. In this episode, Lauren explores what is really happening when a child displays aggressive, defiant, or demand-avoidant behaviour. Rather than viewing these responses as \"bad behaviour\" that needs to be stamped out, she explains them as instinctive coping mechanisms, a child's nervous system responding to an environment that feels unsafe or overwhelming. Lauren also discusses why supporting the entire family, strengthening co-regulation, and creating genuine psychological safety are often far more effective than focusing on diagnoses alone. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Getting a diagnosis such as ADHD, autism, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder can provide clarity, but it can also leave a child defined by a label. As Laure…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":779,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/behind-the-label/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/behind-the-label.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}