A Different Story: The Podcast
A Different Story: The Podcast encourages multidimensional conversations around special educational needs and disability in Egypt and beyond. Every other week, working professionals, family, and community members in the MENA region are interviewed, with the hope that through greater education and awareness, we as a community can deconstruct the stigma and presupposed judgements we have formed towards special needs and disability.
A Different Story: The Podcast
Nutrition & Movement for Special Needs with Khadija El Leithy
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Nazli El Leithy
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Season 1
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Episode 3
In this episode, we will be speaking to Khadija El Leithy, a lawyer and also certified health and fitness coach. Khadija will be discussing the link between nutrition and child development (especially in children with special needs), nutritional advice for children with varying needs, movement mechanics that could be beneficial for these children, and how performance and well-being can be enhanced by what we consume everyday. As a disclaimer, please note that Khadija’s nutrition diploma applies to nutrition in general. She is not a specialist in nutrition for children with special needs but her advice is based on research and evidence-based programs.