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The School Can't Experience
For parents and caregivers of young people who struggle to attend school, and related education and health professionals. We share experiences and insights into what is going on for our young people and how we can offer support.
The School Can't Experience
Latest Episodes
#58 - I Missed Half My Schooling and Never Knew Why - Judith's Lived Experience
Judith came across School Can't Australia on the internet and suddenly, something that had puzzled her for over sixty years finally had a name.Now 66, Judith grew up missing roughly half her schooling. Nobody called it School Can't. Nobo...
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#57 - What families taught us: insights from our first 50 episodes
We've just passed 50 episodes of The School Can't Experience — and many of those have been lived experience episodes: families coming on to tell us what School Can't has actually been like for them in real life.In going back through all ...
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#56 - Why Teacher Relationships Matter with Dr Kate Renshaw
Play and filial therapist Dr. Kate Renshaw joins host Leisa Reichelt to explore how play therapy can support children and families experiencing School Can’t, especially when kids struggle with traditional talk-based therapies. Kate ...
#55 - Jodie's Lived Experience
In this week’s episode, Sydney mum, Jodie, shares her lived experience of School Can’t with host Leisa Reichelt. Jodie’s teenage daughter experienced a sudden mental health and School Can’t crisis after a house move in February 2025, foll...
#54 - Billy Garvey’s tips for supporting School Can’t Kids
Dr Billy Garvey joins us on the School Can’t Experience Podcast to discuss why it shouldn’t be considered normal for children to struggle at school, and how the education system often fails to meet kids’ emotional and developmental needs. ...
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As a parent to 4 Autistic individuals one who is currently fighting his way through VCE with a heavy emphasis on physics and maths this journey has given me hope, as well as some ideas of where to step next to offer safe and meaningful education for my child. Thankyou
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