Kate and Mandy talk to Lara, a Melbourne midwife and maternal and child health nurse with a teenaged peashoot daughter and businesswoman! 

Laura’s daughter Amelia was diagnosed with ASD and a moderate intellectual disability at two years of age, due to a chromosomal issue. Lara shares stories about Amelia’s birth and diagnosis, and her schooling experiences in special education, including sharing some honest reflections on how this makes her feel as a mum.

Amelia is now in her final years of schooling and has founded her business – Amelia’s Cookie Co!  Shout out to The Hungry Peacock in Tyabb for being so supportive in selling her cookies, and if you’re a café on the Mornington Peninsula – get in touch to stock her wares! Amelia receives business coaching to help continually improve and may also soon be accessing NDIS support to begin work one day per week in a family catering business.  Lara also touches on the challenges Amelia has experienced with friendships, social media use and navigating the transition from school.  

After a long career in midwifery, Lara studied maternal and child health nursing in order to offer support to families with kids with disabilities and additional needs, based on her own lived experience, Lara talks about her dual careers and shares some wisdom to all Peas – make sure you ask for a change if you’re not feeling like you have the support or relationship you need with their current MCH Nurse, you can do it and can even go out of your council area to seek the right support if needed.

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