Early Intervention Matters

About Early Intervention Matters

The Early Intervention Matters Podcast is a podcast that informs, inspires and equips parents and professionals who live and work with children with neurodevelopmental difficulties and disabilities like autism, adhd, tic-disorders, and learning difficulties.

Publisher

Dr. Inyang Takon

Category

health & fitness · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2021

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Connected Dad: Supporting Fathers of Neurodivergent Children

   In this episode, Dr. Inyang Takon talks with John Greenall, Consultant Community Paediatrician, coach, father of four and author of Connected Dad. Together they look at why dads can seem distant or reluctant during an autism or ADHD assessment, what is really going on underneath, and how parents and clinicians can bring dads back into the picture. In this episode you will learn: Why dads often see their child's difficulties differently, and why that view still mattersWhat John means by "fa...

2. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Waiting for Speech Therapy? Start Here... Dr. Inyang Takon Interviews Jeaneen Tang

   Doctors told Jeaneen Tang her son might never walk or talk. He is 12 now, and he loves to sing and hold a conversation. Jeaneen is a speech-language pathologist with 25 years of experience and the author of Play Dumb and Sabotage. In this conversation with Dr Inyang Takon, she shares the simple, everyday strategies parents can start using at home, especially while they are waiting to see a speech therapist. You will hear what to expect from your child's speech from birth to three, the signs...

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Empowering Neurodivergent Teens: Lawrence C Harris's Advice for Young People and their Parents

   In this episode, Lawrence talks with Dr. Inyang Takon about what a late autism diagnosis looked like from the inside, why cultural and faith-community stigma can delay families getting support, four years of therapy and what actually changed for him, and the practical, no-jargon advice he now gives teens and parents navigating similar struggles. Diagnosed with autism at 15, bullied through school, and later dealing with an abusive parent, Lawrence knows what it feels like to be a teenager who...

Who has been a guest on Early Intervention Matters

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Olapeju Simoyan
• Dr Iyang Takon
• Daukoru Jonah
• Mayuri Dave
• Dr Kate Fadaka

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

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23

Social presence

0

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