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Season 1 Episode 9 - May 2023

Lower School Student William interviews Australian director Glendyn Ivin on this latest edition of Kids Ask!

Click here to watch the ninth episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

 

https://youtu.be/TOYOjcpu4wU

 

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Glendyn Ivin is one of Australia’s leading directors in television, film and commercials.

Glendyn came to attention with the short film CRACKER BAG, winning the Palme d’Or in 2003 at the Cannes Film Festival. Glendyn’s first feature film, LAST RIDE, starred Hugo Weaving and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best New Director at The Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the Jury Prize at the Rome International Film Festival.

Some of his television credits include, BEACONSFIELD, PUBERTY BLUES, GALLIPOLI,THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, SAFE HARBOUR and THE CRY.

 

 

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Season 1 Episode 8 - April 2023

Lower School Student Bella interviews Great British Bake Off contestant Lizzie Acker on this latest edition of Kids Ask!

Click here to watch the eighth episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

 

https://youtu.be/V5mWxm2UC_o

 

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Lizzie Acker is most well known for being an extremely popular contestant on Channel 4’s ‘Great British Bake Off’ 2021. She is an amateur baker from Liverpool with a huge personality who proved she has the talent and consistency by reaching the quarter-finals.

She is very open about having ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia and keen to work to raise awareness of the conditions. Lizzie continues her baking journey and showcases her talent through demonstrations, television, social media and digital campaigns. 

 

Season 1 Episode 7 - March, 2023

Lower School Student Erik interviews YouTube influencer and best selling author Daniel M. Jones  on this latest edition of Kids Ask!

Click here to watch the seventh episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

 

https://youtu.be/Mo2A9Ejs_Ek

 

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Daniel M. Jones (The Aspie World) is an international best selling author / video influencer with an award winning YouTube channel called The Aspie World.

The Aspie World is the biggest YouTube channel dedicated to autism from an autistic person in the world. The channel is dedicated to Autism awareness and understanding from an autistic person's point of view. 

Creating engagement with real people to create real change in a positive and uplifting way. And also helps raise money for charities like The National Autistic Society. 

Daniel Has a diagnosis of Autism, OCD, ADHD and Dyslexia and uses his influence to help educate people about Autism using his skills of video and social media influence.

Daniel has also created the first ever neurodiverse panel talking about ADHD and Autism at VidCon US which is the largest video convention in the world. 

 

Season 1 Episode 6 - February 2023

Lower School student Nick interviews social media influencer Dayna Halliwell on Kids Ask! Dayna talks about what it's like to have dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism all at once!

Click here to watch the sixth episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

https://youtu.be/cDe9U4HEGio

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Dayna Halliwell is a social media content creator from the UK. She has over 130,000 followers on her main platform of TikTok and has been posting neurodivergent-themed content on there consistently over the past couple of years.

Much of her content centres around her dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism and how her conditions have impacted her everyday life, from growing up with her conditions in the British school system, to the challenging journey she’s so far been on establishing herself as a full-time neurodivergent content creator.

She’s also the co-host of the podcast ‘Did That Make Sense?’ and is a part-time actress and aspiring fiction author.
Dayna has seen and experienced first-hand the difficulties that growing up with dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism bring and always looks to inspire others to embrace their conditions whether that be through her work with neurodivergent charities and non-profit organisations based in the UK, or her busy life as a full-time social media content creator.

 

Season 1 Episode 5 - January 2023

Sometimes our heroes are home-grown!  This episode finds Briarwood grad and PE teacher and coach Josh Dolan talking with Elizabeth.

Click here to watch the fifth episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

https://youtu.be/PpoKx4zN-hc

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Coach Dolan is the Lower school PE teacher, and Middle and Upper school track and football coach. He has over 15 years of teaching experience and 20 years coaching experience. Josh was born in England and lived in multiple countries before moving to Houston. He was named the 2012 and 2020 NSCAA State coach of the year. Last year, Coach Dolan was awarded the 2022 Marie Fay Evnochides Teacher of the Year, voted on by his students. He played soccer in college, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Schreiner University.

 

Season 1 Episode 4 - December, 2022

Lower School Student Erik interviews Sarah Ward in this latest edition of Kids Ask!

Click here to watch the fourth episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

https://youtu.be/QL7xOTbC2NM

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Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 25 years of experience in the treatment of executive dysfunction. Sarah is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents seminars on the programs and strategies she has developed with her Co-Director Kristen Jacobsen. Their 360 Thinking Executive Function Program received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from the National Organization CHADD. She has presented to over 1600 public and private schools and organizations worldwide.

Season 1 Episode 3 - November 2022

Lower School Student Sadie interviews renowned ADHD expert and author Dr. Ned Hallowell, MD on this latest edition of Kids Ask!

Click here to watch the third episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

https://youtu.be/k7t9FSexaUw

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Dr. Ned Hallowell, MD was a presenter at the Briarwood School in October.  For more information about Dr. Hallowell, please check out the videos for parents and professionals on our YouTube channel.

Season 1 Episode 2 - October 15, 2022

Does dyslexia make you a better athlete? Can you outgrow dyslexia? Lower School Student Council Treasurer Rhett asks all the questions and Speech Pathologist Marianne has the answers!

Click here to watch the second episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

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Marianne Nice, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and reading specialist with over 20 years experience in K-12 education. Marianne specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia and related literacy disorders. She regularly provides professional development and consultation to school systems both nationally and internationally. She consults to school districts on the development of multi tiered system of supports models and the use of effective school-wide literacy interventions designed to close achievement gaps. She has been a speaker at several national language and literacy conventions to include both ASHA and IDA. Marianne comes from a long line of family members with ADHD and dyslexia. These personal experiences and insights have further fueled her passion for educational change. Marianne lives southern New Hampshire with her husband, also a reading teacher, and her two children ages 18 and 15.

Season 1 Episode 1 - September 15, 2022

Click here to watch the premier episode of Briarwood Kids Ask on YouTube! 

https://youtu.be/KoAqTamCo54

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Tiffany P. Hogan, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, Director of the Speech and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab, and Research Associate at Harvard University. Dr. Hogan has published over 100 papers on the genetic, neurologic, and behavioral links between oral and written language development, with a focus on improving assessment and intervention for children with Developmental Language Disorder, Dyslexia, and/or Speech Sound Disorders. Her advocacy for children with reading difficulties has led her to co-
found a DLD informational website: www.dldandme.org, host a podcast, SeeHearSpeak Podcast (www.seehearspeakpodcast.com), and contribute information for articles in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, the Boston Globe, along with several television and radio appearances.