In this episode Mel chats with Ingerlise Svaleng, the founder of "kindness project" 21 Gifts, about how we can advocate for our child’s strengths and passions in a system that's geared toward their so-called deficits.

Ingerlise is from Norway and now lives in the Sutherland Shire of NSW with her husband and two daughters, four-year-old Lola and Maia, who is seven and has Down syndrome.

Through partnerships with 120+ hospitals across Australia and New Zealand, 21 Gifts delivers beautiful little suitcases, bursting with gifts, to parents of babies who’ve just received a Down syndrome diagnosis. You can find a link to this brilliant organisation here: twentyonegifts.com

In this episode Mel chats with Ingerlise Svaleng, the founder of "kindness project" 21 Gifts, about how we can advocate for our child’s strengths and passions in a system that's geared toward their so-called deficits. Ingerlise is from Norway and now lives in the Sutherland Shire of NSW with her husband and two daughters, four-year-old Lola and Maia, who is seven and has Down syndrome.
Through partnerships with 120+ hospitals across Australia and New Zealand, 21 Gifts delivers beautiful little suitcases, bursting with gifts, to parents of babies who’ve just received a Down syndrome diagnosis. You can find a link to this brilliant organisation here: <a href="http://twentyonegifts.com/">twentyonegifts.com</a>

Welcome to NDIS Know-how, a podcast series that asks parents how they get the very best NDIS plan and ample funding to support their kid. Host Melanie Dimmitt, author of Special: Antidotes to the Obsessions that Come with a Child's Disability, chats candidly with fellow parents and professionals in the disability space to gather stories, tips and tools to successfully navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). 

Welcome to NDIS Know-how, a podcast series that asks parents how they get the very best NDIS plan and ample funding to support their kid. Host Melanie Dimmitt, author of Special: Antidotes to the Obsessions that Come with a Child's Disability, chats candidly with fellow parents and professionals in the disability space to gather stories, tips and tools to successfully navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).