The Parent Perspective: Dana Latter
June 21, 2022
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I’m excited to announce that we’re starting a new series here on the My Child Will Thrive Podcast called The Parent Perspective. Today’s debut episode is The Parent Perspective with Dana Latter.
Dana is a parent of a child who struggled with developmental delays. On the show we talked about her experience with her sons, what techniques worked or didn’t work and what she would’ve done differently if she knew what she did now. Her story has so many similarities to other parents out there and I was able to relate with her as well. She now shares her journey on her own podcast as well as helps other families just like hers.
If you’re a parent or caretaker and you’re interested in sharing your experience with us on the podcast, please fill out our form here and we read them all and you will always hear back from us:-) We look forward to sharing your story too!
I hope you enjoy this first parent podcast episode of The Parent Perspective with Dana!
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- What life looked like in the beginning for Dana and her family
- The paths she took with her son and what worked/what didn’t work
- What Dana did when her son regressed once he hit puberty
- The things Dana would do differently knowing what she does
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Show Notes for this Podcast
- The process of discovering that her son had some developmental challenges. (4:24)
- The first diagnosis she received and looking for support. (6:22)
- Looking into primitive reflexes and how that helped her son. (8:58)
- What Dana did when her son regressed during puberty. (12:58)
- The quality of life her son has now and what she’s doing to help both of her sons moving forward. (17:05)
- How Dana works with other families going through similar things. (20:37)
- Rezzimax and the experiences both Tara and Dana had with the tool. (22:50)
- The best advice that all parents need to hear and believe. (25:16)
Resources and Links
Dana’s book, “Against the Odds”
Primitive Reflexes Cheat Sheet
Articles Related to What you need to know about the CDC changes to developmental milestones
How Retained Primitive Reflexes Impact Your Child’s Brain Development
More about Dana Latter
Dana knows the overwhelming feelings of frustration of families with special needs, autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. She started learning about the subject when she realized that her son was “different” and could not accept the diagnosis. She knew in her heart that he could overcome his challenges and thrive. She works with parents one-on-one in a holistic approach based on the Melillo Method.
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[00:01:49] ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder Summit. In order to learn more about the summit and to sign up for free, please go to mychildwillthrive.com/summit. Hi everyone, I'm Tara Hunkin. I want to welcome you back to the My Child Will Thrive podcast. Today we have a special interview for you.
[00:02:18] We're starting a new interview series where we talk to parents, in particular parents that are open and willing to sharing their journeys that they've had with their children, things that went well, things that didn't and everything in between. So I hope you stick around for this. Our inaugural parent story podcast with Dana Latter and Dana knows very well the overwhelming feelings of frustration that families with special needs,
[00:02:47] autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, children with those things going on. She started learning about the subject when she realized that her son was quote unquote different and could not accept the diagnosis that she was given at the time. She knew in her heart that he could overcome his challenges and thrive. She now works with parents, one-on-one in a holistic approach based on the Melilo Method.
[00:03:12] So that's Dr. Melillo, which we talk about lots here on the podcast because we love the work that he, and all the people that he has trained over the years do in the area of functional neurology. So Dana, I'm so glad to have you here and appreciate your willingness to talk to us today about your story with your son so that other parents like us can benefit from your journey and experience.
[00:03:39] Dana Latter: Yeah. Thank you for having me. And I'm very excited to be here.
[00:03:44] Tara Hunkin: Good, actually. First of all, tell people, where are we hearing you from today? Like, are you in the world?
[00:03:51] Dana Latter: I'm in London, England. And my journey started many years ago. My son is almost 17.
[00:04:00] Tara Hunkin: Wow. Yeah, my daughter is 18 now, she just turned 18, so we started around the same time, which at that time, you can agree the internet was in its infancy so it was really hard to find great resources to know where to start. So maybe with that. Tell us about that process of discovering that your son was having some c