Neuroinclusive Montessori for Neurodivergent Children
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What looks like defiance, inattention, or laziness is often a child communicating a need. In this LiveTalk, Lucie sits down with Montessori special education teacher Jamilyn Cole, who has taught in public Montessori and special education classrooms from preschool to high school, and who was once herself a nonspeaking Montessori child with an IEP, to explore what neurodivergent children truly need from their environment.
Jamilyn shares practical insights into neuroinclusive Montessori practice, from the method's origins in Maria Montessori's work with neurodiverse children to the idea of the prepared environment as the intervention itself, helping parents and educators shift from asking "What's wrong with this child?" to "What does this child need from the environment?"
Through her own remarkable story, real classroom examples, and a generous Q&A, Jamilyn invites us to meet children where they are, whether that means a lesson on the floor, music as a doorway into learning, or patiently following an unexpected interest. This conversation offers encouragement and concrete tools for anyone supporting a neurodivergent child at home or in the classroom.
Jamilyn Cole received special education services from age four through high school. Years later she came back to the classroom on the other side of the desk, as a Montessori special education teacher and trainer. Today she trains educators in neuroinclusive practice, created the ESARAS framework for building calmer, more regulated learning spaces, and works as a Learning Specialist at Lausanne Collegiate School.
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Lucie Brixi Tamášová is first and foremost a mother of three children (and two wonderful bonus children). For more than 17 years, she has been searching for kind, practical, and research-based answers to the everyday challenges of parenting and helping make them accessible to families around the world.
She is the founder of international projects including Childhood Potential Club, Montessori Parenting, and the Childhood Potential Conference, through which she connects parents, educators, and leading child development experts from across the globe. Through her work, she promotes a respectful and conscious approach to children while helping parents navigate everyday life with greater calm, understanding, and confidence.
Alongside her international work, Lucie also leads educational projects in Kenya and Guinea through the NGO Centrum Dialog, helping provide access to quality education for children with limited opportunities. She deeply believes that conscious support of children has the power to positively shape the future of society as a whole.