The TDSP team are very excited to host their first podcast over the interwaves! Steve and Lucy share a fantastic time talking with Jo Aiyathurai and Laura Powell from Learn and Thrive and with Maya Patil - a super inspirational young lady with Down syndrome who lives in Hertfordshire (despite Steve's repeated insistence that she lives in Herefordshire!). Jo explains her journey as a mum of a daughter with Down syndrome, which saw her initially set up the Kent-based DS support group 21 Together before then branching out with a dedicated team, including digital marketing officer Laura, to create the Learn and Thrive project, which supports learners with Down’s syndrome to access specialist resources to help them, well...learn and thrive! We also chat with Maya about her super-packed, college-attending, horse-riding, acting and performing, Instagram starring and frequent Learn and Thrive-collaborating life! We also find out who prefers a real Xmas tree over a fake, who likes mince pies over Xmas pud, who is having turkey vs a nut roast (*ahem, Laura!) and where everyone stands on sprouts!

(We also discover that Steve likes to say the words 'nuance' and 'complex' quite a lot!)

To find out more about Learn and Thrive visit their website here

Discover more about Maya via her Instagram page: @be_more_maya

Enjoy.

Don't forget you can join the conversation by emailing: podcast@dscheshire.org.uk

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