Jamie Oliver, the father-of-five and chef, has revealed that his children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and dyslexia in the last year.
Jamie Oliver has bravely revealed that his children are neurodivergent as he spoke candidly about his “amazing but bonkers” family. The celebrity chef, 50, shares five kids, Poppy, 23, Daisy, 22, and Petal, 16, and sons Buddy, 14, and River, eight, with wife Jools, who he married in 2000.
Jamie, who is dyslexic, speaks openly about his own health concerns in Channel 4 new documentary, Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution. And now he’s revealed that his children have been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD and ASD (autism spectrum disorder) in the past year. Speaking in a new interview about the challenges the family face, he said that he and wife Jools discuss their children in bed every night and have “learnt to understand that their behaviour is because they’re seeing things differently”.
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While not revealing which child had been diagnosed with each condition, talking to The Times, Jamie said that being aware of his family’s differences “allows you to be a better parent”, adding: “Imagine four neurodiverse people at the dinner table trying to get their point across.”
He also criticized how different things were regarding neurodivergence when he was a child, claiming that people “didn’t know as much about our brains as we did 30 years ago.”
A term used to describe people with brain functions that include autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.
A common learning ailment that causes issues with reading, writing, spelling, and processing as well as dyslexia.
The Channel 4 star recalls being called a “stupid dunce” at school and how his difficult learning curve left him feeling “worthless, stupid, and thick.”
He stated before his documentary release that he was “oversharing with you because I’ve got to work this s**t out” and that he was “unpacking quite a lot of stuff.”
There were no strategies, just a little extra tutoring assistance, he explained, adding that there was no robust dyslexic knowledge then. “I didn’t have any extra time in exams,” he explained.
In response to his new program, Jamie is now calling for urgent changes in schools, including increased teacher training in neurodiversity and early screening for dyslexia.
He praised teachers, insisting that they were performing well but that they needed to be properly trained to handle particular pupils.
His eye-opening documentary, which will soon be available on Channel 4, will explore whether the UK’s educational system is adequately supporting children with dyslexia and, if not, what can be done to assist them.
The Jamie’s School Dinners star claims that Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is in a better place than his well-known fight for healthier food for children in the UK.
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