Father-of-five Jamie Oliver bravely shares kids' health diagnosis
Father-of-five and celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, has revealed that his children have been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD and ASD (autism spectrum disorder) in the past 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".
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 pointed out how different things were when he was young regarding neurodivergence, saying that people "didn't know as much about our brains 30 years ago".
Neurodivergent is a term that describes people whose brains function differently, comprising of conditions including autism, ADHD and dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that causes problems with reading, writing and spelling and difficulties with processing.
Jamie's comments come as the Channel 4 star recalled being branded a "stupid dunce" at school and said his tough learning curve left him feeling "worthless, stupid and thick".
Ahead of his documentary release, he said: "I'm unpacking quite a lot of stuff and I'm oversharing with you because I've got to f***ing work this s**t out, I thought I'd buried it but it's hitting a nerve.
"I didn't have any extra time in exams, there were no strategies, just a bit of extra tutoring help," he revealed, adding: "There was no robust dyslexic knowledge then."
Off the back of his new programme, Jamie is now calling for urgent changes in schools, including early dyslexia screening and more teacher training in neurodiversity.
Praising teachers, he insisted they were doing a good job, but claimed they needed to be properly trained to deal with particular pupils.
His eye-opening documentary, which airs soon on Channel 4, will ask whether the UK education system is doing enough to support children with dyslexia - and if not, what can be done to help them.
The Jamie's School Dinners star has already met with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and says this campaign is even tougher than his famous fight to get healthier food for kids in the UK.
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Daily Mirror
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Jamie said: "I took the call from environmental health and they said the noise complaint had been raised over the volume of our music. I explained we had the party from 4-7 and it was probably on for an hour tops and she told me 'that's absolutely fine. Even I have a party once in a while. Everyone's entitled to have a party'. "I asked her to tell whoever it is to grow a pair and knock on my door the next time, but she said she can't put it like that. She said she'd make them aware it was a birthday party and there's no foundation for the complaint. "If you've got a baby that's trying to sleep or you've worked a night shift, be logical, explain yourself and then we can all get on. I'd apologise if I offended anybody because my music was that bad or that loud but it genuinely wasn't and that's why they haven't knocked on the door. It's just a problem neighbour. Our house is on an elderly residential plot. There's 44 flats and our house in the close but we've got a really good rapport with all the elderly residents." Jamie says he has not been put off hosting a party at the house in future and would hire a venue if he planned it to run late into the night. His post said: "On Saturday April 26, I had a birthday party for my son and he had a small group of friends attend our home. "Today I received a phone call from environmental health after a noise complaint was made about the music! Firstly, the party was from 4-7pm and as for the music it was probably fairly loud for about an hour tops! "I would just like to reach out to Karen and advise them to grow a pair and come knock my door in future or just to basically get a life of their own instead of hiding behind phones and computers! This was the first noise complaint in five years of living here as we never really have parties." One commented: "I hope your son had the best party ever. Too many sour people these days!" A second said: "Some people need to get a life. What a pathetic thing to do. Music loud at 7pm wow." A third said: "What sound in the whole world could possibly be more wonderful than children enjoying themselves to music? Shame on the miserable soul who couldn't appreciate that sound." However one said: "Quite simple. Turn it down and stop being the 'I'm always right' neighbour from hell." Another said: "Isn't it ironic that you are complaining about Karen not knocking on the door and hiding behind phones and computers and then instead of knocking on their door you put up this post." Jamie replied: "Haha you're funny but not in a funny way. 'Neighbour from hell' please, maybe 20 years ago I would have been." Fareham Borough Council said environmental health officers assess noise by taking into account a range of factors such as frequency, time of day/night, background noise levels and volume so it is unlikely they would take any action for one-off parties.
