David Tennant's wife, Georgia, reveals they have several neurodiverse children

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Explains a lot, doesn't it...

"We've got a lot of neurodiverse kids"

David Tennant's wife Georgia reveals several of their children are neurodiverse as she opens up on navigating family life | Daily Mail Online

And don’t appear to have read the Cass Report.

That photo of DT with his weedy little biceps clutching his rainbow flag like it’s his comfort blanket always makes me hoot with laughter. David, you look as if you’ll fall over in a gentle breeze……

@HelenaSorrows Do you feel it's ok for anyone to discuss anything on a podcast then? Can a Dr discuss private information, teachers, etc because it is 'not public'. Your views are bizarre to say the least, for anyone, let alone someone who claims to work in child protection.

Was this a podcast? I'd be interested to listen

I skim read the article and Georgia says some of her kids eat different foods at different times in different parts of the house, or a child in headphones is crawling across the dining table. It sounds like mayhem and chaos at the Tennants at teatime.

One of their children is adopted - so no genetic connection.

Yes it is dangerous when people have a mental picture of what an offender is like. I always think of that man in Bristol who people were convinced he'd murdered one of his tenants because they thought he was odd. I mean murderers can be young/old/male/female/ugly/good looking or anything else. Goes for other offenders.

Social worker in child protection should be aware of this case from 2016: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2016/10/27/judge-calls-review-social-work-response-boy-lived-girl/

It's a great pity the social work profession doesn't seem to have done a root and branch rethink after this judgement. Looked after children were apparently disproportionately represented amongst children and teenagers referred to the Tavistock Gender Identity Service before it was closed down.

Why are you calling the children nepo babies? They're Minors, they haven't been in any films etc AFAIK?

They have. One of them was in Casualty. Couldn't act for toffee so obviously didnt get the part due to talent.

This one. Georgia's son by a previous relationship, adopted by DT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Tennant He's 23.

One of the older ones is trying to be an actor.

Yes, but my point is they had three bio kids and all three are neuro diverse. I don't believe it's their parenting that caused it.

Not strictly true.

And Wilfred, the non binary, nepobaby was in Casualty

Bloody hell, really?
So that's three out of five Tennant children who happen to be working in the industry, but there's no nepotism involved 🤔.

I listened to the podcast a few days ago and thought she came across very well, sounds like a really good Mum, she had her first baby at 16 so I think she’s grown up with them. The discussion of the children doesn’t feature heavily in the podcast, the article has been written after a journalist has listened to it. She’s also very upfront about her mooncup, was that mentioned in the article?

Ah right sorry, I thought they were all Minors.. I still think this thread is wrong. Why can't we just discuss these issues in general?

Technically you are not wrong, they are still minors.

I can only speak for myself but what makes me so uncomfortable is that I'm sure there are many children of famous people who are ND but I don't know the first thing about them because their parents are protecting their right to privacy.

This is not happening here and does feel somewhat exploitative especially as Georgia seems to have spent a long time talking about having a trans child (and getting a lot of attention/column inches out of it) and has now pulled a ND child out of the hat. That child is entitled to not having their private details splashed over the internet until they choose to do so themselves as an adult and should be able to rely on their parents to uphold that.

People are quick to criticise Katie Price for exploiting her adult ND son but the same standards should apply to everyone.

Most of the discussion has been fairly general. The specific children have only been named in response to your post.

That is a comment about their family, not yours. No one knows anything about your family.

People do have opinions about what might be going on in the Tenant family, because of the things they have done and said in the past, and also relating to the things the article in the OP describes as well.

I don't understand this thing where people freak out if someone says they think that, for example, some people claiming ND may in fact have some other problem altogether, as if that is the same as saying everyone is taking the piss.

It's as if someone said, you know, I think that Lance Armstrong might be doping and it's kind of a problem in sports generally, and everyone involved in sports flips out screaming that you have it out for them and don't appreciate how much work they really put in without cheating.

Anyway - the negative views on the Tenants are largely because people already don't like them and think they tend to use their kids as props, albeit likely unwittingly.

They suspect they are the kinds of parents who were thrilled to have trans kids, and maybe even gave a little push in that direction. And so they wonder if maybe they are equally the kind of parents who might find it satisfying to be able to say they had an ND child, and so would tend to put that spin on things.

Ty had a part in Good Omens as well (where his grandad played his dad, slightly weirdly considering the doctor who familial confusion).

Why weird? They’re actors. It was a job.

Bizarre thing to say. Like most parents, I’d think they’d support their children in all circumstances. You sound more like a cultist here than they do.