A Village for the Village
Aldeia is a warm, honest community for parents raising children with learning differences in Portugal. Expert workshops, a supportive WhatsApp group, and a fortnightly newsletter. All in one place.
Newsletter
Fortnightly insights from the Medela team and other guests. Practical, warm, never generic.
WhatsApp Group
A safe space for parents to share, ask questions, and support each other.
Workshops
Regular sessions with psychometrists, OTs, teachers, and speech therapists.
Rooted in Lisbon
Built for raising children with learning challenges in Portugal and beyond.
If any of this sounds familiar, Aldeia is for you
You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need to have it all figured out. You just need a community that understands.
Dyslexia or reading difficulties
Your child is bright but struggles with reading, writing, or spelling in ways that confuse and frustrate them.
Dyscalculia or maths challenges
Numbers just don't stick. Maths homework is a battleground every evening.
ADHD & attention differences
Focusing is hard. School is hard. Finding support that actually works can feel impossible.
Language & processing differences
Your child struggles to follow instructions, process spoken language, or express themselves clearly.
School anxiety or avoidance
Monday mornings are dreaded. Your child's relationship with school has broken down.
Expat families in Portugal
Navigating the Portuguese education system, or an international school, as a newcomer, without a support network.
Why parents join Aldeia
Community isn't just nice to have, it's often the thing that makes the difference.
Peer support
Parents who genuinely understand what you're going through because they've been there.
Expert access
Regular workshops with specialists you'd usually have to pay privately for an hour with.
Practical guidance
Not just theory real strategies, scripts for school meetings, and step-by-step guides.
Hope & perspective
This is hard. But children with the right support grow into confident, capable adults.
Everything in one community
Aldeia is free to join the community and access the parents and specialists. Once you're in you'll be sent the newsletter and kept up to date with future meetups and events.
Fortnightly newsletter
Practical tips, workshop recaps, recommended resources, and honest reflections on the realities of supporting a child with learning differences in Portugal.
WhatsApp community group
A warm, moderated space for day-to-day questions, recommendations, and support. When you join the newsletter, you'll receive a private link to the WhatsApp group in your welcome email.
Monthly expert workshops
Live online sessions with psychometrists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, educational psychologists, and experienced teachers. Recorded for those who can't make it live. Affordable and practical.
Aldeia blog & resource library
Articles written for parents, not professionals. Honest, readable, and grounded in the specific experience of raising a child with learning differences in Portugal.
Aldeia - Parent Support Community
60+ members
Learn from the specialists
Affordable, practical, and recorded. Every workshop is designed so you leave with something you can actually use.
Understanding Your Child's Learning Journey
Your child has had a psychometric assessment, now what? Jamille walks through what the scores actually mean, what to ask the school, and how to use the report to get the right support in place.
Honest writing for parents
Looking for one-to-one support for your child?
Aldeia is for the community. Medela Learning Support is for the child. Rebecca offers specialist educational therapy sessions. One-to-one, personalised, and evidence-based for children with learning differences in Lisbon and online.