Neuro Diversity – ADHD, Autism etc

With the help of specialised driving courses and new adaptive equipment, driving while having a disability is becoming easier and more accessible every day.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this……

Online resources and community support for everything ADHD.

Autism Carers Support Group – run by Northern Beaches Council. A monthly support group for parents and carers on the Northern Beaches.

ND prac list Nov 24

Lise and Sarah interview Madonna King and Rebecca Sparrow about everything they’ve learnt in their personal life in the writing of their book OUT OF THE BOX. Practical information around everything neurodivergence eg ADHD and autism.

Information and safety tips for teens learning to drive with ADHD.

Phenomenal questions this week about stigma, siblings, social skills, masking, schools, labels and so much more. We hope it helps to guide us all towards more inclusive and stronger communities.

Neurodiversity strengthens our community. Like the world of Blade Runner, we can learn so much from those different to us. We hope you enjoy this episode.

How to IEP like a boss

Awesome parenting programs and resources. To help parents experience personal peace and to feel good about themselves – to teach them to be able to accept the ups and downs of life and cope with the challenges that we face.  For parents to be able to pass these life skills onto their children. 

My aim is to educate, collaborate, support and uplift families/carers, individuals & professionals who are neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD, learning differences, etc.) themselves, who support a neurodivergent individual or who may just be looking to understand more about neurodiversity. I will do this from my lived experience as a teacher, as a woman and as an Autistic & ADHD mum to two neurodivergent PDAers.

ADDitude Mag. From blurting out answers to bouncing off the walls, students with ADHD may display challenging behaviour. The most effective teacher strategy, though, isn’t punishment—it’s relationship-building. Get started with these five strategies.

This short film might explain to some neuro typicals what it can be like for some people with ADHD.

Part of the NDIS Know-How Series: This conversation covers how to advocate for our kids – especially those with autism – at an NDIS planning meeting, the liberating benefits of being plan managed, and what changes to our government and the NDIS could mean for our community.

Welcome to NDIS Know-how, a podcast series that asks parents how they get the very best NDIS plan and ample funding to support their kid.

For over 20 years Greg has been committed to providing neurodevelopmentally informed therapy to children, as well as workshops to parents and professionals promoting compassionate, collaborative and brain-based interventions to support children of all abilities.

If your family is coping with on-going violence and challenging behaviour from a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, here’s some basic information as a guide only.

10 Tips on Helping Autistic Students Transition to High School

Why Social Skills Training Does Not Help Autistic People

Autistic-led services for young people and organisations. I CAN Network is Australia’s largest provider of Autistic-led group mentoring programs, training and consultancy. Our school and online mentoring programs empower 8-22-year-old young people with an ‘I CAN’ attitude.

Ted Talk by Chris Varney from the I Can Network: “I came from an environment where my brave mother removed my disorder by creating an environment free of the stigma that would inhibit me”.

For all things ADHD.

Too many women with ADHD choose isolation to avoid the emotional pain of rejection — an unhealthy sacrifice with health repercussions.

ADHD in Girls: The Symptoms That Are Ignored in Females

Are We Giving Autistic Children PTSD From School? When we don’t understand autistic kids we create a toxic environment for them.

Join Autistic advocate, Anna Cristina, of The Autistic Realm Australia and Positively Pink, as she explores the fundamentals of Autistic wellbeing and thriving.

Failing at Normal – An ADHD Success Story. With Jessica McCabe

We are a national volunteer-run community group dedicated to improving the lives of young people with ADHD, and their families, through ADHD awareness, education and advocacy.

A not for profit charity run for children and adults with Autism and their families.

Go straight to the amazing podcast series led by Northern Beaches parent, advocate and kick arse woman Lou Kuchel.

Compassion and Inclusion for the Neurodivergent Community through Advocacy and Education. Embracing neurodivergence at home, at school and in the workplace.

When kids, usually teens, can’t stop picking at skin or cuticles.

A message from Maggie Dent on boys not listening at school. How not listening can be a coping mechanism for stress and not an intentional choice.

Anna Cristina is a parent from The Autistic Realm Australia and talks about her own experience of being an autistic parent of a transgender child. She says the link between gender diversity and autism is strong.

Online training is now available for students with disability, their families and advocates.

If you are within New South Wales, Australia, we may be able to help you with free legal advice on disability discrimination.

We work with families to defend and promote the rights and interests of people with developmental disability.

Learn about what discrimination is, how the law protects you, and what your rights are if you experience discrimination. If you’ve experienced discrimination in New South Wales, you can lodge a complaint with us. Our services are free.

The Australian Government is committed to ensuring that every student, including students with disability, have access to education in a sustainable and effective manner during the COVID-19 pandemic.

See where the government stands on supporting students with a disability in their education. How students should be supported and legal frameworks.

Our goal is to educate and support schools, teachers, parents, carers, families and individuals who are Neurodivergent themselves, teach and support Neurodivergent students or just seek a better understanding of Neurodiversity.

Listen to Mandy Hose and Kate Jones laugh (a lot) and cry as they chat to each other and friends about parenting multiples with disabilities and additional needs.

The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) provides strategies that enables teachers to increase engagement of students with complex, unmet learning needs and to successfully improve all students’ self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, growth and academic achievement.

The Regulated Classroom© is a collection of practices and tools for educators to embed into daily routines and activities in order to promote a more consistently regulated and stable environment for learning. The Regulated Classroom is designed around the principles of Polyvagal Theory and distilled into a paradigm that is accessible and practical for educators.

When autistic kids hold it all together at school or otherwise known as ‘had a great day’ and explode when they get back to their safe place. Explained by an autistic adult. Main story starts at the 4min mark.

For all things Disability Rights. Services include legal advice, casework, referrals, delivery of Community Legal Education and many resources.

I empower neurodivergent teens and young adults to design careers that are strengths based, interest driven, and in which they will succeed BECAUSE of their Neurodivergence, not in spite of it.

Autism Aboriginal Way is a grassroots group that connects through facebook. Our members are parents and carers of Aboriginal kids and young people with Autism as well as Aboriginal adults identifying as autistic.