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Neuroaffirming Education

It has been 5 years since my daughter commenced Prep at her local primary school. It was an exciting time for our family, an important milestone that we expected to be relatively smooth for our bright and engaged child. In less than 6 months it was as if we had a different child, while there were no issues or concerns raised by school, at home we were witnessing increasing distress […]

Neurodivergence & Co-occurring Conditions

Neurodivergence & Co-occurring Health Conditions Co-occurring Conditions, Misdiagnosis & Barriers to Healthcare: The Reality for Neurodivergent Individuals Those within the neurodivergent community have identified numerous health and mental health conditions that commonly co-occur with neurodivergence. Research is beginning to verify that these clusters exist, however there is still much to learn about the reason behind these links. Unfortunately, this emerging knowledge has not yet been integrated into common practice, resulting […]

Victoria Needs Educational Reform

I recently collaborated with other members of Square Peg Round Whole (SPRW) to write a substantial submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the State Education System in Victoria. This inquiry looked at trends in student learning outcomes, disparities associated with geography and socio-economic disadvantage; the state of the teaching profession, and student well being, including measures to address poor mental health, school refusal and student disengagement. In writing this submission […]

Neurodiversity Affirming Resources

When looking for neurodiversity affirming resources it is important to prioritise resources from people with lived experience rather than those studying neurodivergence from the outside. That is why many of the following resources are created by people combining their talents and interests with their experience of being neurodivergent and supporting neurodivergent loved ones. Other resources have been developed using recent understandings of neuroscience that supports neurodiversity affirming practice. I do […]