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Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation

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Quirky Infinity logo Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation

Communication

Talking About It: Mental Health Buffering

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In NSW, the theme for this year’s event is “Let’s Talk About It”. Neurodivergent people are more likely to experience mental health conditions including mood disorders and anxiety. There is no clear evidence as to how much of this is biological or genetic, and how much is resultant of the difficulties of living as a neurodivergent person in a neuronormative society.[…]

Sign Language in Australia: International Day of Sign Languages

Today is the International Day of Sign Languages. While most people are aware that sign language (visual-manual coded language) exists, many are under the impression that “sign language” is a universal language. It is estimated that there are over 200 individual sign languages in the world. Many of these include dialects / regional differences. Sign languages are considered by linguists to be natural languages, in that they have emerged and developed organically. Sign language is[…]

The Magic of Speechies: Speech Pathology Week 2024

It is Speech Pathology Week 2024. This year’s theme is “Communicate Your Way”. Speech Language Pathologists / Speech Language Therapists, really don’t get the recognition they deserve for how much they contribute to the wellbeing of our society, particularly when it comes to neurodivergent children. Despite the name, they do so much more than help people with speech. What Do They Do? Speech Language Pathologists / Therapists (SLPs, or “speechies”) assist a wide range of[…]

Social Stories

As the parent of an autistic child, all the biggest events that occur in relation to our favourite support networks involve social stories. At the end of the school year in 2022, we received a social story outlining who would be teaching her grade the next year, that her peers would remain the same, that her classroom would change, that the Principal would be the same, that there would be some new teachers on staff,[…]

The Art of Validation

In any healthy relationship, feeling heard is so significant. In a relationship with a neurodivergent person – particularly an autistic person – it is crucial. Autistic people frequently feel misunderstood, unheard, and as though masking or neurotypical behaviour is the only way for them to communicate adequately. If they want their needs met, they need to express them in a neurotypical way, or expect nothing. Outdated explanations of autism indicated that autistic people struggle with[…]

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