Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Q. My son’s daycare have suggested we might want to get him assessed for autism. The things they have pointed out I agree with but thought it was age appropriate. He is our only child so we don’t have anything else to compare to at home. I have been reading a lot about it online and can see what the daycare staff are talking about. I am also thinking my husband and I are probably[…]
Q. What health professionals do I need to support my neurodivergent child? Mum of boy aged 5-8 A. Neurodivergent people benefit from the support of a number of health professionals. I strongly discourage jumping headfirst into this potential support. Assessment and confirmation (“diagnosis”) If your child is undiagnosed, and you believe/suspect they might be neurodivergent, your first step is your GP. This in itself is not always an easy approach. You may well experience dismissal[…]
Q. Are there any clear pathways for clinical assessments for neurodivergence for females? I have found this area lacking and a lack of knowledge amongst health professionals generally. Mum of girl aged 5-8 A. I had to sit with this question for quite some time to be able to answer it without getting too fired up. As an Adult As someone who grew up (went to uni, travelled, built a career, got married, had kids,[…]
When I wrote the headline for this piece, I was angry, exasperated, tired, cranky, triggered. So now I’ve let it breathe I can admit okay, I suppose technically there are autism experts out there. But anyone who likes to generalise about what autistic people are or do are not those people. The number of verging-on-retirement Caucasian cismale hetero paediatricians in Sydney lauded as being experts in this field, who dismiss anything short of school-aged non-verbal[…]
