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Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation

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Q&A: Do I Get My Child Assessed or Not?

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&A: Which Health Professionals for Support?

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[…]

There’s No Such Thing as an Autism Expert

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[…]

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