Neurodiversity

We appreciate, value and support neurodiversity. 

At the same time, we understand the need for neurodivergent children and adults, regardless of their age, to seek assessments and diagnoses of what are currently classified as 'neurodevelopmental disorders'. 

We do not consider neurodivergent children and adults to be disordered: we appreciate their uniqueness and their strengths, as well as their difficulties. 

Nevertheless, a most important part of our professional service is to provide the formal assessments that will help referrers make relevant clinical and diagnostic decisions, especially in situations where formal diagnoses are unfortunately still required for the provision of additional support: eg by Department of Education & Training, Centrelink, NDIS, etc:

• Global Developmental Delay
• Intellectual Disability
• Speech Sound Disorder
• Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
• Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
• Specific Learning Disorder
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Stereotypic Movement Disorder
• Tic Disorders
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• etc.

It is our hope that within decades, neurodivergence will no longer be classified as disorders, certainly not as 'mental disorders', and that neurodivergent children and adults, of all ages, will receive support based on need, not based on diagnoses.

In the meantime, we recommend the book, 'Kids in the Syndrome Mix ...' (2nd Edition). Each chapter focuses on a specific area of divergence and associated challenges, providing information as well ideas and strategies for support.

You might also be interested in reading Neuroinclusive Stories, such as the one below: