Personal Perspectives
Sharing the diagnosis: 3 different stories from our families
The journey of seeking, getting and sharing a diagnosis is unique to your family. We will all approach it...
Learn moreOur resources offer practical tips, strategies and personal perspectives to assist in navigating the day-to-day realities of your child’s disability and to make informed choices. There are stories from other families and people with disability sharing their insights and experiences of living a good life. Do you have a story or tip to share? Get in touch.
Personal Perspectives
Getting the start right
Watch our interview with Melanie Dimmitt, author of ‘Special’, speaking of ways to overcome fear, turn around negative thinking and carve out a 'new normal' for your family.
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Personal Perspectives
What to expect when things are unexpected
Diagnosis. It’s a life-changing word that no one expects to hear. When it’s not part of your immediate world, it can feel like a foreign thing that only happens to other people. In this blog, Bethany shares what she wished she’d known at the start.
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Personal Perspectives
Things I have learnt from my son
The first few moments were breathtaking. The first few hours were intense. The first few days were long. The first...
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Advocacy and Leadership
How Peer Support Can Benefit Your Family
One of the most important things to realise early on in your journey? No journey needs to be travelled alone....
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Medical
Writing your Child’s Medical History
As parents of children with disability, developmental delay or medical needs, you may find yourself going to medical appointments...
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Starting your journey
6 things every family should have in the arsenal
The amount of support available out there for families is phenomenal! But with so many specialists, therapists, educators, family members...
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Personal Perspectives
Never say never
If you’d told me a year ago that I would have moved with my Autistic/ADHD child overseas in the middle...
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Starting your journey
Family-centred practice: Family perspectives
Family-Centred practice is a set of values, skills, behaviours and knowledge that recognises the central role of families in children’s...
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Personal Perspectives
Becoming a Healthy Mother
Being a mum of a child with disability is full of unknowns. The baby books may give us some idea...
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Personal Perspectives
#SayTheWord – a parent perspective
If you know me, you know I have two children, one with disability. How do you know that Dax has...
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Family
Our journey to a family-centred early intervention experience
Stacey Touma, CEO of Kindred, was invited to speak at the International Society for Early Intervention (ISEI) Conference Welcome Reception...
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Personal Perspectives
The power of hope
This roller coaster ride wasn’t what I expected when I became a parent. Six years in, I’m navigating each dip...
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Personal Perspectives
How I went from unsure and overwhelmed to empowered
One parent shares her experience with early intervention and understanding her role as a parent.
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Community and Inclusion
The benefits of peer support
Parent and MyTime Facilitator, Marie Vlahakis, shares how peer support has made a difference to her and her family.
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Starting your journey
Things I wish I knew back in the early days…
Jennifer Williamson, mum of Henry and Connor, shares her insights into what she wishes she knew back in the early days.
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