MyChild Psychiatry & Psychology

13/12/2023

Hello everyone!
Christmas is almost here and it’s such a busy time.
Our oractyce will close for two weeks from Monday so all of our staff can be witybtytt Re it families and enjoy a well earned break.
We really wish you all a wonderful Christmas and will see you in 2024.

Some pages to read in the holidays!

For neurodiversity
Autism Discussion Page
Yellow Ladybugs

For people and the world
Humans of New York
National Geographic

For fun
Crap Wildlife Photography

08/07/2023

headspace.org.au

13/05/2023

Update from Nformed Consulting: I’ve extended the free downloads until Tuesday 16th May. Any shares, ratings and reviews on Amazon will be much appreciated, please. Thank you.
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Stacey, Max and Jay Freeman have written a book called 'Understanding PDA: For Kids & Grown Ups' which is free to download via the link below between 12th – 14th May for . https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4Z3Q4VW/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&storeType=ebooks

It’s written from the perspective of a little boy called Ethan who shares his personal experiences of PDA and Stacey, Max and Jay hope that it will help readers to gain a deeper understanding of PDA and encourage the world to better support PDA people.


Nformed Consulting

21/03/2023

Hi all
A potential option for our young people who interact best when gaming. It can be hard to make connections outside of the house and so many of my young people and families are looking for options to improve social connection. This popped up on my FB feed and looked like an option to consider!
My D and D days were in person ones many years ago! But this looks pretty cool by comparison!

Dr Mel

Dr Melanie Turner

17/03/2023

Hello everyone.
We are growing again! And moving 160 m around the corner to
10 The Parade Norwood.

We will be there from 3 April which means we will close on 30 March at our current Fullarton Rd Premises and open at 0900 at

10 The Parade Norwood from Monday April 3

Exciting times!

Have a great weekend everyone.
Mel

19/12/2022

Hello everyone
We are now definitely in the Christmas season and to give our staff and therapists a break we are closed until 3rd Jan 2023.
We wish you all a happy end of year and hopefully a time to relax after a busy year.
Regards.
Dr Mel

11/12/2022

A new teens group that may be helpful for some of our lovely followers

Dr Mel

Teen Group will recommence on the 2nd of February 2023!

If you would like to register your Teen, please call admin on 83734531.

13/11/2022

Hello lovely followers.
I hope you are all ok after that awful weather yesterday. There are schools affected abd the department of education FB page has a list of where us closed. A snapshot is attached below.
Stay safe.

Dr Mel

Keep an eye out for updates! Hopefully more power comes back on!

07/10/2022

Thankyou to the Big Life Journal for a good way to show kids ( and adults!) how to look at screen time in the bigger picture of our lives.
Have a good weekend all

Dr Mel

26/09/2022

Hello lovely followers
It’s been a tough two years and I think we are all weary, frustrated and somewhat still disconnected. It takes time for all of that pandemic community anxiety to improve - we are all working through that and doing our best.
I saw this picture and liked it, we often default to the negative in stressful times but we need to help our brain consider the potential positives.

Hang in there everyone.

Dr Mel

20/09/2022

A play based school holiday option.
Always a great option to get kids to see their expressive and creative side.
Have a great night.

Dr Mel

19/05/2022

A new day options program that may suit some of our lovely followers

Have a good week

Dr Mel

01/04/2022

Hi all
A great idea for young people in the onkaparinga area to volunteer and give their voice

Have a good weekend
Dr Mel

💚 Volunteer With Us 💚

It is official - applications are now open for our Youth Reference Group (YRG)!

YRG is a diverse team of young people aged between 16 and 25 years old that attend and coordinate events, and provide consultation and guidance to headspace Onkaparinga to maintain the centre's youth focus.

If you are passionate about youth mental health and making a positive difference in the lives of young people, we'd love to see your applicaiton. Call us on 8186 8600 for more information on applying.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: MONDAY 25TH APRIL 2021, 5PM

04/03/2022

A chance to participate and talk about your experience with the research project below.
So many ndis participants can feel voiceless and it’s so important we are seeing research to understand that experience.

Regards
Dr Mel

[EXPRESSION OF INTEREST]: Mind Australia and UniSA's Mental Health and Su***de Prevention Research and Education Group are seeking participants for new research into the lived experience of presenting to the emergency department for people with a psychosocial disability.

Involvement in the research will be via audio-recorded, one-to-one interviews. Mind Australia and UniSA are aiming to interview people who can answer ‘yes’ to the following:

- Do you currently have an NDIS psychosocial disability plan?
- Within the last two years, have you presented to the emergency department of a South Australian hospital, either to seek treatment for yourself or to seek treatment for someone you care for who has an NDIS psychosocial disability plan?

If you would like to know more, contact the research team via Heather McIntyre (PhD Candidate) E: Heather.McIntyre@unisa.edu.au | T: 08 8302 1132

03/03/2022

Sometimes we need suppprt but Ed isn’t the right place. Thankyou SA Lived Experience Leadership & Advocacy Network for this resource.
Dr Mel

01/03/2022

My Life My Choices Workshops My Life My Choices is a project led by people with disability for people with disability. Our project is run by the Council for Intellectual Disability and the South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID). Decisions are important Join our workshop series s...

22/01/2022

Hi all
Unfortunately a complicated start to the school year, here is the DECD update and summary.
Hang in there, we can get through this.

Dr Mel

22/01/2022

What is PDA? Our introductory guide to the PDA profile of autism for individuals, families and professionals is free to view and download here: https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/resources/what-is-pda-booklet/

Printed copies are also available to order here: https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/contact-us/contact-literature-enquiries/