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22/12/2025

Here’s our final tip #3 to support your child’s executive function skills during the holidays

𝟯. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Holiday plans can change unexpectedly. Proactively with you child, create a “plan for when the plan changes”. This plan could include steps such as talking through options, taking a break to breathe, or brainstorming new ideas together. Preparing in advance helps your child adapt and manage changes with more confidence.

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20/12/2025

Here’s our tip #2 to support your child’s executive function skills during the holidays

𝟮. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Work with your child to make a visual calendar or checklist for holiday routines and activities. Collaborating on this helps your child anticipate what’s coming up, reduces anxiety, and supports planning and organisation. Involve them as much as possible, such as choosing the order of activities and selecting words and images for the checklist. This not only provides opportunities to practise executive function skills like prioritisation and decision-making, but also increases their engagement with the visual schedule.

18/12/2025

We know the holiday season can bring changes in routine, travel, and last-minute surprises. Here’s our tip #1 to support your child’s executive function skills during this time.

𝟭. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Support executive function development by collaborating with your child, rather than doing tasks for them. For example, when packing for a holiday, talk through your choices: “The forecast is sunny and warm, so let’s pack shorts and T-shirts, plus a jumper for cooler evenings.” For children needing less guidance, ask what they’d like to pack and prompt them to consider different weather. This models and builds planning, problem-solving, and organisation skills.

Keep an eye out for tips #2 and #3 in the coming days!

22/11/2025

Some wise words from Hayley x

Howdy, Hailey here again, with another reflection on the idea that you can’t be what you can’t see.

Lately, life has pushed me to reflect on growing up. After sitting with this for a while, I found myself thinking about how unsure I felt about myself, my brain injury, and how I felt about it all. Looking back, I wish I’d felt more confident in myself, and more okay with feeling unsure. I can see that having complex and conflicting feelings kinda comes with it.

Even now, as an adult, I still feel a whole spectrum of things about life and about my brain injury.

There’s a lot of pressure to always have it together and have a positive outlook, to be inspirational. But I think that pressure can be dangerous. It doesn’t always leave room to feel what you need to feel, or to process things in your own time.

The truth is, I now see the importance of emotional processing. Of sitting with what’s hard.

I think a big part of life is learning from mistakes and growing through them. Sometimes, what we need to see is someone being honest about the messiness.

I spent a lot of my teen years comparing myself to others, feeling like I was always behind and like I had to lie about how I really felt just to keep up. But now I know it's ok.

It’s okay to be complex.

It’s okay to have conflicting feelings.

It’s okay if you don’t feel the way others do.

19/11/2025

Did you know chatGPT has a study mode?🤯

Study mode is designed to help students learn and understand. Instead of giving answers, it guides students through information, encourages reasoning, and uses prompts to build a deeper understanding.

This looks promising for so many students I work with - helpful in knowing where/how to start that essay, using it when they can't recall the teachers explanation, wanting to test their knowledge before an upcoming test.... I can't wait to try it out in more detail!

18/11/2025

Ready to help your child build routines and study habits that really work? Want to strengthen their executive function skills?

Join our live and interactive 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 "Helping Your Child Thrive" (𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆!) to learn how to work with your child to create routines and study habits that stick. Discover practical skills to support your child’s executive functioning - making mornings and study time smoother for everyone.

🗓️ This Thursday, 20th November, 7:30–9pm (Melbourne AEDT, online via Zoom)
🔗 Book now via TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1477971

Helping your child thrive: An Executive Functioning Framework Workshop for Parents and Carers Offering a step-by-step blueprint for parents and...

09/11/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀? It could be executive functions—the brain’s control centre for everyday life.

✨ 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱! Download our free "Executive Functions: A Family Guide" https://tinyurl.com/5hydv92u

And don’t miss our upcoming online workshop for parents and carers:
"𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀"
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 20th, 7:30–9pm (Melbourne AEDT, via Zoom)
🔗 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1477971
Only 10 spots left—secure your place today!

Hope to see you there!

23/10/2025

Another great fact sheet from Dr Marnie Cumner and Extraordinary Individuals 2.0 - this time focusing on the combination of ADHD and Autism.

19/10/2025

An important message, especially during ADHD awareness month.

19/10/2025

Ever wondered why your child might put off big assignments, even when they care about the outcome?

Procrastination can be a common experience for neurodiverse kids, including those with ADHD or Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Often, it’s connected to unique executive functioning (EF) profiles—like differences in planning, organisation, or getting started.

Before jumping to solutions, it’s important to pause and understand what’s really going on—whether it’s a particular executive function, boredom, or something else.

By working together to identify the obstacle, you can co-create strategies that play to your child’s strengths. Breaking tasks into smaller, manageable steps, using simple checklists, or exploring helpful technology can make things feel more achievable. Every small win is worth celebrating!

Want to learn more about supporting your child with EF strategies? Check out my upcoming parent workshop here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1477971

14/10/2025

Join us for our live online November workshop: "Helping Your Child Thrive: An Executive Functioning Framework Workshop for Parents and Carers"

This will be an interactive session that will explore practical strategies for nurturing executive functioning skills in neurodiverse children, with a focus on collaboration and strengths-based support. There will be plenty of time for questions and sharing ideas!

When: Thursday 20th November 2025, 7:30pm- 9pm (AEST/Melbourne)
Where: Online, via zoom
Cost: $59 per family

Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1477971 (Places are limited to 15 families to keep this an interactive session)

This will be our final live workshop for 2025! Follow us on facebook to be kept up to date with dates and events in 2026.

Helping your child thrive: An Executive Functioning Framework Workshop for Parents and Carers Offering a step-by-step blueprint for parents and...