Accept, Embrace, Empower - Autism & ADHD

09/08/2025

03/08/2025

03/08/2025

✈️ New info for Autistic travellers - Autistic people can now wear noise-cancelling headphones during airport security screening in Australia 🎧

This small but important change can help reduce sensory overwhelm and make travel a more accessible experience.It’s also a significant step toward more inclusive travel for Autistic people and others with hidden disabilities.

Our Autism Friendly team continues to work closely with airports across Australia to support accessibility and inclusion at every stage of the journey.

Please note: it may take some time for all airport staff to be made aware of the new rules. We encourage you to advocate gently, and know we’re continuing to train airport teams to help build more consistent, supportive environments.

📄 Download our info sheet to learn what this change means, how to self-advocate during screening, and what to expect at the airport:https://www.aspect.org.au/uploads/documents/Aspect%20Practice/Autism-Friendly/Headphones-and-Airport-Security_PDF.pdf

24/06/2025

Too many people claim to be experts on neurodivergence or neurodiversity but still operate within the pathology paradigm or haven't deconstructed the pathology paradigm so here I am with an offering:

The Neurodiversity Paradigm: A Deep Dive

July 28th, 2025
Live Online via Zoom + Recorded
https://events.humanitix.com/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-workshop

For one day and one day only this year, I’m doing a publicly available online webinar. Come delve and dive into the neurodiversity paradigm while we deconstruct the pathology paradigm and the DSM. Don’t expect a discussion about biology or science or brains, this is about culture, systems and society.

We’ll cover:

* The history of the DSM and the roots of the pathology paradigm

* How the pathology paradigm is a form of systemic oppression

* Neurodivergent as a sociopolitical term

* What neuronormativity is and looks like

* The neurodiversity paradigm and its core principles

* Myths and misinformation surrounding the neurodiversity paradigm

* Intersections with movements like Mad Pride, Psychiatric Abolition and the Hearing Voices Movement

* How this paradigm can be applied to differences and experiences like plurality, altered states, hearing voices, eating disorders and personality disorders

I don’t do public webinars often so if you’re a therapist, social worker, psychologist, allied health professional or academic, you really don’t wanna miss this!

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-workshop

24/06/2025

21/05/2025

21/05/2025

Executive functions help us solve problems, guide our decision-making, and control our actions. Read more about executive challenges in autism and ADHD.

13/05/2025

12/04/2025

We have not one, but THREE free webinars coming up in the next few months. Registrations are open now! You can choose to watch live, or watch the recording on-demand. Further details about each session are available at www.illumelearning.com.au/events

12/04/2025