ABCARE Disability Support

08/10/2025

07/10/2025

What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder (SLD) that primarily affects a person’s ability to read, write, and spell. It occurs when the brain has difficulty processing the sounds of language (phonological processing), which makes decoding written words harder.
Importantly, dyslexia is not linked to intelligence—individuals with dyslexia can be highly capable, creative, and successful. It simply means their brains process written language differently.
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Key Characteristics of Dyslexia
• Difficulty with accurate or fluent word recognition.
• Struggles with spelling and decoding unfamiliar words.
• Slow or effortful reading, often leading to fatigue.
• Trouble remembering sequences (like phone numbers, instructions, or days of the week).
• Strengths in problem-solving, big-picture thinking, creativity, and verbal reasoning are common.

Research suggests dyslexia affects around 1 in 10 Australians, making it one of the most common learning differences.

06/10/2025

Observed 7th October each year with the goal of raising awareness about trigeminal neuralgia, a conditions characterised by severe facial pain.

05/10/2025

🌞 Happy Public Holiday! 🌞

Our office is closed today for the public holiday.

If you need urgent care support or roster changes, please call our after-hours service on 0466 682 851.

For anything non-urgent, we’ll get back to you tomorrow when the office reopens.

Wishing you a safe and relaxing day!
The ABCARE Disability Support Team

04/10/2025

04/10/2025

FRIENDLY REMINDER
☀️ Daylight saving will start at 2 am on Sunday 5 October, 2025.

⏰ Clocks will move forward one hour.

Some clocks will update automatically however some will need to be manually updated.

03/10/2025

ABCARE Disability Support will be at booth 37 and look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday 15th October 2025

03/10/2025

What are your plans this long weekend?

02/10/2025

October is Augmentative Alternative Communication Month

01/10/2025

30/09/2025

Many people with ADHD see it as their superpower
ADHD is common and affects one in twenty Australians.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder that begins in early childhood and affects both children and adults. ADHD is often misunderstood. Many people with ADHD describe being told they are not listening, ‘lazy’, oppositional or ‘naughty’.
ADHD affects your brain’s higher-level thinking (or executive functioning) and can affect attention and the ability to self-regulate behaviour, thoughts and emotions.
This can lead to difficulties at school or with academic progress, and can also lead to difficulties at work, and with friendships and relationships, including family life.
ADHD has a spectrum of symptoms, with severity levels mild, moderate and severe. Symptoms can differ for each person.