MyKind Autism Services

17/05/2026

🌈 17th of May
❤️ We celebrate
🌏 IDAHOBIT

Today is the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination! 🌈

Why May 17? It was on this day in 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the WHO Classification of Diseases - a historic step towards inclusion. Three decades later, despite how far we’ve come, the LGBTQIA+ community unfortunately still faces discrimination.

Days like today offer all of us the opportunity to visibly stand against discrimination. LGBTQIA+ community and allies alike, today we take action to make the world more inclusive.

This year, we couldn’t be prouder of the massive wave of allyship, pride, and visibility we’ve seen across workplaces, schools, and communities.

To every single person who’s gone rainbow: you have sent SUCH a vital message of hope, support, and safety to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Whether you wore a rainbow ribbon, started a conversation, hosted a fundraiser, shared IDAHOBIT online, or hung up a poster, thank you. Each action contributes to building a more inclusive future.

Thank you for showing up proudly with us!

16/05/2026

We are fortunate to live in a city that values young people, connection, and support for families.

City of greater Geelong creates opportunities for inclusion and empowerment.

Can your family join the fun?

09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!

We wish the Mums across our community a moment of peace, reflection, and gratitude today.

Thank you for all you do for others:

Maintaining patience in pursuit of answers,
Practising resilience after challenging times,
Offering grace when gratitude is missing from others.

Mums are remarkable, irreplaceable, uniquely crafted to fit their own family’s journey.

Special. One of a kind. Wonderful.

Happy Mother’s Day.

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New research suggests that learning to be kinder to yourself – even in tiny ways – can make a real …

03/05/2026

🚨 One last reminder — our Drop Dead Project peer session is this Tuesday.
The name's a bit cheeky, but the work is real. It's about making sure that if something happened to you tomorrow, the people supporting your person would know exactly where to look and what to do.

We call it the Drop Dead Toolbox — one safe place where everything important lives together:

📜 Your will 📄 Your NDIS plan 🩺 Health information 🔒 Passwords 📞 Emergency contacts 🌟 The "About Me" — your loved one's routines, interests, the things that make them them, and THE REST!

You'll leave with a plan, not just a to-do list. And your Resource Kit (handouts, slides, recording, auto transcript, checklists, extra tips) will keep guiding you after the session wraps up.

💻 Tuesday 5 May, 10:00am – 12:00pm (SA time) 💵 $168.90 🔗 Book through the Workshops & Kits tab on our website — link in the comments from 9am.

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20/04/2026

FREE public transportation has been extended across Victoria through 31 May 2026. No need to tap on or tap off.

Now is the perfect time to practise travel training with an OT, Allied Health Associate, Peer Mentor, Support Worker, or friend.

No MyKi Card? No problem. No need to tap on or off until 1 June 2026.

From 1 June 2026 - 31 December 2026: HALF price for public transportation users.

For more information and details:
https://transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/news/free-public-transport-across-victoria

Organise your MyKi Card:
https://transport.vic.gov.au/tickets-and-myki/myki

20/04/2026

Wow! Another FREE workshop available through ACD - Advocating for children with disability.

If you're interested in learning more about advocating for a student, this workshop is for you.

Please follow the link to learn more and register.

Advocating for your child at school starts here 💜

Want to feel confident speaking up for your child at school? Our FREE Advocating at School online workshop gives you the tools, tips and support to make it easier.

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn:
🔹Your child’s rights at school
🔹How to build positive relationships with teachers
🔹Support available in government schools
🔹Simple steps to effective advocacy

This workshop is led by facilitators who are also parents of children with disability, so you’ll be learning with people who truly understand.

⚡Places fill up quickly. 👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/AdovApr26Posts

27/02/2026

🎉We are feeling pleased and proud of Participants and Families with whom we partner. We've heard from community members about recent pride points and milestones including:

🍎 Reestablishing rapport with a previous teacher
🦺 Starting a new job
🚲 Riding a bigger bike
🗣️ Speaking up for oneself within the peer group

What amazing efforts by our community members, families, and professionals toward making these milestones possible!👏👏👏

22/02/2026

🫤 The release of Autistic Barbie has been a topic of controversy pitting capitalism against representation.

❤️ ‘It doesn’t need to be perfect to be powerful.’

🙌 Barbie allows the next generation to grow up with messages about value and belonging.

🙋‍♀️ Representation matters.

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-autistic-barbie-matters

Mattel’s latest doll has stirred conversations about the commercialisation of autism, but the benefits of this kind of representation cannot be understated, say University of Melbourne experts

19/02/2026

🎉We are feeling pleased and proud of Participants and Families with whom we partner. We've heard from community members about recent pride points and milestones including:

🚗 Earning their "L's"
🪒 Learning to shave
🎸 Joining a band
🫕 Trying new restaurant and new foods

What amazing efforts by our community members, families, and professionals toward making these milestones possible!👏👏👏

12/01/2026

Ready to start your year empowered & equipped to support your family?
Or know a family who needs to thrive this year? Then share this calendar of workshop dates with them!
We have multiple options for you to join our online workshops — because when you're juggling so much, flexibility matters!
✅ Pick your start date from above.
✅ Sign up in just a few clicks.
👉 Explore all options via the links in our bio, as new workshops are being added regularly! Or head to envisage.community/workshop

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26/12/2025

Carer Gateway has assisted many of the carers and families within the MyKind community in large and small ways.

Now is as good a time as any to reach out, explore what a little support may look like for yourself or a Carer in your circle.