Neuroinclusion

Neuroinclusion Neuroinclusion offers neurodiversity-affirming allied health and training across Australia. Online, clinic and in-person options available.
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We support potential, self and formally diagnosed neurodivergent individuals to thrive and embrace authenticity.

💡 “That’s unfair.”If you’ve ever heard this in response to accommodations, here’s how to respond ⤵️✨ Let’s have a meetin...
28/08/2025

💡 “That’s unfair.”
If you’ve ever heard this in response to accommodations, here’s how to respond ⤵️

✨ Let’s have a meeting with everyone involved.
✨ I thought this was a safe and inclusive environment.
✨ This isn’t a suggestion – this has been prescribed.
✨ Accommodations are human rights.
✨ Fair doesn’t mean everyone gets the same thing.
✨ I understand you’re looking out for others, but not at the detriment of them.
✨ This is no different to someone wearing glasses to support their vision.

Accommodations are not “special treatment.” They’re about equity, access, and dignity. 🌍💙

✨ Being neurodiversity-affirming does not mean we tolerate unsafe behaviour ✨Sometimes people confuse “affirming” with “...
24/08/2025

✨ Being neurodiversity-affirming does not mean we tolerate unsafe behaviour ✨

Sometimes people confuse “affirming” with “accepting anything.” But let’s be really clear:
✅ We can respect and support someone’s neurotype.
❌ That does not mean we excuse actions that make others feel unsafe.

Your neurotype does not excuse unsafe behaviour.
Yes, certain diagnoses may mean a person is more likely to experience or display certain behaviours . However, it’s never the whole picture. Behaviour is shaped by many factors. And blaming a diagnosis alone? That only adds stigma and harm.

✅ Instead, we can use neurotype as one piece of understanding. For neurodivergent people, unsafe behaviour can often be supported through holistic approaches, including occupational therapy, psychology, medical input, sensory support, and more. But unsafe behaviour is not unique to neurodivergence. Neurotypical people can and do display it as well.

✨ Here’s what’s important: professionals (teachers, therapists, doctors, support workers, nurses, anyone in a caring role) should never be expected to simply tolerate unsafe behaviour just because someone is neurodivergent. Every person deserves safety and respect in the workplace.

💡 Being neurodiversity-affirming means:
🌿 Respecting differences
🌿 Providing the right supports
🌿 Creating safe environments for everyone

It’s about compassion, dignity, and accountability — not excusing harm.

💭 What does safety + affirmation look like in your world?

Having a brain injury isn’t always visible but the impact runs deep.⭐️ This Brain Injury Awareness Week (18–24 August 20...
21/08/2025

Having a brain injury isn’t always visible but the impact runs deep.

⭐️ This Brain Injury Awareness Week (18–24 August 2025), let’s bring invisible disabilities into the light and advocate for real, meaningful change. This year’s theme: “Invisible disabilities deserve visible change.” 

🧐 Did you know…
• An estimated 700,000+ Australians are living with a brain injury, many facing daily challenges that go unseen—three-quarters are under 65, and two-thirds acquired their injury before age 25.
• Each year, around 200,000 Australians experience a traumatic brain injury, including roughly 170,000 concussions. Most don’t require hospitalisation but still carry long-term effects.
• In 2020–21, head injuries accounted for 406,000 emergency department visits, 142,000 hospitalisations, and sadly, 2,400 deaths across Australia .
• And behind closed doors, many more suffer: nearly half of male prisoners in Victoria have an acquired brain injury, compared to about 2% in the general population; this disparity highlights systemic failures in recognising and supporting people with ABI.

🧠 This week, here’s how you can help raise awareness and be part of the change:
• Share stories of lived experience and resilience.
• Amplify the message that brain injury often looks different and deserves understanding, not stigma.
• Support organizations raising awareness and pushing for better screening and support systems.

Together, we can make invisible disabilities visible. Let’s change the narrative for the 700,000+ Australians who need our empathy, understanding, and advocacy.

Who got bingo?! 🎯✨ Mark all of the ones that you are sensitive to and find out. Ever felt like your socks are out to rui...
19/08/2025

Who got bingo?! 🎯✨

Mark all of the ones that you are sensitive to and find out.
Ever felt like your socks are out to ruin your whole day? Or that the ceiling lights in a room are just a bit too… intense? 👀💡

For many autistic people, everyday things like:
🧦 Socks
💡 Ceiling lights
💦 Sweat
👃 Strong odours
🐶 Dog barking
🪥 Brushing teeth
🏷️ Clothing tags
🥔 Mashed potato
🖍️ Chalk
…can be overwhelming sensory experiences.

👉 Sensory sensitivities aren’t “quirks” to be brushed off. They’re real, valid, and impact daily life. Occupational therapists can help with strategies, sensory tools, and self-advocacy to make the world feel safer and more comfortable.

💭 Which ones would you tick off on your Sensory Sensitivity Bingo card?

✨ personal share that helped shape my professional career ✈️ In 2014, I volunteered as an occupational therapy assistant...
19/08/2025

✨ personal share that helped shape my professional career

✈️ In 2014, I volunteered as an occupational therapy assistant whilst in my second year of studying occupational therapy in rural Tanzania.

🧠 Many disabled children were hidden away because of stigma due to being seen as “cursed” or “possessed.” Some were kept in sheds without light, not because of their disability, but because of societal exclusion. 💔

🌈 That experience changed everything for me. I realised that what truly disables people is not just their difference, but the environment and attitudes around them.

⭐️ I thought I was there to give support, but in truth, those children and families gave me lessons that shaped my values, identity and purpose as an OT. ✨

📚 This is why I started Neuroinclusion. I want to create a world where every person is seen, valued, and included. 🌍

🔥 My purpose is clear: to keep building global inclusion through neurodiversity-affirming care, leadership and advocacy.

💭 I’d love to know — what experience shaped YOUR purpose?

🌱 Neurodiversity-Affirming DIR Floortime Elements 🌱🎉 At Neuroinclusion, we draw on the work of Dr Gerry Costa, who highl...
17/08/2025

🌱 Neurodiversity-Affirming DIR Floortime Elements 🌱

🎉 At Neuroinclusion, we draw on the work of Dr Gerry Costa, who highlighted key relational elements within DIR Floortime that can be especially powerful when practised through a neurodiversity-affirming lens. These elements help build genuine connection and support regulation, communication, and development in ways that respect each person’s individuality.

✨ Affect – Our emotions are the bridge to connection. By tuning into and matching affect, we create safety, trust, and co-regulation.

🤲 Gesture – Communication is more than words. Movements, facial expressions, and body language can often carry deeper meaning and help us attune to one another.

🎵 Intonation – How we use our voice matters. Tone, rhythm, and pacing can either invite engagement or shut it down. Intonation helps convey warmth and openness.

⏳ Latency – Allowing time for a response is crucial. Every brain processes differently; pausing honours communication differences and creates space for authentic participation.

💬 Engagement – True connection happens when both people are invested. Engagement is not about compliance. It’s about shared joy, curiosity, and meaning.

🌈 When used together, these elements can transform interactions into opportunities for growth, regulation, and authentic relationships. They are especially important in supporting Autistic people and other neurodivergent individuals in ways that affirm identity rather than push conformity.

💻 If you’d like to learn more about neurodiversity-affirming approaches in therapy and daily life, visit us at www.Neuroinclusion.com.au

💧 3 Hacks To Support Neurodivergent People To Drink More Water 💧Hydration goals can feel harder than they sound, especia...
16/08/2025

💧 3 Hacks To Support Neurodivergent People To Drink More Water 💧

Hydration goals can feel harder than they sound, especially when executive functioning, sensory needs, or busy routines get in the way.

🧠 Here are three OT-approved hacks that can make a difference:
✨ Make it accessible – keep water within arm’s reach (desk, bag, bedside). Visibility = reminder.
🎉 Use novelty – a fun bottle, colourful straw, or adding flavour can make water more appealing.
🔗 Habit stack – pair drinking water with something you already do daily (medication, meals, brushing teeth).

✅ Small tweaks = big impact. OTs often work with neurodivergent people to find strategies that actually fit their lives, values, and sensory preferences.

🧊 Which hack would you try first?

✨ What’s your current neurodivergent side quest? ✨Maybe it’s learning everything about a niche topic, reorganising your ...
15/08/2025

✨ What’s your current neurodivergent side quest? ✨

Maybe it’s learning everything about a niche topic, reorganising your entire book collection by colour, starting a mini herb garden… or deep diving into the history of 1980s arcade games. 🎯

For many neurodivergent people, side quests are joyful, purposeful, and regulating.

🌈 Occupational therapists love helping people find the side quests that align with our clients’ values, needs, and strengths.

🧠 Sometimes, side quests can also take up more energy, money, time, or resources than we’d like. That’s where OTs can support with creating balance, building compensation strategies, and offering space for self-compassion.

So… what’s your side quest right now? 👇 Share in the comments!

✨ Glimmers are the tiny, fleeting moments that spark joy, safety, or connection. These can be just as powerful for our n...
12/08/2025

✨ Glimmers are the tiny, fleeting moments that spark joy, safety, or connection. These can be just as powerful for our nervous system as any big life event. They’re the opposite of triggers: instead of sending our bodies into fight-or-flight, they gently cue us that we are safe, connected, and able to regulate our nervous systems.

🌍 For many neurodivergent people, especially those with complex neurodivergence, chronic illness, or fatigue, glimmers can be found in places rather than in actions. This is because sometimes, just being in a regulating space means our nervous systems can recalibrate without us needing to spend precious energy or capacity.

🌿 Natural outdoor spaces are often rich in glimmers:
☀️ The warmth of the sun on your skin
💨 A cool breeze through the trees
🐦 Birds chatting to each other in the distance
🌊 The rhythmic sound of waves meeting the shore
🍃 The earthy smell after rain

🧠These moments aren’t about productivity or doing more. They’re about letting the environment soothe your senses and signal to your brain: “You’re safe here.”

💬 Wanna join in? Comment below with your favourite outdoor glimmers so we can build a collective library of joy. Then, share this post with someone who could use a reminder to slow down and soak in their surroundings.












Do you agree? 👍 📱In our digital world, nuance often gets lost and forgotten. Algorithms reward bite-sized, “safe” conten...
11/08/2025

Do you agree? 👍

📱In our digital world, nuance often gets lost and forgotten. Algorithms reward bite-sized, “safe” content like the quick definitions, the catchy lists, the one-size-fits-all advice. It’s fast. It’s easy. It’s shareable.

🌈 But when it comes to Autism and ADHD, oversimplification doesn’t just miss the point, it can erase the very details that make a difference.

👉 Autism is not just “likes routines.” ADHD is not just “can’t focus.” These labels, when flattened into stereotypes, erase lived experiences and can invalidate the unique needs, strengths, and challenges of each individual.

🧠 When we oversimplify, we risk:
• Reinforcing stereotypes
• Missing co-occurring conditions
• Ignoring cultural and personal differences
• Making people feel unseen or “not autistic/ADHD enough”

📝 Yes, simple posts can help spark curiosity. However, they should be the start of learning, not the end of it.

🎉 Let’s create and share content that goes beyond the surface.
Let’s talk about sensory processing differences, executive functioning challenges, intersectionality, and the way support needs fluctuate and change over time.

✅ Let’s honour the complexity because that’s where understanding lives.

💬 If you’re autistic, ADHD, or both, what’s one nuance about your experience you wish more people understood? Drop it in the comments so we can make space for all of our truths.

Neuroinclusion wouldn’t be what it is without Hayley. 🥹For over a year, she’s been our hard worker, our friendly first p...
10/08/2025

Neuroinclusion wouldn’t be what it is without Hayley. 🥹

For over a year, she’s been our hard worker, our friendly first point of contact, and the glue that’s held us together through the highs, lows, and everything in between. From the tears and late nights to the belly laughs and big wins, Hayley has been there for it all. ✅

If you’ve ever emailed or spoken to us, chances are you’ve experienced her warmth, compassion, and genuine care. She doesn’t just represent Neuroinclusion; she embodies it. 🧠

Hayley, we are so grateful for your leadership, kindness, and unwavering support. You’ve helped us grow into the dream team we are today. Here’s to many more years of making a difference together. ✨

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10/08/2025

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