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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.

08/05/2026

What supports you with showering?

Practical supports that can make showering easier for neurodivergent people may include:

✨ Shower chairs or stools
✨ Hand-held shower heads
✨ Long-handled sponges/brushes
✨ Pump bottles instead of squeeze bottles
✨ Non-slip mats & grab rails
✨ Sensory-friendly products
✨ Dim lighting or preferred music
✨ Temperature adjustments
✨ Visual schedules or reminders
✨ Simplified routines with fewer steps
✨ Preparing towels/clothes beforehand
✨ Waterproof speakers, podcasts or playlists
✨ Sitting while drying, dressing or brushing teeth
✨ Flexible hygiene routines
✨ Dry shampoo or body wipes on low-capacity days
✨ Adaptive clothing post-shower
✨ Decluttering the bathroom environment
✨ Hooks and items at accessible heights
✨ Body doubling or co-regulation
✨ Transition supports before and after showering
✨ Extra recovery time afterwards
✨ Energy conservation & pacing strategies
✨ Collaborative problem solving
✨ Reducing shame around hygiene struggles
✨ Accommodating sensory, motor and executive functioning needs

Accessibility and support can completely change participation. 💛

05/05/2026

Showering is often labelled as a “basic” task…
but for many neurodivergent people, it’s anything but.

When we look beyond behaviour and into the nervous system, sensory processing, and executive functioning, things start to make sense.

Occupational therapy supports people of all ages to engage in meaningful hygiene that aligns with your capacity, needs and unique circumstances.

Save this to shift your perspective on showering ♻️

Share this to spread more inclusive awareness of neurodiverse showering preferences and needs 💬

02/05/2026

Tools don’t regulate.
People do 🏆

Tools don’t build houses.
People do.

And yet… we keep focusing on the tools instead of the humans using them.

A room full of sensory supports doesn’t equal inclusion.
A checklist of “strategies” doesn’t equal safety.

✨ Alignment is what matters.
✨ Relationship is what matters.
✨ Understanding is what matters.

Because the same tool can regulate one person…
and overwhelm another.

Start early.
Talk with toddlers about how people have different needs.
Normalise different comfort items, utensils, prams, supports.

Because when diversity and inclusion is expected…
support isn’t questioned.

But here’s the tension:

Adults are often better supported without question due to having more autonomy.
Children? Not so much.

“Why can’t they just be independent?”
“Isn’t that enabling?”
“Why do they get support?”

Neurodivergent children are still asked to prove their needs in ways others never have to.

Let’s shift the lens:
✅ Context matters.
✅ Nuance matters.
✅ Curiosity matters.
✅ Respect matters.
✅ Compassion matters.
✅ Dignity matters.
✅ Bias matters.
✅ Education matters.

And people?
People always matter most.

Save and Share this to support better understanding of regulation tools 💡

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01/05/2026

Happy Birthday, Sarah 🎉

A pottery enthusiast who creates art
A devoted cat mama of two
A proud neurodivergent human
A traveller, mountain climber, and chocolate lover

But also…
A deeply skilled senior occupational therapist changing lives every day.

Sarah shows up with compassion, insight, and lived understanding to support people navigating:
✅ Complex trauma
✅ Late diagnosis
✅ LGBTQIA2S+ identities
✅ Sensory needs
✅ Unmasking
✅ PDA profiles
✅ Workplace support
✅ Learning accommodations
✅ Emotional regulation

Your work matters. The way you hold space matters. And the impact you have on your clients is undeniable.

We’re so lucky to have you as a valued leader, colleague and friend 🥹

AND Sarah currently has immediate capacity for new clients, both in-person and online.

✨ If you or someone you know is looking for neurodiversity-affirming OT support, now is the time to connect.

Drop a 💛 below to wish Sarah a happy birthday!

30/04/2026

The things we do… do things to us.

As an occupational therapist, this is something I come back to every single day.

Because for neurodivergent people, tasks are never “just tasks.”
They shape nervous systems.
They shape identity.
They shape whether someone feels safe being who they are.

For so long, therapy focused on compliance…
👉 “Can they do it?”
👉 “Will they do it?”

But we’re asking a different question now:
✨ What is this task doing to them?

Because when tasks are:
– rigid
– overwhelming
– disconnected from meaning

They can lead to burnout, shutdown, masking, and disconnection from self.

But when they are intentional?
That’s where everything changes.

We start to see:
✔ regulation instead of distress
✔ autonomy instead of control
✔ connection instead of compliance
✔ identity instead of masking

This is the shift towards neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy
And it’s changing lives.

Because we’re not just teaching skills…
We’re shaping experiences that stay with people for life.

❤️ Save this to remind yourself: the goal was never just doing the task.

⭐️ Share this with someone who needs to rethink the way we support neurodivergent people.

27/04/2026

We talk a lot about helping kids “self-regulate”…

But nervous systems were never meant to do it all alone.
Co-regulation is often the foundation that comes first. 🧠

Especially for neurodivergent children, regulation grows through felt safety, connection and being supported by calm adults. This is the complete opposite of compliance, punishment or “fixing” big emotions.

Ways to foster co-regulation include:

✨ Validate feelings and experiences
“You’re having a hard time right now” goes much further than “you’re fine.”

✨ Physical touch and affection
(If welcomed) hugs, hand squeezes, sitting close.

✨ Share sensory tools
Headphones, fidgets, weighted items, snacks, dim lighting.

✨ Share space together
Sometimes your calm presence is enough.

✨ Active + empathetic listening
Listen to understand, not rush to solve.

✨ Attuned body language
Get on their level, soften your facial expressions, reduce intensity.

✨ Use breathing techniques together
Model slow breaths without forcing participation.

✨ Move together
Walks, stretching, swinging, dancing, bouncing.

✨ Use a calm, slow and quiet voice
Your nervous system communicates before your words do.

Co-regulation isn’t about preventing all distress.
It’s about helping someone feel safe enough to move through it with support.

And truthfully? We all need this. Adults need co-regulation too.

Save this for later and share with someone who needs the reminder that connection is often the intervention. 💛

26/04/2026

I used to think I had to choose between being a “good parent” and being a neurodiversity-affirming one.

Then I realised so many parenting “rules” were built around compliance, appearances and what makes other people comfortable; not what actually helps neurodivergent kids feel safe, regulated and understood.

Our home changed when we started prioritising things like:

✨ Supporting safe stimming
✨ Keeping sensory tools accessible
✨ Offering consistent support for hard tasks
✨ Being intentional with screen use (without shame)
✨ Making sure safe foods are always available
✨ Building a neurodiversity-affirming support team
✨ Lowering unnecessary demands
✨ Protecting mental health like it matters
✨ Prioritising autonomy
✨ Leading with attachment + co-regulation
✨ Using communication supports
✨ Honouring regulation and energy levels

And honestly? Things didn’t become “perfect”… they became more sustainable.

Less masking.
Less burnout.
More connection.
More trust.
More capacity for everyone in the family.

If you’re trying to unlearn outdated parenting advice and want practical strategies that actually support neurodivergent children, our Neurodiversity-Affirming Parenting eBook is for you. 💛

Comment “ebook” and I’ll send you the link. 👇

24/04/2026

It’s so powerful hearing about others’ neurodivergent diagnostic journeys and the outcomes they’ve experienced ✨

6 reasons a neurodivergent diagnosis can be life-changing (at any age):

✨ Self-advocacy
It can help you communicate your needs clearly at school, work, home and in healthcare settings.
You can advocate for accommodations instead of forcing yourself to “push through.”

✨ Belonging
Finding your community can be powerful.
Realising there are others who think, feel and move through the world like you can reduce isolation.

✨ Self-awareness
You begin recognising your patterns, strengths, sensory needs, burnout signs and support needs earlier.

✨ Access to support
Diagnosis may open doors to accommodations, therapy, funding, workplace adjustments and educational support.

✨ Validation
Many late-diagnosed neurodivergent people carry years of shame from being misunderstood.
Diagnosis can help reframe “What’s wrong with me?” into “my brain works differently.”

✨ Understanding
Understanding your neurotype can help you make more aligned choices in relationships, parenting, careers and daily life.

And importantly: diagnosis is deeply personal.

Not everyone wants or needs one, and systemic barriers make access difficult for many people. Self-identification is valid too.

But for many?
It can be the beginning of self-compassion instead of self-blame. 💛

Did diagnosis change your life or are you still considering one? Share below ⬇️

21/04/2026

Confusing neurodiversity-affirming parenting with “permissive parenting” is ableist.

Because when your child’s brain, sensory system, and capacity are different, parenting has to look different too.

What some people call “too soft” is actually:
✨ preventing burnout
✨ reducing anxiety
✨ building trust and safety
✨ supporting regulation before expectations

This isn’t a lack of boundaries.
It’s boundaries that are responsive and unique to the circumstances.

It’s choosing:
✅ connection over compliance
✅ understanding over punishment
✅ long-term wellbeing over short-term behaviour control

And yes people might judge.
They might misunderstand.
They might think you’re “giving in.”

But you’re not here to parent for an audience.
You’re here to raise a human.

A human who feels safe in their body.
A human who doesn’t have to mask to be accepted.
A human who knows they are supported, not “too much.”

That matters more than anyone else’s opinion.

If you’ve ever been made to feel like you’re “too soft” for supporting your child’s needs, this is your reminder:

⭐️ You’re not the problem.
⭐️ The expectations are.

Comment “yesss” if you needed this today 💛
Share this with a parent who’s doing things differently.

20/04/2026

Most people are supporting autistic people… without understanding BIMS.

What might look like:
“lack of motivation”
“defiance”
“withdrawal”
Is often actually THIS 👇

It’s BIMS 👇

🧠 B — Burnout (chronic exhaustion from masking + pushing past capacity)
🧠 I — Inertia (feeling stuck — can’t start, stop, or switch)
🧠 M — Meltdowns (loss of control from overload)
🧠 S — Shutdown (freeze, withdrawal, going quiet)

✨ I’m speaking at a FREE summit with 30+ experts on what neurodiversity-affirming care actually looks like.

Comment SUMMIT and I’ll send you a free ticket.

Which one do you see most — B, I, M or S?

19/04/2026

Gender gaps in neurodivergence diagnosis make our parenthood journey harder from the start.

For so many women and gender-diverse people we are missed, misunderstood, or diagnosed far too late.

So we enter pregnancy, birth, and postpartum already navigating a system that doesn’t fully see us.

When your baseline has always been misunderstood,
you’re less likely to be supported when you’re struggling.

When your needs have always been minimised,
you’re more likely to minimise them yourself.

This is how gaps in healthcare widen.

We need:
• Inclusive diagnostic models
• More research
• Earlier identification
• Neurodiversity-affirming perinatal care
• Support that is holistic
• Gender-diverse representation in neurodiversity
• Neurodiversity-affirming midwifery-led care
• Communication options that honour preferences & pronouns
• Parenting groups that include all genders & identities
• Accessible training for health professionals in neurodivergence & gender diversity

Because better outcomes don’t come from systems that actually fit all of our neurodiversity.

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1 Merino Entrance
Perth, WA

Website

http://www.neuroinclusion.com.au/

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