Bright Eyes Early Intervention

26/05/2025

18/03/2025

🌟 Neurodiversity Celebration Week at Bright Eyes 🌟

This week, we take time to recognise, celebrate, and support neurodiversity in all its forms. At Bright Eyes, we are proud to work alongside incredible neurodivergent team members, support wonderful neurodivergent clients, and share our lives with neurodivergent family and friends. Their unique perspectives, talents, creativity, and strengths enrich our world every day.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is also a time for reflection—how can we continue to foster environments that are truly inclusive? How can we best support our clients in a way that empowers them and honours their individuality?

At Bright Eyes, we remain committed to providing respectful, strengths-based, and evidence-informed support for neurodivergent individuals and their families. We believe in embracing differences, amplifying voices, and advocating for a world where everyone can thrive.

Join us in celebrating neurodiversity this week (and every week!). 💙✨

18/11/2024

Introducing Navigating Autism in the School Years - Australia's most comprehensive platform providing free, evidence-based information and resources to support families with autistic children aged 5-18 years.

Covering over 150 topics that span each phase of the school years, our platform addresses the support needs of all autistic children, regardless of where they are on the spectrum. Developed in close collaboration with the autism community, including autistic voices, parents, expert clinicians, and educators, lived experience and evidence are at the heart of every piece of content.

To learn more and explore Navigating Autism in the School Years visit the link below!

https://www.autismawareness.com.au/navigating-school-years

01/10/2024

ADHD Awareness Month is celebrated every October to raise awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 1 in 20 Australians. The theme for 2024 is ‘Awareness is Key’. Raising awareness opens the door to so many possibilities to support those with ADHD in school, at work and in the community. It also helps teachers and employers understand their students and employees who have ADHD. Click here for evidence-based guidelines released last year on best-practice for ADHD assessment and support - https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au

20/09/2024

A great post from Autism Awareness Australia with some practical tips on how to support healthy gaming 🕹📱

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12/09/2024

In light of the recent tragedy in the Blue Mountains, which we understand has affected many members of the community, we wanted to share the below tips for supporting children and young people during this time. Please feel free to reach out if you feel you or your young person needs support - (02) 7229 8270

22/08/2024

Therapy dog, Posy, working her magic with one of our little learners this week ❤️

09/08/2024

This August, Bright Eyes staff will be joining our local community to participate in the Firies Climb for MND.

The Firies Climb for MND is an annual event where firefighters raise money and awareness for motor neurone disease (MND) research at Macquarie University. MND is a degenerative, terminal neurological disease. In the past firefighters have climbed Sydney Tower Eye, and created their own challenges, but this year the climb will take place at Scenic World, Katoomba with the challenge to climb the gruelling Furber Stairs as many times as we can!

If you would like to donate to this important cause and support our team in their efforts, please use the link below.

. We will be preparing and training with our community to complete our team and individual challenges. This challenge is hard, but not as hard as MND which is a progressive, terminal neurological disease. It affects the nerve cells (neurones) controlling the muscles that enable us....

02/08/2024

Some of the Bright Eyes team were lucky enough to travel to Melbourne last weekend for the 9th Annual Conference hosted by Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia - ABAA. A highlight of the professional year, this conference is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded colleagues and researchers, hear about the advancements in our field, and reflect on how to use the brilliant science of behaviour analysis in person-centered and neuro-affirming ways.

A few highlights were:

1. Hearing from Sharon Paley Wakefield (Australian Centre for Restraint Reduction and Elimination) on how to use ethical decision making protocols to assess and manage risk, whilst upholding human rights.
2. Full-day workshop with Nicholas Maio-Aether, MAMFT, MSPSY, LBA, CSC, IBA, BCBA on sociosexual programs for adolescents and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.
3. Bright Eyes staff sitting on a panel with Dr. Gina Green (BCBA-D) to discuss the need for quality assurance and clinical governance within the field (more on this to come!)
4. Our research poster representing clinical and social validity outcomes of Bright Eyes client’s progressing through the ‘Balance Program’ - a parent-implemented, home-based intervention.
5. Our very own Niesha Illingworth (Clinical Director - Blue Mountains) being appointed President-Elect of the Association for Behaviour Analysis Australia!

And so much more. We look forward to seeing what the next 12-months holds for the development of our field and seeing everyone again next year.

11/07/2024

We've been made aware of an issue receiving and sending emails from Bright Eyes email addresses. If you expect this may have impacted your communication with the clinic, please call to let us know.

Thank you for your patience while we work with Google to resolve the issue.

Katoomba Clinic - 02 7229 8270
Pymble Clinic - 02 9498 1596

10/05/2024

Training and Employment Opportunity with Hotel Etico Australia

Hotel Etico, Australia's pioneering hotel, is excited to announce the commencement of our Trainee Development Program for 2024 for people living with . If you are interested in a career in hospitality or want to find out more, please get in touch. Applications are now open.

Program Focus: Comprehensive training and development in hospitality roles. During the program, trainees will have paid shifts in the hotel and are paid full award rates.

Eligibility: Aged 18 to 35 with low to moderate support needs.

Support: Registered participants are encouraged to apply.

Based: Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains, NSW. Trainees stay overnight three nights a week.

Program Start Date: July 2024.

Opportunities: Exciting paid career prospects within our hotel, restaurant, and bar. Additional support to gain open paid employment will be provided for after the training program.

Applications are closing soon! To learn more about the program and express your interest, visit the link below: https://buff.ly/3JFtYWe

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23/08/2023

https://events.humanitix.com/autistic-children-and-toileting-or-free-webinar

Autism Awareness Australia, in partnership with Autism Partnership Australia, presents a free webinar on 'Mastering Toilet Training for .'

What's in store?

🔸 Guidance from the best: Karen McKinnon will share her vast expertise, offering clear and practical evidence-based advice.
🔸 Your questions answered: An interactive Q&A session tailored to address your specific concerns.
🔸 A supportive network: Engage with a community that truly understands and shares your journey.

Mastering Toilet Training for Autistic Children | Free Webinar, Hosted online, Mon 11th Sep 2023, 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm CDT. Tickets are free. Only on Humanitix