Suzi Scrimshaw - Support Coordinator

09/10/2025

Sunny Coasters
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07/10/2025

This session is hosted by Quest Collective and features guest presenters, Occupational Therapist Geordie from Forbes Care and Suzi from Inspire Consulting. We will be discussing the Change of Circumstances process and outlining the types of evidence required to support successful applications for Autistic NDIS participants.

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Collaborators:
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https://www.facebook.com/ForbesCareOT
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Bringing NDIS Providers, Allied Health Professionals, Specialists, Carers, Guardians & Participants together for learning and connecting.

25/09/2025

Breaking...

We are partnering with the University of Melbourne and the Centre for Disability Studies to develop a support needs assessment.

24/09/2025

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✨ AuDHD isn’t rare.
It’s just rarely understood.
Autism + ADHD together isn’t “too much.”
It’s a brain wired for both pattern + speed like seeing the world in HD while everyone else runs on standard settings.
That can feel like overload.
But it can also feel like power.
Here are 6 truths about AuDHD minds that most people never realize 👇🏼
1. Double the Difference, Not Double the Deficit
Two diagnoses ≠ two strikes.
AuDHD blends strengths:
🌀 pattern recognition + creative leaps = insights that shock even you sometimes.
2. Focus Works in Extremes
ADHD = scattered sparks.
Autism = unshakable tunnel vision.
Together??? It looks chaotic on the outside, but inside, when passion lands, you unlock a level of mastery that feels almost unstoppable.
(You’ve felt it. Hours vanish. The world disappears. You become the thing.)
3. Sensory Sensitivity Meets Restless Drive
Noise, lights, textures = overwhelming.
But novelty, music, movement = pure fuel.
The same environment that drains you can also supercharge you.
(That’s why you crash one moment and come alive the next: you’re not broken, you’re wired different.)
4. Social Wiring is Complex
Autistic wiring craves truth + clarity.
ADHD wiring craves energy + connection.
Mix them, and “small talk” feels fake, but when you find your people??? The bonds are so deep, they feel like oxygen.
5. Emotional Intensity is Real
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (ADHD) + deep autistic empathy = emotions that hit like tidal waves.
Yes, it hurts. But it also means you care, connect, and notice at a depth most people will never touch.
(Your heart is both your shield and your superpower.)
6. Structure Unlocks Potential
ADHD resists rules.
Autism thrives on them.
The sweet spot = flexible structure.
Enough order to feel safe. Enough freedom to feel alive.
🌌 AuDHD isn’t “too much.”
It isn’t broken.
It’s an operating system tuned for depth, insight, and innovation.
One that catches patterns others miss, feels truths others avoid, and imagines futures others can’t.
👉🏼 You’re not defective.
You’re different by design.
And the world needs exactly that.

21/09/2025

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17/09/2025

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29/08/2025

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CBS News' Anthony Mason joins Paul Simon on a trip to the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, to explore how researchers are getting closer to finding answers about repairing and preventing hearing loss.

29/08/2025

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The family of 24-year-old disabled Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody in May, has launched legal action against the government.Mr White, from Yuendumu, died on May 27 after being...

12/08/2025

If autistic people are impaired due to underpruned synapses, are neurotypical people impaired due to overpruned synapses too?

What is the right amount of connections for the human brain and who says so? ;)

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250430/Study-links-impaired-synaptic-pruning-to-autism.aspx

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition in which affected individuals experience difficulties in social communication and exhibit restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior or interests.

19/06/2025

10/06/2025

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Finland’s strategy is rooted in a straightforward principle: stable housing is essential for rebuilding a life.

Rather than mandating sobriety or employment as prerequisites for assistance, they offer housing first, with no strings attached.

Once housed, individuals receive support for mental health, addiction, and job opportunities.

This approach has significantly lowered chronic homelessness, cut public service costs, and enabled thousands to reclaim stability and dignity.

It serves as a compelling lesson that addressing homelessness begins with empathy and providing a place to call home.