Neuroverse Assessments

15/12/2025

https://www.aapi.org.au/Web/About-AAPi/Media/Media-Releases/MentalHealthSupportForPeopleImpactedByTheBondiAttack.aspx
Our hearts are heavy over the terrible events at Bondi yesterday. This article from the Australian Association of Psychologists includes helpful resources for supporting children in response to this tragedy. Please take care. 💔

AAPi extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the horrific tragedy in Bondi last night.

31/10/2025

Loving this new animation from Emerging Minds about looking beyond behaviour to understand the emotions underneath.

Meet Emm. In this animation, Emm shares some key things every adult should know about emotions and behaviours and ways to best support them.

30/09/2025

The Kindle edition of Tania Wieclaw’s books
“When my brain is messy” and
“I’ve always had a voice” are currently available for free on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com.au/When-Brain-Messy-Tania-Wieclaw-ebook/dp/B0BZK2146S

https://www.amazon.com.au/Always-Voice-Nurturing-Neurodivergence-Book-ebook/dp/B0F74VXYD7

is a gentle, rhyming picture book for ages 2-5 that celebrates all the ways children communicate - spoken and unspoken. Whether through AAC, sign language, gestures, or facial expressions, this story validates non-speaking communication in a joyful, affirming way. Repeated lines create comfort ...

24/09/2025

There have been some big claims coming out of the USA recently about Autism and ADHD, which may have stirred up feelings of anger, fear or even guilt.

These articles take a closer look at the evidence. ⬇️⬇️

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-does-not-cause-autism/105806092?

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/maha-report-adhd-fact-checking

16/09/2025

PDA is gaining increasing interest and recognition as a subtype of Autism. Australia’s first ever PDA conference will be held later this year in Perth. More details here ⬇️

A surge of professional and personal interest in Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), an autism subtype — which in children can affect everything from cleaning teeth to attending school — has led to Australia's first-ever PDA conference, to be held in Perth in November.

21/08/2025

This week the Australian Institute of Family Studies released a new resource - 3 brief information pages which could be helpful for understanding, explaining and advocating for neurodivergent children and young people.

Check out their one page summaries on "Defining key terms", "Sensory Processing" and "Supporting neurocognitive functioning" ⬇️

https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/child-family-community-australia/supporting-neurodivergent-children-and-young-people

16/08/2025

Children are most likely to thrive when they are supported by a team... parents, teachers and professionals working together to help that child meet their full potential. 🤝

Check out this great advice from Dr Emily on building a trusting parent-teacher relationship: https://learnwithdremily.substack.com/p/why-a-trusting-parent-teacher-partnership?utm_campaign=post

Still unsure why your child is struggling, or how best to support them? Contact us at Neuroverse Assessments on 4739 2352 to organise an appointment.

12/08/2025

PDA - what’s that? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Check out some of our favourite PDA resources.

30/07/2025

NAPLAN results are out! If your child's literacy or numeracy results are in the lower two bands ("developing" or "needs additional support") it's a good idea to have a chat with their teacher to talk through what is happening and discuss how you can support them to strengthen these skills.

For some children, difficulty acquiring skills in Mathematics, Reading or Writing is due to a neurodevelopmental disorder called a Specific Learning Disorder (also known as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia).

If you are concerned about your child's educational development give us a call on 02 4739 2352 to book an appointment. 📞

We would love to assist you to gain clarity about your child's learning and recommendations for how best to support them.

The annual test of literacy and numeracy for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 shows some isolated improvements but largely stable results.

13/07/2025

📚 "Neurodivergent people who changed the world". Check out our review of "Wonderfully Wired"! 📚

07/07/2025

Hopeful that this new initiative will help reduce barriers for clients seeking medical support for ADHD!

From September, GPs in New South Wales who have undergone training will be able to resupply ADHD medication to patients who have already been diagnosed with the condition.

25/06/2025

Neuroverse Assessments provides assessments for everyone under the neurodiversity umbrella. ☂️ Check out our review of The Umbrella Gang comic series, a great resource for young people to understand and appreciate neurodiversity.