Welcome to support essentials
Supporting Autism, PDA, and Your Neurodiverse Home
Support Essentials is here to support you and your family to work positively with your child’s neurodiversity by sharing knowledge and experience from other parents of neurodiverse kids.
Featured Articles
Autism, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and the NDIS are our regular topics of discussion.
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How to Add an Additional Participant to the NDIS Participant Portal
Need to add an additional participant to the NDIS Participant Portal (myplace)? These instructions will help you do it in ten easy steps.
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3 Tips for Working with Your Autistic Child’s Slow Processing Speed
A slow processing speed is common among Autistic children and it can delay any task you try to undertake, no matter how small. Here are three simple tips to help speed you up.
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Using Essential Oils in your Neurodiverse Home
In this practical guide, you’re going to learn how essential oils can support neurodivergent people, plus the basics of essential oils and how to use them.
Topics of Conversation
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Autism
Thought-provoking articles incorporating shared knowledge and expertise from parents of autistic kids.
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PDA
Raising awareness of Pathological Demand Avoidance, an emergent behavioural profile of Autism.
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The NDIS
Autism-specific NDIS tutorials and guides to help you access essential supports.