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.
4 Books About Puberty to Support Autistic Girls
Transitioning to adulthood is hard. Here’s four books about puberty to support autistic girls and other neurodivergent children.
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.
Parenting a PDA Child: Why Your PDA Child Needs a Best Friend, NOT a Parent
Parenting a PDA child means challenging traditional parenting norms such as the widely accepted rule that parents should never be friends with their kids.
Topics of Conversation
Autism
Thought-provoking articles incorporating shared knowledge and expertise from parents of autistic kids.
PDA
Raising awareness of Pathological Demand Avoidance, an emergent behavioural profile of Autism.
The NDIS
Autism-specific NDIS tutorials and guides to help you access essential supports.
