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.
How to Discover Your Child’s Autism Behavioural Profile and 4 Reasons Why You Should
Learn about the different profiles of Autism including how to discover your child’s Autism behavioural profile and why it’s important you do.
How to Complete an NDIS Access Request for Your Autistic Child
Learn how to complete an NDIS Access Request for your Autistic child by identifying the correct pathway for your child’s specific situation.
Pathological Demand Avoidance and Negotiation: Why You Should Negotiate with Your PDA Child
Collaboration and negotiation are listed as helpful approaches for PDA. Let’s look at why you should negotiate with your PDA child.
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.
