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ADHD Medications
DISCLAIMER: Not a pharmacist, not medical, I do not prescribe. This is informational only to help you know what medications may be presribed to you, in Australia, if you are an ADHDer and you and your physician (usually psychiatrist and/or paediatrician &...
What is the Neuro-Affirming approach?
Essentially, neuroaffirming psychology services focus on supporting and validating individuals' diverse neurological experiences. Instead of attempting to "fix" or alter someone's neurology, neuroaffirming approaches emphasise acceptance and understanding. The aim is...
Did you know you were born with more than just 5 senses?
From the moment you arrived in this world, your body became an instrument of perception, a living symphony of signals, vibrations, and sensations. Yet somewhere along the way, society reduced this beautiful orchestra to just five neat categories: sight, sound, taste,...
March 2025 Budget
I'm definitely no political commentator, but as a brief round up of the latest budget and the impact to Psychology and related Mental Health and Medication supports that are of interest to me (and clients): Source: the summaries as emailed to members of AADPA and the...
Neurodivergent
The word 'neurodivergent' is NOT a euphemism for Autism. To use 'neurodivergent' when you mean Autism, to me, is the opposite of neuroaffirming. However, I keep things vague on my About Me page and using the word "Living and relating to neurodivergent*...
What can a Psychologist diagnose?
Staying in my lane Assessment and diagnosis is a tricky beast to navigate at times, and it can be super confusing to know who is the professional (in Australia) who is trained to assist versus who is accepted as a diagnostician by the funding bodies (looking at you...
ADHD Overwhelm
This post is a followup resources from the Distractd talk on Wed 5 June, 2024. Thank you so much, Amanda for having me!!! (sIntroduction Welcome everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something that affects us all—overwhelm. If you have ADHD, this can be...