by vcp | 27 Mar 2025 | adhd, autism, funding
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...
by vcp | 7 Mar 2025 | adhd, autism, faq, neurodivergence
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...
by vcp | 2 Jul 2024 | adhd, assessment, autism, faq, neurodivergence, psychology
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...
by vcp | 1 Jul 2024 | adhd, faq
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 &...
by vcp | 5 Jun 2024 | adhd, mental health
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...
by vcp | 29 Mar 2024 | adhd, assessment, autism, psychology
Navigating Autism and ADHD Diagnoses In recent years, the number of individuals seeking assessments for Autism and ADHD diagnoses has been on the rise. Some might argue that this increase is indicative of over-diagnosis or even a passing trend driven by social media,...
