Neurodiversity and learning differences

This online course supports parents and carers to help their children with developmental disability, neurodiversity (like Autism, and ADHD), or additional needs. If focuses on key life skills, like daily routines, communicating and building relationships. The program supports parents/carers to build a strong, loving relationship with their child, and guide their development, behaviour, and emotions as they grow.

Parenting is full of ups and downs. Sometimes it can feel like guesswork when it comes to improving behaviour and strengthening your relationship with your child. This free, self-paced program is designed for parents and carers of children under the age of 12 and will empower you with proven strategies to confidently tackle any challenges that come your way, at every age and stage. From dealing with tantrums, building social skills, boosting cooperation, listening, self-regulation, and more. This isn’t a rulebook – it’s a toolkit to help you feel calmer, solve problems before they get bigger and support your child to reach their full potential.

This site helps autistic and neurodivergent children, young people, and families connect with inclusive activities, community programs, and supports across Australia.

This site helps autistic and neurodivergent children, young people, and families connect with inclusive activities, community programs, and supports across Australia.

Positive Partnerships provide workshops, webinars and other resources for parents, carers and educators of school-aged autistic children. informed by research and lived experience.

SPELD NSW Parents hub provides an InfoLine, parent workshops, factsheets, guide for parents, readers, resources and programs for home, audio books and stories.

NESSY has free learning resources, ebooks, videos and worksheets to support learning at home.

To help parents nurture their high potential and gifted child, CSMN dedicated High Potential and Gifted Education Team has developed a guide designed to support student learning and development both in the classroom and beyond.

Resources created with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents, families and workers to support children's social and emotional wellbeing.

Written for parents and educators of neurodivergent children, this practical handbook provides the tools you need to help your child thrive both academically and socially, whether you are navigating school meetings, building executive functions or fostering emotional regulation. Perfect for families seeking positive approaches to ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other neurodevelopmental variations, it will empower you to embrace your child's differences as the remarkable gifts they truly are.

A YouTube clip of the book: ‘Dyslexia Explained’ exploring what it’s like being dyslexic.

For ages 5-12

'My Different Brain' is a book that celebrates the beauty of diversity and how children's minds work. This book introduces children to neurodiversity and unique ways of experiencing the world.

All Brains Are Different is dedicated to promoting acceptance and celebrating diversity- aimed at lower primary school aged children.

A book that explains the brain's processes and needs simply and factually for those who are neurodivergent.

Aimed at teenagers and young adults. This story describes how it feels to be neurodivergent as well as a practical guide, with advice for living with meltdowns and shutdowns, tips for finding supportive communities and much more.

This article explores strategies to support routines, organisation, homework emotional regulation and confidence.

Understanding ADHD and its related challenges are explored in an interview with Dr Bernice Dodds. Hosted by The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.

This podcast interviews Dr Toby Rheinberger

This guide was written by experienced parents especially for other parents of children with disability who are preparing for or navigating school with all its challenges and achievements.

Autism Connect is a free, national autism helpline, providing independent and expert information over phone, email and webchat.
Call: 1300 308 699
Email: info@autismconnect.org.au
Webchat: Autism Connect - National autism helpline - phone, email or live webchat