Doing Adulthood
Useful links for young people with disability embarking upon adulthood, including information about managing money, self-care, mental health, and finding community.
Sofia Starts School
A book to help parents, teachers and children have positive conversations about disability in school.
Starting school for children with disability: helpful things to know
Practical ways to support and empower us, and our children, in the transition to primary school and early years of schooling.
Transitioning to high school: What families need to know
Information about communicating with teachers and health professionals, and supporting your child’s confidence and pride.
What’s next: What to know as a parent of a child with disability
A quick reference to ideas, supports, and strategies for big changes like getting a diagnosis or moving to high school.
How to Move out of Home
What it feels Like going on the road to move out of home and about my NDIS experience.
Finding Light in the Dark
When a medical diagnosis dominoes into multiple diagnoses, and ultimately leads to a journey of self-discovery.
Claiming My Milestones, On My Own Terms
From finishing school and finding work to creating a family, disabled people can rewrite expectations and define success on our own terms.
The Hidden Price Tag of Being Disabled
From medical bills to lost opportunities, Rahim reflects on the hidden costs of disability.
Learning to Unfold at My Own Pace
Finding balance, challenging societal pressures, and defining independence on your own terms.
Where the World Doesn’t Reach
Chronic illness doesn’t just reshape our bodies. It reshapes our timelines, our relationships, our sense of self. It can rob us of the rituals that mark adulthood.
The Path Beyond the Map: Redefining Independence as an Autistic Person
From leaving high school a year behind to finding her dream degree – Grace talks about finding her own way forward.