Doing Adulthood

Useful links for young people with disability embarking upon adulthood, including information about managing money, self-care, mental health, and finding community.
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.
Learning to Drive with a Disability

From Mario Kart to navigating the NDIS, Delphi reflects on the challenges and wins of learning to drive with a disability.
Fibromyalgia, 0 Out of 5 Stars, Do Not Recommend

Recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, ADHD and Autism, Charlotte talks about the “so-called” experts who dismissed her and a monumental shift in her perspective on life.
Survival: A Kind of Artistry

Ayden writes about their experience as an autistic, queer filmmaker, born into a migrant family.
But You Don’t Look Disabled!

Tried and trusted methods for getting around difficult conversations with often well-meaning but over-inquisitive bystanders.