Together Growing Strong

Together Growing Strong Tammy is specialist who works with children and young people from pre-school to young adulthood.

Together Growing Strong envisions a future where it is normal for people of all abilities to receive the support they need to live their best life, without being disadvantaged. A world where neurodiverse children and young people are empowered to reach their full potential through compassionate, personalised, and innovative support. Our mission at Together Growing Strong is to provide compassionat

e, personalised, and research-informed support to children and young people. We focus on individual needs and use innovative strength-based approaches to foster growth, partnering with clients to facilitate their personal goals. Together, we aim to help everyone thrive with dignity and integrity.

18/06/2026

💛 "That isn't just a child playing with a toy. It's weeks of therapy in action."

One of my favourite ways to support young children is through what I call invitations to play.

Instead of asking children to practise skills through drills or structured exercises, I start by noticing what genuinely interests them and then build learning opportunities around those interests.

Over the past month, Toby has been fascinated by collecting objects, carrying them back to Mum, and posting items into containers. By following his lead, I was able to create playful opportunities to build core strength, balance, shoulder stability, body awareness, and confidence, all while he thought he was simply playing.

What has been most rewarding is watching his confidence grow. Early on, even moving across an unstable surface like a crash mat felt challenging. Through weeks of crawling, walking, reaching, collecting, and posting, Toby has gradually learned to trust his body.

Recently, that confidence showed up in a beautiful way. After weeks of exploring and cautiously interacting with a ladybug ride-on, Toby spent around five minutes riding it independently.

To many people, it might look like a child playing with a toy.

To me, it was a visible sign of stronger muscles, better balance, increased body awareness, and growing confidence.

When we build on a child's interests and motivations, learning becomes meaningful, joyful, and natural.

Because sometimes the biggest milestones arrive disguised as play. ❤️

✨ Curious about how play-based, neuro-affirming support could help your child build confidence, skills, and independence?

Visit togethergrowingstrong.com.au to learn more or book a free Meet & Greet.

👇 What is your child's current favourite interest? I'd love to hear what's capturing their attention right now!

💛 AUTISM PRIDE ISN'T ABOUT PRETENDING AUTISM IS EASY.It's about recognising that autistic people deserve respect, belong...
17/06/2026

💛 AUTISM PRIDE ISN'T ABOUT PRETENDING AUTISM IS EASY.

It's about recognising that autistic people deserve respect, belonging, and acceptance exactly as they are.

Too often, conversations about autism focus only on challenges. While those challenges are real, they are not the whole story.

Autism Pride means:

✨ Accepting yourself without shame.
✨ Recognising strengths as well as struggles.
✨ Belonging without having to mask.
✨ Creating systems that work for autistic people, not expecting autistic people to constantly adapt to systems that don't work for them.

This year's Autistic Pride message is clear: awareness is not enough.

We need action.
We need accessibility.
We need inclusion that goes beyond words.

Because nobody should have to become someone else to deserve respect.

💬 What does Autism Pride mean to you? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

🌱 If you're supporting an autistic child, teen, or young adult and would like neuro-affirming support, we'd love to connect.

🔗 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

Want to see what pure pride and determination look like? 🥹👇Engineering joy, one piece at a time! From a pile of blocks t...
17/06/2026

Want to see what pure pride and determination look like? 🥹👇

Engineering joy, one piece at a time! From a pile of blocks to a fully completed coaster track, seeing this massive smile at the finish line makes all the focus and hard work worth it. Brilliant job! 🌟

Head to our website to see how we use hands-on, creative play to build confidence and new skills!
🌐 https://togethergrowingstrong.com.au/

💛 What if the thing you need most right now is something your future self already knows?When you're young, it's easy to ...
16/06/2026

💛 What if the thing you need most right now is something your future self already knows?

When you're young, it's easy to believe that feeling different means something is wrong with you.

But here's the truth:

You won't always feel this lost.

Your people are out there.
Your strengths matter.
And the goal was never to become someone else.

The goal is learning how to become more fully yourself.

For many neurodivergent young people, the world can feel confusing, overwhelming, and lonely at times. That's why it's so important that they hear messages of hope, acceptance, and belonging.

What would you tell your younger self? Share your wisdom in the comments below. 💚👇

🌱 Together, let's remind young people that they don't need to change who they are to be worthy, valued, and successful.

📞 Looking for neuro-affirming support for your child, teen, or young adult?

Visit: [www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au](http://www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au)

15/06/2026

🦖 "You're too old for that."

💬 According to who?

Somewhere along the way, society decided there should be an expiry date on joy.

Too old for LEGO.
Too old for plushies.
Too old for trains.
Too old for dinosaurs.
Too old for collecting things.
Too old for special interests.

But here's the thing...

Nobody ever explains why.

If an interest brings comfort, connection, learning, regulation, happiness, or community, why should age suddenly make it unacceptable?

Many autistic people spend years being told to hide the things they love in order to appear more "grown up."

But authenticity is far more important than fitting into someone else's idea of adulthood.

🌱 Interests don't have expiry dates.

Joy doesn't have an age limit.

And being yourself never goes out of fashion.

👇 What's an interest you've loved for years and refuse to give up?

Tell us in the comments!

For neuro-affirming support for neurodivergent children, teens, young adults, and families:

🌐 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

🤔 Does your child answer every after-school question with "I don't know"?You're not alone.One of the most common frustra...
14/06/2026

🤔 Does your child answer every after-school question with "I don't know"?

You're not alone.

One of the most common frustrations parents share is feeling like they can never find out what happened at school. But what if the problem isn't that your child doesn't want to talk?

What if the question is simply too big?

Many neurodivergent children don't store memories in neat, chronological files. When we ask, "What did you do at school today?" their brain may be trying to sort through hundreds of moments, sensations, conversations, and experiences all at once.

That's why specific questions often work better:

💬 What made you laugh today?
💬 Who did you spend time with?
💬 What was the trickiest part of your day?
💬 Did anything surprise you?
💬 What was your favourite moment?

Small questions can unlock big conversations.

🌱 Sometimes connection isn't about asking for more information.

It's about asking in a way that helps a child find it.

👇 Have you discovered a question that gets your child talking? Share it in the comments!

For neuro-affirming support for children, teens, young adults, and their families, visit:

🌐 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

13/06/2026

🔥 The meltdown isn't where the work begins.

Most parents only see the escalation. The shouting. The tears. The slammed doors. The complete overwhelm.

But by the time a child reaches that point, their nervous system has often been sending warning signals for hours, days, or even weeks.

When we focus only on stopping behaviours, we miss the opportunity to prevent them.

✨ Prevention is understanding triggers, recognising early signs of dysregulation, and creating environments where children feel safe, supported, and understood.

✨ Escalation is not a child giving you a hard time. It's a child having a hard time.

✨ Repair is what happens afterwards. It's the conversations, connection, and reassurance that tell a child, "We're okay. You are safe. Our relationship is still strong."

Real progress doesn't come from perfect behaviour.

It comes from building trust, strengthening regulation skills, and helping children feel supported through prevention, escalation, and repair.

💙 Which part do you find most challenging: prevention, managing escalation, or repair afterwards? Share below.

👉 Looking for practical, neuro-affirming support for your child or family? Let's chat.

🌐 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

12/06/2026

Have you ever been told you're "too sensitive"?

Or watched a teenager be labelled:
⚠️ dramatic
⚠️ overreactive
⚠️ attention-seeking
⚠️ emotional
..when they're actually struggling?

Here's something worth considering:

Some people are highly sensitive.

But some people are highly responsive.

For many neurodivergent teens, the world is experienced at a much higher volume.

A small piece of constructive feedback can feel like rejection.

A change of plans can feel overwhelming.

A harsh tone of voice can linger for hours.

A crowded room, bright lights, strong smells, or constant noise can completely flood their nervous system.

It's not because they're choosing to react this way.

It's because their brain and nervous system are processing more information, more intensely, and often with less filtering than their peers.

What looks like an overreaction from the outside can feel enormous on the inside.

And when we misunderstand that, we risk teaching young people that their feelings are wrong instead of helping them understand and manage them.

This doesn't mean every reaction is helpful.

It doesn't mean there shouldn't be boundaries.

But it does mean we should look beyond the behaviour and ask:

💛 "What is this teen experiencing right now?"

Because understanding creates connection.

And connection creates safety.

🌿 Save this if it changed the way you think about "big reactions."
💛 Share with someone supporting a neurodivergent teenager.
👇 Were you ever called "too sensitive" growing up?

🔗 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

What if perfectionism isn't confidence?What if it's fear?Fear of getting it wrong.Fear of being criticised.Fear of disap...
11/06/2026

What if perfectionism isn't confidence?

What if it's fear?

Fear of getting it wrong.
Fear of being criticised.
Fear of disappointing people.
Fear of being rejected for who you really are.

Many neurodivergent people learn very early that being themselves comes with consequences.

Maybe they were told they were:
⚠️ too sensitive
⚠️ too loud
⚠️ too intense
⚠️ too emotional
⚠️ too much

So they adapt.

They mask.
They overachieve.
They become the helper.
The rule-follower.
The high performer.

Not because they think they're better than everyone else.

Because they're trying to feel safe.

The problem is that perfectionism can look successful from the outside while feeling exhausting on the inside.

When your worth becomes tied to achievement, mistakes stop feeling like opportunities to learn and start feeling like evidence that you're failing.

And that's a heavy burden for anyone to carry.

Healing often begins when we realise we don't have to earn our place in the world.

We don't have to perform our way into belonging.

We are worthy because we exist, not because we're perfect.

🌿 Save this if you needed the reminder.
💛 Share with someone who has always felt the pressure to get everything right.
👇 Did perfectionism show up in your life as achievement, people-pleasing, or something else?

🔗 www.togethergrowingstrong.com.au

11/06/2026

One of the reasons I choose to do simple, talking-to-camera reels is because they're real.

I'm not an actor. I'm not reading from a teleprompter. I'm not trying to create a perfectly polished version of myself.

What you see is me.

A professional who has spent years supporting neurodivergent children, teens, and families.

A parent who has lived the challenges, frustrations, fears, and joys that so many of the families I work with experience every day.

And a neurodivergent person who understands what it's like to navigate a world that isn't always designed for the way your brain works.

The information I share comes from professional knowledge, lived experience, ongoing learning, and thousands of conversations with families over the years.

My hope is that when you watch these reels, you don't just learn something new.

I hope you feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.

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