Neuroinclusion

16/10/2026

🎃 THE ULTIMATE TREATS FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE THIS HALLOWEEN 👻

Forget the lollies for a second. What if the sweetest treats we offered neurodivergent people were the things that actually helped them feel safe, accepted and understood? 🧡

🍬 Curiosity instead of judgment.
🍬 Emotional and sensory regulation tools without shame.
🍬 Celebrating unique wins, even when they look different from everyone else’s.
🍬 Valuing all communication, including non-speaking communication.
🍬 Honouring individual needs and capacities without comparison.
🍬 Respecting identities without expecting people to mask.
🍬 Embracing diversity rather than expecting conformity.
🍬 Accommodations without requiring proof of struggle or disability.
🍬 Authentic inclusion that goes beyond simply being invited.

Because the best treat isn’t being told to fit in.

It’s being supported to show up as your authentic self. 🧡

This Halloween, let’s make inclusion more than a cute slogan. Let’s create environments where neurodivergent children and adults don’t have to earn acceptance by appearing less disabled, less different or more convenient for others.

✨ Which of these treats do you wish every neurodivergent person received?

Save this post, share it with someone who needs the reminder, and let’s make inclusion the norm and not the exception. 🎃

15/10/2026

📣 WE’RE HIRING!

Our next neurodiversity-affirming OT could be anywhere in Australia. 🇦🇺

What if you could spend more of your time doing what you became an occupational therapist to do (providing exceptional, neurodiversity-affirming care) without having to carry the entire mental load of running your caseload alone?

At Neuroinclusion, we’re looking for our next part-time Occupational Therapist to join our team, and we’re creating something a little different. 💜

✨ Why work with us?
💰 A generous salary that recognises your skills, expertise and contribution.
🚀 Unique career progression opportunities that go beyond the traditional clinical ladder, allowing you to explore your strengths, develop your interests and grow with us.
🧠 Practical, multifaceted support across clinical practice, operations and client management so you’re not left trying to figure everything out on your own.
🌈 A genuinely neurodiversity-affirming workplace where different brains, communication styles, support needs and ways of working are respected.
🤝 A team that understands the importance of support. We want you to have the guidance, systems and collaborative relationships you need to thrive and not just survive your workload.
💜 The opportunity to do meaningful work with clients and families while contributing to a bigger mission: making neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy more accessible.

We believe OTs do their best work when they feel supported, valued and empowered to practise in ways that align with their clinical expertise and values.

You shouldn’t have to choose between being an excellent clinician and having a sustainable career.

📍 Based anywhere in Australia.
⏰ Part-time opportunity.
📅 2027 start.

If you’re an OT who wants to be part of changing what neuroaffirming practice and workplace support can look like, we’d love to hear from you.

👇Send us a DM or email us your resume to learn more about joining Neuroinclusion.

Know an incredible OT who deserves a workplace like this? Tag them below or share this post with them! 💌

09/10/2026

Do you or someone you know constantly spin, swing, jump or climb? 👀 Their vestibular system might be part of the picture!

The vestibular system helps us process movement, balance and head position.

How can occupational therapy help? By exploring each person’s sensory preferences and adapting activities and environments to support participation.

Equipment to consider at home, in clinics and schools:
🛝 Swings & slides
🤸 Crash mats
🪑 Rocking chairs
🟣 Therapy balls
🧗 Climbing equipment
🌀 Balance beams and stepping stones
🚲 Bikes

But remember: more movement isn’t always better. Every person responds differently, and activities should be individualised, safe and guided by their needs.

The goal isn’t to stop people moving. It’s to understand what their bodies need and help them participate in everyday life. ♾️

Comment “vestibular guide” for our free resource on vestibular inputs and supports

05/10/2026

ADHD doesn’t always look like being distracted. Sometimes it looks like having 47 tabs open in your brain… while pretending everything is fine.

ADHD can look like…
😠 Quickly becoming angry or overwhelmed when everything suddenly feels like too much.
📝 Needing to write EVERYTHING down because if you don’t, it might disappear from your brain.
❔Forgetting important things you genuinely wanted and needed to remember.
⏰ Losing track of time constantly.
💭 Overthinking… then overthinking your overthinking.
🤦‍♀️ Losing your keys, phone, wallet… while actively looking for them.
💻 Deep-diving into a completely random topic because your curiosity suddenly needs answers RIGHT NOW.
🛍️ Impulse shopping because “future me will definitely use this.”
🤔 Overcompensating by being ridiculously prepared for every possible scenario.
🥳 Being unpredictable. Spontaneous. Surprising and sometimes even to yourself.

ADHD isn’t always loud, hyperactive or obvious. Sometimes it looks like trying incredibly hard to hold everything together. And sometimes the person who looks the most organised, prepared and capable is using an enormous amount of energy to make it look that way.

What would you add to the list?

30/09/2026

ADHD awareness means very little if ADHDers are still expected to struggle in silence.

We need acceptance.
We need access.
We need support.
And ADHDers deserve all four.

This is for the ADHDer who:
→ Couldn’t access a diagnosis earlier
→ Is still waiting to be assessed
→ Was diagnosed late
→ Doesn’t feel safe to unmask
→ Takes medication — or doesn’t
→ Can’t access the support they need
→ Is navigating hormonal changes or co-existing diagnoses
→ Is learning, advocating, working with or loving an ADHDer
You shouldn’t have to burn out to deserve support.

We need a world where ADHDers have access to:
🧡 Neuroaffirming supports and adjustments
🧡 Affordable medication and ongoing therapeutic input
🧡 Movement, body doubling and practical support
🧡 Information to make informed choices
🧡 Safe, supportive community
🧡 Understanding of co-existing diagnoses
🧡 Self-compassion, choice and control
🧡 The opportunity to live a fulfilling life

I share the tools that help me manage my ADHD and I want to hear yours.
What’s one ADHD tool, adjustment or support that genuinely helps you?
Share it below. Your strategy might be someone else’s “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?”

And share this carousel to help move ADHD conversations from awareness → acceptance → action.

29/09/2026

Who is going to the DIR Conference this year?!
The conference’s 20% Early Registration Discount ends tomorrow, Wednesday 30 September!
That means tomorrow is the last day you can take advantage of both:
✨ 20% Early Registration Discount
➕ An additional 15% off using my code "NEURO"
After September 30, the 20% early registration discount will end, and you’ll only be able to receive the 15% discount using my promo code.
So if you’ve been thinking about joining us, tomorrow is the day!
Use code "NEURO" when registering to receive your additional 15% off. 🌈🧠

LIVE ONLINE October 18 - 27, 2026 A Unique 10-Day Global Conference Experience a global exchange of ideas through dozens of engaging presentations led by professionals, parents, and self-advocates from around the world, highlighting the meaningful, real-life application of DIRFloortime® for

26/09/2026

For neurodivergent people of all ages, play is often a pathway to safety, belonging, connection and health.

Neurodiversity-affirming play means creating environments where people don’t have to perform, mask, comply or “play correctly” to belong.

It can look like:
→ following someone’s interests instead of redirecting them
→ making space for movement, repetition and regulation
→ joining someone’s play without taking over
→ adapting the environment rather than expecting the person to adapt
→ valuing connection over performance
→ recognising that play can look radically different from person to person
→ protecting opportunities for joy, creativity, autonomy and exploration across the lifespan.
And this matters because play is not frivolous.

Play can support relationships, identity, communication, nervous system regulation, participation, wellbeing and a genuine sense of belonging.

From toddlers lining up their cars, to teenagers gaming with friends, to adults dancing in the kitchen, collecting things, creating art, playing sport or getting completely absorbed in a special interest…
There is no single “right” way to play.

As occupational therapists, educators, parents and clinicians, we can create spaces where neurodivergent people don’t have to earn belonging by behaving neurotypically.

We can make room for play that feels safe, meaningful and genuinely theirs.

🎓 I’m teaching an upcoming online training on neurodiversity-affirming play for professionals who want to understand how to support play across the lifespan.

Register here: https://www.verveotlearning.com.au/live-neurodiversity-affirming-play-reimagining-play-in-ot

18/09/2026

A haircut or brushing hair shouldn’t have to become a battle of wills. ✂️

For many neurodivergent children, hair grooming can involve sensory overload, uncertainty, motor demands, communication differences and a whole lot of vulnerability.

As an OT, I don’t want to teach a child to “just tolerate it.”
I want to ask: What can we change to make grooming more accessible?

✨ Prepare them when they’re regulated
✨ Familiarise them with grooming tools and sounds
✨ Build tolerance gradually over time
✨ Bring regulation tools and comfort items
✨ Visit the hairdresser without the expectation of a haircut
✨ Use clear, objective and predictable language
✨ Offer choices and communicate what will happen next
✨ Respect their communication when they need a break

Neurodiversity-affirming support isn’t about making a child fit the grooming routine.

It’s about adapting the routine so the child can participate without having to override their sensory needs.
And sometimes the most successful haircut is the one where nothing is forced.

Save this for your next haircut or grooming appointment, and send it to a parent, educator or hairdresser who needs it. 💛

15/09/2026

A child shouldn’t have to fall apart before we decide they need support.

If support only arrives once a child reaches crisis, we’ve built a crisis-response system and not a proactive support system.

Early intervention needs to focus on:
What is this child communicating?
What need isn’t being met?
What can we change around them?
What support could make things easier BEFORE this becomes overwhelming?

Because sometimes the behaviour we’re waiting to “manage” is actually the final stage of a child being overwhelmed, unsupported or misunderstood.
And crisis support absolutely matters.
But children deserve support before they reach breaking point, too.

📌 Save this for the next time someone tells you, “They need to get worse before they can get help.”

🔄 Share this with a parent, educator or professional who needs to hear it.