Neurodiverse Therapies

02/09/2026

September 2026 holds two important awareness months: Su***de Prevention and Pain Awareness. For many neurodivergent and chronically ill people, these experiences overlap. Pain can isolate; isolation can deepen despair.

This month, Neurodiverse Therapies is focusing on amplifying hope, validation, and practical support. If today is heavy, you're not alone. Your pain is real. Your distress is valid. You don't need to justify either to deserve support.

As an occupational therapist, Dr Micah Perez sees how chronic pain reshapes daily life, identity, and hope - in herself and in her clients. Nervous system overload, sleep disruption, and loss of meaningful activity can all feed suicidal thoughts.

Hope isn't "just think positive". It's tiny, doable steps: a text to a friend, a 2‑minute breathing exercise, adjusting your environment to reduce sensory load. If you're not okay right now, that's allowed. Help exists. You are not alone.

Reach out to someone you trust, or contact a crisis line in your country. In Australia, call or text 13 11 14 (Lifeline).

Su***de prevention and pain awareness both come down to this: connection. Being seen, believed, and supported changes outcomes.

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01/09/2026

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I am a neurodivergent Occupational Therapist on the Gold Coast who has availability to provide neurodiversity affirming occupational therapy for neurodivergent individuals (aged 10y+) and families who are seeking clinic and/or telehealth services.

Please see brochure below for an outline of services offered. I look forward to working with you!

31/08/2026

Adults with migraine deserve resources that are informed not just by evidence, but by lived experience and empathy.

Dr Micah Perez is committed to sharing practical, neurodiversity-affirming resources to support adults with migraine. You're not alone - she is on the journey with you! She has been living with chronic migraine for over 20 years - prior to this she lived with episodic migraine.

Follow along, share with your community, and comment what topics you’d like more information about.

Go to Neurodiverse Therapies Shop page for free and premium resources specifically created for people with migraine and their partners!

https://neurodiversetherapies.com.au/shop/

Neurodiverse Therapies offer face-to-face clinic assessment and interventions and telehealth services to improve your health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

28/08/2026

Adults with migraine deserve resources that are informed not just by evidence, but by lived experience and empathy.

Dr Micah Perez is committed to sharing practical, neurodiversity-affirming, FREE resources to support adults with migraine. You're not alone - she is on the journey with you! She has been living with chronic migraine for over 20 years - prior to this she lived with episodic migraine.

Follow along, share with your community, and comment what topics you’d like more information about.

Go to Neurodiverse Therapies Shop page to download free resources specifically created for people with migraine and their partners!

https://neurodiversetherapies.com.au/shop/

Neurodiverse Therapies offer face-to-face clinic assessment and interventions and telehealth services to improve your health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

27/08/2026

In today's approximately 5m video, I acknowledge and celebrate Women's Equality Day 26th August 2026.
Women and girls deserve equal rights to opportunities, and are often not heard or accommodated or included.
This is especially true for neurodivergent disabled females.

I am passionate about
-Amplifying women's voices
-Challenging systems that make "access" an extra task for women
-Calling out "compliance" language that punishes women for not masking
Equality means access that doesn't require a performance of "normal."
Equality grows when we give time, mentorship, and opportunities to women—especially those juggling chronic illness, disability, and care work.

26/08/2026

Neurodiverse Therapies acknowledges and celebrates Women's Equality Day 26th August 2026.

Today on Women's Equality Day, we're reminded: equality isn't a slogan—it's a practice.

In 2026, the global call is "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls," and in OT, that shows up in the small, daily choices we make: who gets believed, who gets accommodated, who gets to lead.

This Women's Equality Day, we're committing to:
-Amplifying women's voices
-Challenging systems that make "access" an extra task for women
-Calling out "compliance" language that punishes women for not masking

Equality means access that doesn't require a performance of "normal."

Equality grows when we give time, mentorship, and opportunities to women—especially those juggling chronic illness, disability, and care work.

25/08/2026

Are you an adult living with ME/CFS or orthostatic intolerance and live in Melbourne?

The Baker Institute / University of Melbourne (VIC) are recruiting for their study.

You might be suitable if you are:
Aged 18+ years
Are living with ME/CFS or orthostatic intolerance
Able to attend 2 clinic visits at the Baker Institute (Melbourne - parking and time spent reimbursed)

For more information about the study contact Elena Christopoulos via email at [email protected].

Always consider carefully whether participating in a study is right for you.

Researchers at Deakin, La Trobe and Swinburne Universities are investigating if a potential new treatment is effective in treating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).

25/08/2026

Are you an adult with ME/CFS living in Melbourne?

Researchers at Deakin University are testing a potential new treatment for ME/CFS and are looking for participants to join their clinical trial!

You may be eligible if you:
Are over 18 years
Have a diagnosis of ME/CFS

What the trial involves:
8 weeks of participation (1 in-person session at Barwon Health Geelong or at Swinburne University Hawthorn/Melbourne and 5 in-person or remote sessions via video calling)
Receiving either the study medicine or a placebo
Blood tests for safety monitoring

This study has been approved by the Barwon Health HREC (23/196)

Researchers at Deakin, La Trobe and Swinburne Universities are investigating if a potential new treatment is effective in treating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).

20/08/2026

Neurodiverse Therapies supports Brain Injury Awareness Week 19-25 August 2026.

1. Awareness and understanding
Brain injury can affect how a person thinks, communicates, moves, feels, senses and manages everyday activities.

Some impacts are visible. Many are not.

A person may look “fine” while experiencing fatigue, sensory overload, memory changes, headaches, emotional shifts or difficulty organising tasks.

This Brain Injury Awareness Week, let’s replace assumptions with curiosity, patience and practical support.

Small adjustments can make a meaningful difference: reduce sensory demands, allow extra processing time, write information down and ask what would help.

2. Invisible impacts
Not all brain injuries are immediately visible.

Someone living with brain injury may be managing symptoms that affect attention, planning, balance, speech, energy, emotional regulation or participation in everyday life.

Needing breaks is not laziness. Taking longer is not a lack of effort. Asking for support is not failure.

Understanding creates safer, more inclusive homes, workplaces, schools and communities.

This week, listen without judgement and believe people when they describe their experience.

3. Recovery is individual
There is no single recovery timeline after brain injury.

Progress may look like returning to a valued activity, finding a new way to complete a task, managing energy more effectively, communicating needs or participating with the right support.

Recovery is not always linear, and support may be needed long after the initial injury.

A strengths-based approach recognises both the challenges and the skills, interests, identity and goals that remain important to each person.

4. Practical support
Supporting someone with brain injury does not require perfect words or specialist knowledge.

You can help by:

Giving one step at a time.

Allowing extra time to respond.

Reducing background noise and visual clutter.

Checking understanding without being patronising.

Offering written information.

Respecting rest breaks and changing energy levels.

Asking, “What would make this easier today?”

Accessibility is not special treatment. It is a practical way to support participation and dignity.

5. Community call to action
Brain injury awareness is more than learning a definition. It means creating communities where people are understood, included and supported.

This Brain Injury Awareness Week:

Learn about visible and invisible impacts.

Avoid assumptions based on appearance.

Use respectful, person-centred language.

Make space for different communication and energy needs.

Share reliable information.

Ask before offering advice.

Share this post to help build greater understanding of brain injury and its everyday impacts.

21/05/2026

12th May 2026 was International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND), and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.

CIND like ME/CFS and fibromyalgia steal energy, amplify pain, and challenge daily life - yet people who have these conditions are often dismissed as being "just tired."

This month, Neurodiverse Therapies acknowledges the functional difficulties whilst honouring the resilience and strength of those affected.

If this resonates, share or repost to spread awareness for CIND and fibromyalgia.
Your action helps break the silence - thank you.







If you would like neurodiversity affirming occupational therapy support for CIND and/or fibromyalgia, please reach out to Dr Micah Perez at Neurodiverse Therapies.

https://neurodiversetherapies.com.au/