Autistics Guide to Adulthood

This free resource has been co-developed by the Autistic community and supported by an all-Autistic National Advisory Group.

The Autistics’ Guide to Adulthood consists of ten comprehensive modules, each containing videos, infographics, and activities that enable users to customise their learning experience. The resource is accessible, free, and can be accessed at any time and place that suits the user.

Funded by the Department of Social Services through an Information, Linkages, and Capacity Building grant, this national resource has been designed to cater to the unique needs of the Autistic community.

The Project Team and the National Advisory Group believe that this guide will be a valuable tool for individuals in achieving personal goals.

Website: https://www.autisticsguide.org.au/

Brave Bodies

We help children, teens, and young-adults reach their full potential through goal-setting, a family-centred approach, and targeted physiotherapy interventions.

Brave Bodies provides NDIS physiotherapy services to plan-managed and self-managed participants in the South-West of Western Australia from Busselton to Margaret River.

Bunbury Paediatric HQ
14 Plaza Street
Bunbury WA 6230

Busselton Geobay Health Clinic
55 Bussell Highway
Busselton WA 6280

Margaret River Refresh Physiotherapy
2/72 Willmott Ave
Margaret River WA 6285

Ph: 0430 042 989
Email: admin@bravebodies.com.au
Website: https://www.bravebodies.com.au/

Community Access Squad

From starting the Community Access Squad in 2015 our team has worked hard to bring together like minded peers (aged 13+) with varying abilities to be able to experience all that our society has to offer. We aim to engage every individual in a focused and meaningful way through community based inclusive outings.

The Community Access Squad embraces diversity and inclusion and we thrive on supporting friendships, developing life skills, and improving personal well-being and mindfulness. Through our pre-planned flexible programming we strive to create events that assist our members who require a little extra help to develop the necessary skills and abilities to access our community to the fullest. We implement choice, control and flexibility by supporting you while you take charge of your life and engage with your community.

Bunbury/Busselton/Margaret River
Email: Busselton@CommunityAccessSquad.com

Cockburn/Kwinana/Stirling
Email: Cockburn@CommunityAccessSquad.com

Canning/Fremantle/Melville
Email: Fremantle@CommunityAccessSquad.com.au

Ph: 0401 915 495
Email: CommunityAccessSquad@gmail.com
Website: https://www.communityaccesssquad.com

Health Loop Exercise Physiology (temporarily closed – maternity leave)

I’m an accredited Exercise Physiologist, with over 10 years of clinical experience. I’ve seen the benefits exercise can provide for those with Autism through increasing social interaction, self-esteem, and confidence.
My services are completely mobile so I can be flexible in going to participants homes or meeting them out in the community. I can currently see participants from Bunbury down to Augusta and have immediate capacity for new referrals.
If you would like to know more about our services or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.

PO Box 303 Como
WA 6952

Ph: 0400 766 890
Email: hello@healthloop.com.au
Website: https://www.healthloop.com.au/

Inclusion Australia: Supported Decision Making Resource Directory

The Supported Decision Making Resource Directory brings together supported decision making resources from across Australia. It includes descriptions and links to 8 resources for decision makers and decision supporters. All resources have been evaluated by the Make Decisions Real project team for their content, clarity, relevance and accessibility.

Website: https://www.inclusionaustralia.org.au/resource/supported-decision-making-resource-directory/

Insight Therapy Australia

Insight Therapy Australia is a psychology practice that provides comprehensive neurodevelopmental psychological assessments for children and adults and psychological and therapeutic services for children and young people.

We have a dedicated Playtherapy room in which our extensively trained Play Therapist provides both directive and non-directive Playtherapy. Our play therapy room has been carefully created utilizing expressive play themes which enables children, in developmentally appropriate ways, to process their experiences, explore troubling thoughts and feelings, emotionally respond, express worries and practice and master new skills within a safe and supporting environment.

Unit 5/62 Kent Street
Busselton WA 6280

Ph: (08) 9779 4011
Email: admin@insighttherapyaustralia.com.au
Website: https://www.insighttherapyaustralia.com.au/

ISADD – Intervention Services for Autism & Developmental Delay

Provides a holistic, evidence based service to children, adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other related disabilities. Advice and support is also provided to families and carers and we regard parents as essential partners in achieving positive change. Early Intervention Services available in Bunbury and Collie.

18 Hardy Street
South Perth WA 6151

Ph: (08) 9227 6888
Email: admin@isaddwa.org
Website: https://www.isaddwa.org

Kids Shine Therapy Services

Occupational therapy and speech therapy for your child. Kids Shine is a mobile therapy service. We provide high quality paediatric occupational therapy and speech therapy in your home, school, and community.

Stephanie Sullivan – Senior Speech Pathologist

Perth Metro and South West (Busselton, Dunsborough, Margaret River)

Steph is a speech pathologist who loves supporting children to achieve their goals. Through family-centred practice, Steph develops positive relationships with children, caregivers, and educators – to support meaningful inclusion. Steph is experienced working with children of all ages, and strongly believes that everyone has the right to communicate in the way that works best for them. Steph has a particular passion for working with young children with developmental delays and disabilities. Steph loves to learn new ways of helping children and their families. She is Hanen-Certified, and uses a neurodiveristy-affirming approach to support autistic children to build friendships and confidence. Steph is trained in the Sounds~Write© approach, and in a range of approaches to support AAC. Steph has experience across a range of clinical areas, including early language development, speech sound disorders, AAC, social communication, and literacy. Steph loves working as part of a team to provide evidence-based, fun, and functional therapy.

You do not require a referral from a doctor to access our services.

Ph: 0431 690 614
Email: hello@kidsshine.com.au
Website: https://www.kidsshine.com.au/