CliniKids

Upcoming Parent Info Session: What does that mean? Interpreting Behaviour. Presented by Marie Rodatz, CliniKids Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead.

🗓️ Thursday, 11 June
⏰ 10.30am-12.00pm AWST | 12.30pm-2.00pm AEST

Are you a parent of an autistic or developmentally delayed child? This workshop explores the ‘why’ behind your child’s behaviour. We’ll discuss how our behaviour impacts on the child, as well as the various tools kids and adults use to regulate.

LEARN:
💛 To understand social communication, including joint attention and symbol use.
💛 About emotional regulation, including self- and mutual regulation.
💛 About transactional supports, including interpersonal and learning supports
💛 To identify what transactional supports you’re already using.

Register: https://shorturl.at/HI3t7

Last chance to register Last for tomorrow's webinar: 'Successful AAC Supports for Neurodivergent Children and Families'.

📅 Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 5-6pm (AWST)

💚 What is AAC?
💚 What does the research say?
💚 Potential challenges for families and clinicians
💚 How we support kids and families using current research & best practice
💚 Demonstration of some low and high tech AAC
💚 Q&A session

Presented by Lara Goldie, Senior Speech Pathologist and Mikali Kluver, Speech Pathologist, CliniKids.

Register: https://shorturl.at/kdjoH

CliniKids’ latest autism webinar 💡 'Successful AAC Supports for Neurodivergent Children and Families (Applying Current Research and Best Practice Principles)'

Presented by Lara Goldie, Senior Speech Pathologist at CliniKids, The Kids Research Institute Australia and Mikali Kluver, Speech Pathologist at CliniKids, The Kids Research Institute Australia.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 5-6pm (AWST)
⭐ Register: https://shorturl.at/kdjoH

More info: https://shorturl.at/OcudC

The Kids Research Institute Australia

Hospitals can be overwhelming and unfamiliar places for children and families, particularly if you have a neurodivergent child. Tomorrow, Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia is hosting a free webinar: Helping Kids Feel Supported and Empowered in Hospital.

🗓️ Wednesday, 27 May
⏰ 10am

If you’re a parent or carer of a child facing a hospital visit, come along to learn how to support your child. We will:
💛 Share our research into trauma-informed care and how it can improve wellbeing and recovery for children and families
💛 Hear from a mother with lived experience supporting her neurodivergent child through ongoing hospital visits

Register: https://shorturl.at/qVP9F

Registrations are now open for CliniKids’ latest autism webinar 💡 'Successful AAC Supports for Neurodivergent Children and Families (applying current research and best practice principles)'

Presented by Lara Goldie, Senior Speech Pathologist at CliniKids, The Kids Research Institute Australia and Mikali Kluver, Speech Pathologist at CliniKids, The Kids Research Institute Australia.

🗓️ Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 5-6pm (AWST)
⭐ Register: https://shorturl.at/kdjoH

More info: https://shorturl.at/OcudC

The Kids Research Institute Australia

Autism Understanding Month is the perfect time to pause and learn more about why the language we choose matters. 💙

Using inclusive language helps create environments where autistic people feel respected, understood, and represented.

🧠 Neurodiversity is the idea that every person has a different brain and a different way of experiencing the world.

♾️ Neurodivergent describes individuals who have a brain that diverges from what is considered the norm.

👥 A neurodiverse group includes people with multiple neurotypes, for example, autistic and non‑autistic people together.

At CliniKids, we’re committed to using neuro-affirming language, words that respect and reflect the preferences of the autistic community.

We’ve created a simple guide to help you learn the terms you may hear and understand the language currently preferred according to our research.

Explore it here: https://clinikids.thekids.org.au/information-hub/resources/neuroaffirming-language-preferences/