CARE

She smiled at school all day.
Then she fell apart at home.
This is called masking.

Many autistic children work incredibly hard to fit in. They copy, adjust, hold it together and push through discomfort so they do not stand out.

By the time they get home, the effort of pretending becomes too much. The nervous system finally releases what it has been holding in all day.

What looks like a sudden meltdown is often the result of hours of quiet effort.
Masking can hide children who need support, especially girls.

If this is your evening, you are not alone.

At C.A.R.E, we see beyond the surface and support the child beneath the mask.

📍 The C.A.R.E Centre
Junior Campus 30 Raglan Street cnr 9th Avenue Orange Grove
Senior Campus 31 Raglan Street Orange Grove
📞 Junior School +27 11 485 0335
📞 Senior School +27 66 208 1113
📱 +27 82 614 3080
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.thecarecentre.co.za

Rozanna Riback Hofmann

Imagine every sound at full volume. Every light on max. Welcome to Tuesday.

This is not drama. This is a real day for a sensory-sensitive kid.
The school bell that you barely hear is a fire alarm in their head.
The hum of a light that you tune out is a dentist drill in their ears.
The zip on someone's jacket. The scrape of a chair. The cough from across the room.
All at once. All the time.

Now add the lights. Buzzing. Flickering. White.
Now add the smell of someone else's lunch.
Now someone touches your arm without warning.
That is not a meltdown waiting to happen.
That is a nervous system doing maths it was never built for.

The room is not too loud for everyone.
But it is too loud for them.
And that is enough reason to listen.

At CARE we do not tell our kids to "just deal with it".
We build classrooms that deal with it for them.
Calm rooms. Dim lights. Noise plans. Sensory breaks.
That is not soft. That is smart.

Save this for the next person who says "he is overreacting".
Share with a teacher. A grandparent. Anyone who needs to understand.
Tag a parent whose child lives this every day.

The C.A.R.E Centre Junior Campus: 30 Raglan Street, cnr 9th Avenue, Orange Grove Senior Campus: 31 Raglan Street, Orange Grove Junior School: +27 11 485 0335 Senior School: +27 66 208 1113 Emergency: +27 82 614 3080 [email protected]@thecarecentre.co.zawww.thecarecentre.co.za

Rozanna Riback Hofmann

The best time to start was yesterday. The second best time is now.
We hear this a lot. "He is still young. Let us wait and see."

Waiting is the most expensive thing you can do. Not in money. In time.
Between 18 months and 5 years the brain is wiring itself at full speed.
Therapy during that window does not cure anything.
But it opens doors that get harder to open later.
Speech paths. Motor paths. Social paths.
CARE takes learners from 18 months.
We do not ask you to wait until the problem gets bigger.
We ask you to come while the window is wide open.

DM the word EARLY for our intake form.
Share with a parent who is still in the "wait and see" phase.
Call +27 11 485 0335.

The C.A.R.E Centre
Junior Campus: 30 Raglan Street, cnr 9th Avenue, Orange Grove
Senior Campus: 31 Raglan Street, Orange Grove
Junior School: +27 11 485 0335
Senior School: +27 66 208 1113
Emergency: +27 82 614 3080
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.thecarecentre.co.za

Rozanna Riback Hofmann

Meet Jahan. C.A.R.E. Senior School student. And now ... business owner. 🎉

Jahan has just launched JJ Events, offering jumping castles, party hire and everything you need for an unforgettable event.
This is exactly what CARE is for. Not just a school. A launchpad.

Know someone planning a party? Send this to them. Every booking supports a young autistic entrepreneur building his future.

To book Jahan: 062 558 2266 | [email protected]

We see you, Jahan. We are so proud of you.

Different. Not less.



Rozanna Riback Hofmann

His sister has autism. Nobody asks how he is doing.
Siblings of autistic kids are the quiet heroes nobody talks about.
They learn to wait. To share their parents. To explain things to strangers.
They skip birthday parties because their brother had a meltdown.
They hear "sorry we cannot go" more than any kid should.
And most of the time nobody asks them how they feel about it.
If you have a neurotypical child at home who shares life with an autistic sibling please check in on them tonight.
Ask them. Not about their sibling. About them.

Tag a sibling who deserves a shout-out today.
Drop a heart if your NT kid carries more than you realise.

The C.A.R.E Centre
Junior Campus: 30 Raglan Street, cnr 9th Avenue, Orange Grove
Senior Campus: 31 Raglan Street, Orange Grove
Junior School: +27 11 485 0335
Senior School: +27 66 208 1113
Emergency: +27 82 614 3080
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.thecarecentre.co.za

Rozanna Riback Hofmann @jax_paterson

One building. Every therapy. No more driving across town.
Most autism parents know the drive.
School pick up. Then OT. Then speech. Then home late. Again.
At CARE it all happens under one roof.
Speech. OT. Classroom. Assessments. Play. Snack. Home.
Your petrol bill thanks us.
More than that your child thanks us. No new faces. No new rooms. No switching gears.

See it for yourself. Call us or send a DM.

The C.A.R.E Centre
Junior Campus: 30 Raglan Street, cnr 9th Avenue, Orange Grove
Senior Campus: 31 Raglan Street, Orange Grove
Junior School: +27 11 485 0335
Senior School: +27 66 208 1113
Emergency: +27 82 614 3080
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.thecarecentre.co.za

Riback Hofmann @

Your autistic kid could build the next big thing.
The world is full of autistic adults changing everything.
Scientists. Artists. Activists. Builders.
Their parents heard "he will never" too.
And look what happened.
The future is wide open for your child.
We just have to back them now.

Tag a friend who needs hope today.
Save this for the next hard day.

The C.A.R.E Centre
Junior Campus: 30 Raglan Street, cnr 9th Avenue, Orange Grove
Senior Campus: 31 Raglan Street, Orange Grove
Junior School: +27 11 485 0335
Senior School: +27 66 208 1113
Emergency: +27 82 614 3080
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.thecarecentre.co.za

Rozanna Riback Hofmann