RESOURCES

SUPPORT SERVICES

Amaze - Autism Connect

National Autism Helpline
1300 308 699

Autism information you can trust. Free, confidential and independent. Autism Connect is open 8am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.

Autism Connect is a free, national autism helpline, providing independent and expert information over phone, email and webchat.

It supports Autistic people, their families and carers, health professionals, researchers, teachers, employers and the broader community.

ADHD Foundation

ADHD Helpline

1300 393 919

The ADHD Helpline is not a 24-hour service; It is provided to help you find ADHD solutions and assist with ADHD Referrals; However, ADHD Foundation Australia is a charity, unfunded by the government. The ADHD Foundation operate with the help of kind donations and a team of passionate and dedicated volunteers. They have an large volume of calls and may not be able to respond to your call immediately.

Carer's Tasmania

Carer Gateway is an Australian Government program providing free support and services to family and friend carers. Care2Serve, the service arm of Carers Tasmania, is the Tasmanian provider of the Carer Gateway program and connects Tasmanian carers to free support and services available through Carer Gateway.

Yellow Ladybugs

Proudly autistic-led and neuro affirming

Yellow Ladybugs is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals.

I CAN Network

I CAN® is Australia’s largest provider of autistic-led group mentoring programs, training and consultancy. Their school and online mentoring programs empower 6-22-year-old young people with an ‘I CAN’ attitude.

Reframing Autism

Reframing Autism are an Autistic-led charity, reframing the understanding of Autism through education, resources and research, underpinned by our lived experience as Autistics.

Hidden Disabilities

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is here every day of the year to support people living with non-visible disabilities in their communities. It is a simple tool for you to share that you have a hidden disability voluntarily. Simply by wearing the Sunflower, you’re just letting everyone know that you might need extra help, understanding, or just more time.

Speak Out Advocacy

The Speak Out Association of Tasmania, also known as Speak Out, is a state-wide membership organisation for people with intellectual/cognitive disability. Speak Out works by promoting and defending the individual rights of people with intellectual disability.

ACD TAS

ACD Tas is a peer-led not-for-profit disability specialist family organisation. Established in 1998 by a group of parents of children with disability who recognised the need for a professional state-wide family advocacy organisation, today ACD Tas offers independent: information & training, advocacy, consultancy, case coordination and peer groups.

National Assistance Card

The National Assistance Card is a personalised Card to assist people with disability and health conditions in the community.

The National Assistance Card can:

Help cardholders communicate their unique areas of difficulty and the assistance they may need
Give cardholders greater independence
Assist cardholders to feel more confident in everyday social situations
Provide peace of mind for families and carers
Enhance community understanding of disability and health conditions
Support positive community interaction with cardholders.

Advocacy Tasmania

Advocacy Tasmania is a non-profit, non-government advocacy and rights information service.

Systems and services can be very complex and trying to fix a problem or make a complaint can feel overwhelming. That’s when their advocates can help.

Their advocates know all about the aged, disability, mental health, and alcohol & drugs sectors and they can provide information and work at their client’s direction to resolve concerns.

Butterfly

Butterfly Foundation is the national charity for anyone in Australia impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, as well as the families, friends and communities who support them.

Butterfly changes lives by providing innovative, evidence-based support services, treatment and resources, delivering prevention and early intervention programs and advocating for the needs of our community.

Neurodivergent Ally

Adelle is a clinical psychologist and Neurodivergent Ally came about because she was frustrated by the lack of neuro-affirming resources for therapists, schools, and families. She is a the developer of the Spoon Savers Cards and has freebies to help you be neuro-affirming on her website.

Onwards & Upwards Pyschology

Sandhya Menon is an Educational & Developmental Psychologist who focuses on creating a safe space for the neurodivergent to be themselves, stimming, flapping, fidgeting and all. She has free resources available on her website for therapists, families and Audhder's.

Living Spicy

Hayley is a 35 year old Tasmanian who has a website of resources to help navigate life with misaphonia, describing herself as "spicy, nostalgic, a tad anxious, wine in hand, navigating the noise that comes with misophonia, letting my heart lead the way through all of life’s twists and turns."