By Source Mama 18 to 24 March is Neurodiversity Celebration Week Neurodiversity Celebration week was founded by Siena Castellon, a teenager with neurodiversity. The aim is to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing schools, universities, and organisations with the opportunity to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent. The …
By Clem Bastow April is Autism Awareness Month. Clem Bastow was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 36. The author of Late Bloomer explains why we need to stop viewing autism as something to be “fixed”. When I sought diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2018, I didn’t have much in the way of …
By Rebecca Glover Allow yourself to be where you are. As a Carer, who are we? What is our purpose and identity? It feels like a lifetime ago that I thought about and planned things like dinner parties and social outings, haircuts and lazy Sunday ‘sleep-ins’. I know and appreciate that this generally comes …
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Type One Foundation (T1F) runs mums dinners nationwide for mums who have type 1 diabetes (T1D) as well as mums who have children with T1D. Type1 mum ambassadors in each town act as hosts to connect mums from all over their cities or towns. These incredibly popular dinners are …
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Tune in and listen to the story of Source Mama & Source Kids Founder + CEO Emma Price as she shares the trials and tribulations that some of us know all too well in parenting a child with special needs. Emma was a guest of the lovely Mandy and Kate from Too Peas In A …
By Amrita Das Two years ago, my two children began their journeys of being diagnosed with an invisible disability – or “invisability” as I lovingly call them. Whenever their diagnosis comes up in conversation, the usual response is “but he looks so normal” or “she will be perfectly fine”. But, what is normal? Becoming a …
By Kelly Wilton February 28 is Rare Disease Day. A time for everyone to come together to support, celebrate and continue the wheels of change for the rare disease community. It is estimated that 25,000 babies are born with a rare genetic syndrome each year in Australia. People living with a rare diagnosis often have …
By Julie Fisher People often tell me they don’t know how I do it when it comes to my son Darcy because he has Down syndrome. Well, at least I think that’s why they say this. It’s actually never mentioned. I’ve always found this quite puzzling because he is, first and foremost, my son. The …
We talk to two mums about their children’s tube feeding journeys and the ways they are giving back to the tubie community. Stacey Phillips has tube fed one of her sons since he was nine weeks old and is on a mission to brighten up the lives of those in a similar situation. Queensland-based Stacey …
It’s Tube Feeding Awareness Week from 5 to 11 Feb. Mum, Kate shares the story of her daughter Liv. Liv is turning 8 during Feeding Tube Awareness Week! Liv is a beautiful girl that loves nothing more than to dance, play with her sister and friends, and watch scary movies or go on a ghost …
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