Atypical Solutions

23/02/2026

Meet our very special, very rare, new little babies.

18/02/2026

🌿✨ Collage of the Week – Farm Fun! ✨🌿

Last week on the farm was packed with creativity, laughter, learning, and hands-on adventures — and what a beautiful week it was! 💛

Our participants had an absolute blast:
🌱 Making grass heads and watching their creations come to life
🧵 Designing colourful string art masterpieces
🍃 Crafting nature mobiles with treasures from the outdoors
🍅 Becoming gurus in the garden while picking ripe tomatoes and cucumbers
🎨 Getting creative with chalk painting and outdoor hut building
🐐 Enjoying special animal adventures with our furry and feathered friends

These activities are thoughtfully designed to build functional skills, support communication, develop emotional regulation, and provide meaningful sensory input in alignment with participants’ NDIS goals.
Moments like these are what Atypical Farm is all about — connection, creativity, confidence, and community, all nurtured through nature 🌿

We love watching everyone shine in their own way ✨

17/02/2026

🌟 Celebrating Our Incredible Team! 🌟

We’re so proud to share that some of our amazing Atypical staff have officially completed Level 2 of their Auslan studies 🙌 — with more assessments happening next week for the rest of the team!

This milestone means so much to us, especially because it’s been supported and encouraged by members of our Deaf community and respected Elders, who shared how impressed they were with the growth, dedication, and progress they’ve seen. That recognition is something we truly value and are deeply grateful for 💛

As part of their assessments, each student prepared and delivered a 5 minute signed story demonstrating key language skills including:
✨ Fingerspelling
✨ Role shift
✨ Depicting Signs (DS)
✨ HOLME principles
✨ Non-Manual Features (NMF)

To say we’re proud is an understatement. Watching our team grow in confidence, communication, and cultural understanding has been incredible. Every step they take strengthens our commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and truly meeting our community where they are.

Well done team — we can’t wait to celebrate the next group soon! 🤟💛

11/02/2026

What a beautiful week we shared together at Atypical Farm 💛

Week 2 was all about connection — welcoming both new and returning participants into a space where friendships could grow naturally through play, shared experiences and hands-on farm life.

From water play and summer cooling stations 💦
To creative sensory fun like finger knitting, chalk art and slime ✨
To gentle animal interactions and egg collecting 🐓
To nature walks, scavenger hunts and muddy hands 🌱

Every activity was designed to be inclusive, engaging and supportive — allowing each person to participate at their own pace.

We saw:
🤝 New friendships forming
🌻 Confidence growing
🎨 Fine motor skills strengthening
🐐 Beautiful moments of calm connection with animals
💬 Social skills developing through collaborative, choice-based activities

Summer on the farm isn’t just about fun (although there was plenty of that!) — it’s about creating meaningful experiences where people feel safe, included and empowered.

With shaded rest spaces, hydration reminders, visual supports and caring staff alongside them, our participants were supported to explore, regulate, create and connect in ways that felt right for them.

We are so proud of the bonds formed this week — between peers, between staff and participants, and between our community and the land that holds us 🌿✨

Bring on the next week of summer magic.

11/02/2026

🌿✨ Sound Bath Sessions Are Back at Atypical Farm ✨🌿

We are so excited to welcome you back into the space from Friday 28th February 💛

From there, Sound Bath sessions will be held on the last Saturday of every month with the incredible Brett.

If you’ve never experienced a sound bath before, this is your invitation to slow down. To rest. To reset.

Immerse yourself in soothing frequencies, crystal bowls, grounding vibrations and gentle energy shifts — all held in the calm, nurturing environment of Atypical Farm.

Whether you’re feeling:
🌱 Stressed
🌙 Overwhelmed
💛 Emotionally heavy
🧠 Mentally busy
… or simply craving stillness

This space is for you.

Brett holds space in a way that feels safe, grounding and deeply restorative. No expectations. No pressure. Just time to breathe and receive.

📍 Atypical Farm
📅 Back from 28th February
🔁 Then the last Saturday of every month
🎟 Limited spots available

Come refill your cup. We’ll hold the space 🤍✨

Bookings essential — book via our website

Immerse yourself in a deeply relaxing Soundbath Session at our wellness center. Let the soothing sounds and vibrations promote healing and relaxation for ultimate rejuvenation. What to bring: Yoga mat or cushion Includes: Light refreshments + optional animal connection time

04/02/2026

🌞 January School Holiday Program Recap 🌞

What a way to kick off the year!
Our January school holiday program was full of connection, creativity, confidence-building and FUN — the kind that leaves hearts full and hands a little messy 🌱✨

From caring for our animals, getting hands-on in the garden, cooking and creating together, to expressing ourselves through art, play and movement — every day was about belonging, trying new things, and celebrating individuality.

We saw:
💚 new friendships form
💚 confidence grow
💚 communication in all its forms
💚 teamwork, laughter, and proud moments everywhere

Our programs are designed to support emotion regulation, social connection, life skills and independence — all while having an absolute blast.

These photos capture just a snapshot of the joy, connection and magic that happens here every day at Atypical Farm ✨

Thank you to our incredible participants, families, and staff for making this holiday program so special. We can’t wait for the next one!

Interested in future programs or supports?
Send us a message or visit www.atypicalsolutions.com.au
to find out more.

03/02/2026

Are you visiting us for the first time?
Welcome to Atypical Solutions
Support that’s built on connection, understanding, and belonging.

At Atypical, connection is at the heart of everything we do. We provide individualised, relationship-based disability supports, with a strong focus on emotional safety, confidence, and real-life skill building.

We specialise in supporting people with complex communication needs and complex behaviours, and we’re proud to offer an Auslan-inclusive environment where communication access is respected and embedded every day.

💚 What makes Atypical different?

✨ We see the whole person
Not just a diagnosis. Supports are strengths-based, interest-led, and built around who each person truly is.

🤝 Thoughtful staff matching
We carefully match staff to participants based on interests, skills, personality, communication style, and energy — because the right match changes everything.

🧠 Complex support specialists
We understand behaviour as communication and support nervous system regulation through trauma-informed, respectful approaches.

🤟 Auslan-inclusive by design
Accessible communication, Auslan-aware staff, visual supports, and genuine respect for Deaf culture.

🌿 Farm, home & community supports

In-home and community supports

Small group programs at Atypical Farm (Cranbourne South)

Animal care, horticulture, cooking, creative arts & life skills

Counselling and therapeutic supports

Entrepreneurial programs including market stalls, micro-enterprises, and work-readiness pathways

👥 Low ratios, high connection
Small groups and personalised support so everyone feels safe, seen, and supported.

🌟 What our supports achieve
✔️ Confidence & self-esteem
✔️ Emotional regulation & communication
✔️ Social connection & independence
✔️ Purpose, contribution & belonging

This is learning through doing.
This is growth through connection.
This is Atypical.

👉 Want to know if we’re the right fit?

Next steps are simple:
1️⃣ Book a relaxed Meet & Greet (at the farm or in-home)
2️⃣ Complete an intake pack
3️⃣ Supports commence 🌱

📩 E-mail us at admin@atypicalsolutions.com.au

We’d love to welcome you into the Atypical community 💚

03/02/2026

Connection is at the heart of everything we do here 🫶🦆

When our community spends time with our animals, it’s about so much more than just fun (though there’s plenty of that!). These moments help build emotional understanding, support nervous system regulation, and develop awareness of non-verbal language and expression.

This photo captures the pure joy, trust, and connection that unfolds here every single day.
Real relationships. Real learning. Real smiles 💛

Come and experience it for yourself 🌱

03/02/2026

Pure joy. Pure expression. Pure Atypical Farm 🌱🎨

At Atypical Farm, learning doesn’t always look neat—and that’s exactly the point.
It’s about building confidence, exploring creativity, expressing ourselves freely, and getting gloriously messy along the way 💚

Paint-covered hands, proud smiles, and art that tells a story.
This is learning through doing. This is belonging. This is growth.

Mess is welcome here ✨

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the Atypical family 🤍🎄

Our hearts are so full after celebrating with you all at our Atypical Christmas party. Thank you to every single client, family member, friend and team member who came along, joined in, laughed with us and made the day what it was.

This community is truly something special. The love, the support, the chaos, the joy, the connection — we wouldn’t have it any other way. We are endlessly grateful for each and every one of you who trusts us, supports us and walks alongside us throughout the year.

From our family to yours, thank you for being part of Atypical Solutions. Wishing you a Christmas filled with warmth, kindness, laughter and a little bit of magic ✨

With so much love,
The Atypical Team 🤍

11/12/2025

🌞 SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM – SPOTS FILLING FAST!

Our January SHP is almost full! If your young person loves animals, sensory play, nature adventures, and fun, supportive activities — this is the perfect summer program for them.

✨ All-inclusive
✨ Disability & AUSLAN friendly
✨ NDIS welcome
✨ All Ages Welcome
✨ 10am–4pm daily (Jan 5–23)
📍 Cranbourne South

🐴 Pony fun
🎨 Sensory exploration
🎣 Fishing + excursions
🌿 Nature trails
💦 Summer splash days
🌈 Tie dye + creative festivals
⛺ Camping & independence skills
… and so much more!

📞 1300 367 775
📧 admin@atypicalsolutions.com.au
🔗 Book your spot via the link in comments ! #
✨ SPOTS ARE LIMITED — secure your place today!
Comment SHP and we’ll send you the link!

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11/12/2025

🌞 ATYPICAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM — SPOTS ARE BOOKING FAST! 🌞
Our January School Holiday Program is filling quicker than ever, and we’d love to welcome your young person for a summer filled with connection, confidence-building, sensory play and farm magic.

To secure your place:
🔗 Sign up here: atypicalsolutions.snapforms.com.au/form/atypical-school-holiday-program-sign-up

📞 Call 1300 367 775
📧 Email admin@atypicalsolutions.com.au

Our SHP is all-inclusive, disability friendly, AUSLAN friendly, NDIS-eligible, and designed to support emotional regulation, social skills, creativity, and connection with nature and animals.

✨ Some of our most popular program days:
🐴 Pony Fun in the Sun – decorating, ribbons, confidence building
🎨 Sensory Exploration Day – slime, colour splash, paint splatter fun
⚽ Summer Sports Day – cricket, soccer, teamwork & resilience
🎣 Fishing Excursion – gentle fishing, wildlife watching
🌿 Botanic Gardens Adventure – sensory trails, nature art, mindfulness
🐓 Chicken Coop Revamp – egg collecting, coop makeover activities
🌈 Colour Spectacular – tie dye, vibrant creative expression
💦 Summer Splash Funfest – sprinklers, water play, icy-pole making
⛺ Camping/Scouts Day – tents, survival skills, orienteering
💃 Move & Groove Festival – dancing, yoga dice, beat circle & chill zone

All ages 5–18 welcome.
All abilities.
All communication styles.
Plan-managed, self-managed & private billing accepted.

📍 Cranbourne South
🕙 10am–4pm
📅 Jan 5–23

➡️ Spots are genuinely limited. Don’t miss out — book now!