Cardinia Equine and Animal Assisted Counselling and Play Therapy

06/04/2026

🤷‍♀️ Why can something as simple as making a choice feel so overwhelming for some children? ...💌 Did you miss this podcast?? 👉 Comment '338' to listen and I will also send you this PDF.
💡For neurodiverse kids, it’s not “just deciding”...it can trigger anxiety, overload, or even a sense of loss of control. And while the behaviour might look the same (freezing, refusing, shutting down), the reason underneath is very different.

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🎧 The podcast episode: Why Choice Making is So Hard for Neurodiverse Children & What To Do

04/04/2026

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The opening scene to 'Inside Out' shows us how our emotional states develop and change.

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Do You Know the Difference?

Understanding the roles of animals in human support is essential—especially when it comes to public access rights under the law.

Here’s a simple breakdown:

🔹 Assistance Animals
These animals are individually trained to alleviate the effects of a person’s disability.

✅ Public Access: Legally permitted in most public places under disability legislation.

🔹 Therapy Animals
Work alongside health professionals to support the wellbeing of others (OTs counsellors, speech therapists, psychologists).

⚠️ Public Access: Not automatically permitted—access is by invitation or organisational approval only.

🔹 Visitation Animals
Work alongside a person who may hold a variety of qualifications to visit or engage with people in various settings (e.g. in hospitals, schools, aged care).

⚠️ Public Access: Not automatically permitted—access is by invitation or organisational approval only.

🔹 Companion Animals (Pets)
Provide comfort, companionship, and emotional support to their owners.

🚫 Public Access: No special legal access rights beyond standard pet-friendly locations.

Clear distinctions help protect:

✔️ The rights of individuals with disabilities
✔️ The welfare and suitability of animals
✔️ The integrity of animal-assisted services

31/03/2026

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31/03/2026

Type BRAIN if you want the link to this poster and lesson that goes with it and I’ll send it to you.

When a child yells, shuts down, runs off, or completely freezes, it is not random. It's most likely the stress response.

Fight.
Flight.
Freeze.

That reaction comes from the hardworking part of the brain that is wired to protect us. When something feels threatening, even if it is just a hard assignment or a social problem, the brain reacts fast. Thinking gets harder. Listening gets harder. Making good choices gets harder.

And Your Brave, Hardworking Brain lesson teaches kids what is actually happening. What fight can look like. What flight can look like. What freeze can look like. And why their body feels buzzy, angry, panicked, or stuck. And most importantly, what helps the brain settle so the thinking part can come back online.

When kids understand the stress response, it stops being “What is wrong with me?” and starts being “Oh. My brain is trying to protect me.”

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31/03/2026

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