Believe and Become Occupational Therapy, Counselling and Play Therapy

10/12/2025

Consent must be the priority 🙌🙌🙌

Hugs, photos, and traditions shouldn’t be forced.

The best gift you can give this season is respecting consent - especially for neurodivergent kids. 💫

When children feel safe, heard, and respected, the holidays become truly joyful - for everyone.



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is the best gift you can give.' Beneath the text, is an image of a smiling little girl, dressed in festive red, standing in front of a Christmas tree.]

10/12/2025

https://theconversation.com/if-parents-designed-the-new-thriving-kids-program-itd-look-like-this-271182

A new survey shows parents and carers have strong ideas about how a program for kids with disability could be designed.

09/12/2025

Feeling more overwhelmed than excited about the festive season? Check out our top tips - including the importance of ditching societal or familial expectations and celebrating in a way that works for YOU and YOUR FAMILY! Check the resource out at https://www.believeandbecome.com.au/resources

09/12/2025

With support of a Peer Support and Capacity Building Grant from the NDIS, we've been able to develop a range of resources to share for FREE on our website - check them all out at https://www.believeandbecome.com.au/resources and don't forget to share the link with others who may benefit (please share the link to our website rather than copies of the resources to help us track our reach) 🙌😊🦋

06/12/2025

A lovely evening celebrating our final reach up mum's support group for 2025, thanks to all for coming. We are excited to be able to continue offering this valuable free support group in 2026...if you haven't yet joined us we'd love to see you in the new year 😊

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18YUqAqqxM/

🚨 The NDIA is planning a new Support Needs Assessment for all NDIS participants, and it could start from mid-2026.
But what’s been shared so far raises big concerns.
In this new article on the EAC website, Muriel Cummins outlines the key issues the community is worried about:
👥 There’s been no public co-design
🧪 No transparent testing or trial
🔍 Many critical details still unknown
This isn’t the safe, transparent process our community was promised.

📖 Read the full article: More Questions Than Answers: New NDIS Support Needs Assessments: https://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/more-questions-than-answers/

🗓️ And register now for our Dec 12 forum to share your views: https://events.humanitix.com/eac-community-forum-support-needs-assessments-have-your-say

💬 Don’t forget to complete our psychosocial survey: https://forms.office.com/r/VGpEQfSk4E

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04/12/2025

The popular FREE Managing Challenges Collaboratively workshop series for parents and carers is back at Community Links Wellbeing in 2026 - this time being held at Bowral. Registrations are now open!

03/12/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14Qg2om8doj/

03/12/2025

Cats causing chaos at anyone else's house??? 🤣🤣🤣

02/12/2025

Our final mum's group for the year is on this Saturday! We'd love to see lots of you there. We'll be keeping it relaxed with lots of time for catching up with each other, and we'll share our best tips for surviving the festive season 🎄🎄🎄

01/12/2025