Connecting People Together
Connect You
All people seek social connection! Help us grow our network to connect neurodiverse individuals and people with a disability with friendships they can keep for life!
Welcome! We believe that social connection is essential for all individuals. It provides emotional support, enhances mental and physical well-being, and opens doors to valuable resources. By fostering understanding and reducing stigma, these connections enrich lives and empower individuals to lead fulfilling, meaningful lives.
- Sometimes we may need a helping hand to create connections:
- Emotional Support: Encouraging us to put ourselves out there, and feel safe to meet new people.
- Conversing: We can choose topics we are interested in and topics of friends are interested in and use strategies to keep our conversations going to get to know one another.
- Misunderstandings: It is normal for misunderstandings to happen when we are building connections we others. There is always a solution to resolving the misunderstanding if we understand how the other person is feeling and learn about their intentions. When we have gathered all the information, we can choose what to do next.
- Reducing Stigma: We all have so much to share and learn. Let's break those 'moulds' of what others think of us, and see each other for who we are and the strengths we possess.
The National Disability Insurance Agency completed research into the area of social inclusion. For more information about the importance of social inclusion, please go to the National Disability Insurance Agency website.
Events
We love hanging out and catching up with our friends. We organise events so people can meet up in a safe environment doing fun and different activities. Each event is different just like the individuals who love to attend. Events are divided in age groups to best cater for the interests and needs of the group.
Speech Pathology
Speech Pathologists can support you to understand and set expectations of how to connect with others. They can guide you through what we may expect and what others may expect when they meet us. They can also help us identify skills that we already that we can use when we meet with others.
Help me find a speech pathologistCreate awareness with us
Another way you can support our cause is creating awareness to others around inclusion and neurodiversity. The more we talk about it, see it and live it, the more we can normalise it. No more hiding our differences! Let's celebrate them!