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24.01.2022 Do you know the basic first aid steps for a generalised tonic-clonic seizure? This #SeizureSmartSeptember is a good time to learn! Study hard, as the...re will be a quiz to conclude our campaign. Please SHARE with loved ones, family and friends to help educate as many people as possible. For more information or to download seizure first-aid resources: http://bit.ly/EpiFirstAidResources

23.01.2022 Check out the activities on offer at CIC over the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Kicking off on Wednesday 25 November! We'd love to see you join one or more of the workshops/activities!

22.01.2022 What's a myoclonic seizure? Myoclonic seizures are brief, shock-like jerks of a muscle group or group of muscles, usually lasting no more than a second or two.... There can be just one, but sometimes many will occur within a short time frame. It is important that people are aware that #notallseizuresarethesame. Please help us spread this message for #SeizureSmartSeptember and share with your family and friends.

22.01.2022 Meet Max. He's a y5 pupil in primary school. This morning, Max had to come a different way to school because they were digging up the road. Because the road wa...s closed, by the time they'd gone round the diversion, Max was late for school. Max hates being late. He hates to walk into class when all the other children are milling about. So he waits in the cloakroom until they've all gone in. Mrs White said it's ok for him to do that. When Max steps into class, Mrs White isn't there. There's a stranger standing at the front with the Head teacher. Mrs White has gone on a course today and they have a substitute teacher Mrs Grey. But Max doesn't know this because he came in late. He sits down when the Head teacher tells him to, and wonders when Mrs White will be in. Mrs Grey announces that the class spelling test will be first. Max has been trying really hard with his spellings. He has practised them at home. Mrs Grey starts to read them out, but they're not in the right order. Max can feel a knot in his stomach and writes out the spelling test he has learnt in the right order. Two out of ten and told he will have to try harder. He didn't even get a smiley face and Max likes stickers. At break time, Max goes out into the playground. He's got an apple for snack, but as he is eating it, a girl playing chase bumps into him and it drops on the floor. One of the boys shouts "football" and kicks it across the playground... It ends up in a puddle and Max goes to get it and gets his feet wet. He hates being wet, so he goes back into class and takes his shoes and socks off. Mrs Grey almost trips over Max, who is sitting right in the doorway of the classroom. She tells Max to either put his wet things back on or to put his pumps on. He tells Mrs Grey that it is not P.E yet it's literacy next. Mrs Grey glares at Max and suggests that perhaps Max would prefer to sit outside the Head's office. Max is quite relieved about this; it's nice and quiet in the corridor. He puts his pumps on but they don't feel right without socks, and all he can think about is how scratchy they are on his feet. On the way out of the classroom, he sees the girl that bumped into him in the playground. He pushes her back and she tells the teacher that he pushed her for no reason. Mrs Grey walks over to Max. She's wearing really strong perfume and he wants to wretch. When she asks him why he is pulling faces, he says it's because she smells. Mrs Grey marches Max down the corridor and tells the Head that Max is being naughty and very rude. Max tells her she is lying. The Head tells Max to sit there until he feels he can behave. After half an hour outside the Head's office, Max is feeling much calmer so he decides to go back to his classroom. Still no Mrs White. He looks round to see what he is supposed to do and sees some boys spinning their pens so he goes and watches them cause it looks interesting. When the bell goes for lunch, Max puts his hands over his ears and runs to the classroom door to be first. Mrs Grey tells him off for pushing and makes him wait at the end of the queue. When he goes to get his lunchbox he can't find it, it's not with his coat where he left it. When the Mid-day Assistant manages to calm him down, she arranges for him to have a school dinner instead. He has to sit on a different table in the hall and the smell of other peoples dinners makes him feel ill. He looks down and notices that the beans are touching the potatoes so he can't eat that now. Dry food shouldn't touch wet foods. Everyone is talking and the noise of cutlery and scraping of chairs is overwhelming even the playground is better than this. Max goes back to the cloak room and lies on the floor with his coat over his head. The floor is nice and cool and he starts to feel calmer. He makes the Mid-day Assistant jump when she walks past him, and she chastises him saying " you scared me to death Max!" Max is really worried about this because he really likes her and doesn't want her to die, but she carries on walking as though she was ok. He follows her round the playground just to make sure. After lunch Mrs Grey tells the class to get into pairs. Max sits on a table with two other children, and they've already paired up. He doesn't know what to do... Mrs Grey asks for anyone who's not sitting with someone to put up their hand. Max doesn't realise she's talking to him - he's sitting with two people, so he doesn't put his hand up... When Mrs Grey raises her voice and asks why he wasn't paying attention, it all becomes a bit of a blur...and Max has no idea why he is being told off again. He wonders if it is because he made the Mid-day Assistant die. He really can't remember what happens after that..... The bell goes at the end of the day, and Max goes out to find his Mum. " Did you have a good day at school Max?" asks his Mum. ********* Max has spent all day masking and 'holding it all in'. Think of Max child as a bottle of pop. As he goes through the day the bottle gets shaken each time there is a trigger, with the pressure building up as their stress and anxiety increase. Max managed to hold it all together whilst at school but when Mum picked him up, he had a meltdown - the pop was released from the bottle in one go. Many parents will be familiar with the Pop Bottle effect - the delayed meltdown which follows a day of triggers and masking.

22.01.2022 Children with ASD and ADHD have impaired executive functioning skills. Activities for home, that will support and build executive functioning.

20.01.2022 We’re so proud of our Lukey and still wonder how he manages to fit in the chair with the size of kahunas it takes to steer a car this fast with hand controls. I...f you think he’s crazy now wait until you see what happens when we turn the boost up! #lookmumnolegs #leggless #wheelchairsports #streetcar @1320video #tmsbacksthetorque #halifax #springmountraceway @brinksperformance See more

19.01.2022 It's #WorldFirstAidDay and today we would like to highlight some water safety tips and first aid for people who experience seizures. A seizure in water is a ...life-threatening situation. 1. Supervision when swimming ensures people with epilepsy can participate safely, but ALWAYS seek advice from your doctor before swimming. 2. EVEN if your epilepsy is well controlled, you should NEVER swim alone. 3. ALWAYS have a swimming companion who is a strong swimmer and will stay close, knows what your seizures look like, and knows WHAT TO DO should a seizure occur. For more information including our "Seizure First Aid- when swimming" factsheet: http://bit.ly/FirstAidSwimming #SeizureSmartSeptember

19.01.2022 This afternoon we dropped into The Women's Centre Townsville to answer their call for help! They were about to run out of the quality Schwarzkopf shampoo and co...nditioner we had previously donated. We dropped in with another 108 bottles of shampoo and 108 bottles of conditioner. THANK YOU so much to Schwarzkopf for making it possible to support women in need within our local community. Kind people are my kinda people and Schwarzkopf people are definitely my kinda people #inthistogether #kindnessmatters #community #bethechange #sprinklekindnesslikeconfetti #togetherwecanmakeadifference See more

19.01.2022 Do you know the seizure first aid steps if someone is in a chair? Please take the time to review the appropriate response below. This information applies if ...the seizure is occurring in a wheelchair, a stroller or pram, or if someone is seated, for example on a bus or train. Pass it on this #SeizureSmartSeptember and find more information here: https://www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au//first-aid-for-seizu

19.01.2022 Plan Renewal, Rollover, or Extension ARGH!!!! What do they all mean? WORTH SAVING and SHARING: End of plan reviews 4 types and what you need to know when y...our plan is about to finish! Firstly, a plan rollover can mean *any* of the types on new plans I’ve explained below in this post, so we are just not gonna use that word (rollover) anymore, and instead we’ll use the more official NDIS terms for the different types. This post is about the options for when your plan dates are ending. This post does not cover when you ask for a review because you are unhappy with your fairly new plan (review of a reviewable decision) or when you are requesting a change of circumstances review. 1. Plan Auto-Extension A genuine plan extension is the default option and what happens when your plan is set to expire and no one at the NDIA or the LAC has done anything to get you a new plan. When you get a Plan Extension, it is usually automatic for one year (though it can sometimes be one month or anything in between). A plan extension does does give you a new plan, and in fact, the pdf plan you can download on the NDIS MyPlace portal doesn’t change one little bit. But, you’ll notice in the other parts of your portal, that the end date has changed, and a pro-rata amount of funding has been added. Plan extensions usually happen when there hasn’t been any other human intervention, or sometimes when a planner is working on your new plan but it’s not quite finished yet, so they add a month or two to your old plan to give them time to do their work. If you have a Plan Extension, the money left in your plan remains, and extra money is put in as pro rata. An example: If you have an old $12,000 plan which expires today, and you still have $2,000 left that you didn’t use: if your plan is extended by a year, there should now be a new plan end date of 14th August 2021, and there should be around $14,000 in that plan (and the start date won't change from your old plan!). And yes, you can still claim for stuff dated anytime between August 14 2019 and August 14 2021. (before you ask, I’m not you if the extra funds take into account the July price increases or not, sorry!) Often the Agency uses these Extension Plans as a stop-gap, until they get your new plan all sorted and approved. Under the NDIS Act (the law!) an NDIS plan never ends until it is replaced with a new one, or the participant exits the scheme, and that’s why we have Plan Auto-Extensions to be rid of those awful plan gaps we used to see, which were always against the law. Grrr... 2. Plan Renewal A Plan Renewal is when you get a whole new plan (usually one or two years long) which is basically a repeat of your current, about to expire old plan. This generally needs you, the participant, to approve it. This can be a great option for people who are happy with their old plan, and don’t want to be assed going through a full plan review. These Renewal Plans *are* a whole new plan, so *none* of the leftover funds from your old plan are available for supports and services dated during the new plan dates. The new plan usually starts when the old plan was set to end, but sometimes planners bring this forward a bit sooner, which can be frustrating if you’ve been saving your funds to get something at the end of your old plan. So if you’re talking to an LAC or planner and are keen for a Renewal Plan, make sure to ask them to wait until you’ve been able to purchase that larger end of plan thing. And if you’re not confident about them holding off, then jump in and get that service/support sorted as soon as you can! When this Renewal Plan starts, you will still be able to makes claims for things you bought during the dates of the old plan from the old plan (before the new plan start date) for up to 90 days on the portal (for self managers), and Plan Managers should be able to do the same. You should also get a whole new pdf plan to download in the NDIS MyPlace portal with a new start and new end date. 3. Light Touch Plan Renewal This one is pretty much the same as the full Renewal Plan (#2 above), except a planner or an LAC might have a chat with you, often on the phone or sometimes even via email, in what feels like a review-lite meeting. The planner or LAC will just check in if there are any relatively easy changes that need to be made. You might find that your plan funds increase due to this chat, but you might also find you lose some funding an example might be someone who has already had SLES funding for two years, so it is left off of the Light Touch Plan Renewal. One typical change for a Light Touch Plan Renewal, is the recent change to where ADE (Supported Employment) funds go in your Plan: they are now put in your more flexible Core funds bucket, and are no longer put in your Capacity Building buckets. Another more obvious example is that equipment that you’ve already received during the current plan isn’t going to be repeated and funded again in the new Renewal Plan. 4. Full Plan Review This is the regular full plan review meeting on phone or in person where you go through *all* the stuff with an LAC, ECEI partner or planner, and they build you a whole new plan. For these reviews, you’ll generally want/need to provide therapist reports and other evidence of your support needs, your carer statement and all that stuff. Generally, young children will nearly always get a full plan review, and no Renewal Plan options, as little tackers’ needs are pretty changeable through early intervention. This also often applies where a participant has a plan the Agency thinks was well funded for a specific time-limited purpose (or therapy program, for example), and for folks in this boat, you’re also unlikely to be offered a Renewal Plan. So, how do you get the type of review you want? Have a think about which of the above options will work for you. Once you’ve decided, and you’re maybe two or so months out from the end of your current plan, call your local LAC, or call (1800 800 110) or email the NDIS on [email protected] and let them know what you’d like. There are no guarantees that you will get your choice, of course, but there’s probably no harm in giving it a crack. And don't forget, if your new Plan doesn't give you what you need, you can always ask for a Review of a Reviewable Decision (also known as a RORD or S100 Review) for all new Plan, except where there is an extension plan (in which case you could potentially ask for a Change of Circumstances review) Wishing you all the best! Sorry this is so messy, and long. This post is copyright of The Growing Space 2020, and we’re thrilled for you to share it, with credit and no edits, here on Facebook. if you want to share it anywhere else, we request that you ask us for permission. We really appreciate our work being shared, but we’re a bit fussy about it being reproduced in whole, so there aren’t any misunderstandings, which makes us cranky when it goes pear shaped. Thanks heaps. pic description: an image that puts the above information into a table

18.01.2022 Join us for a Facebook Live Q & A for Disability Action Week with Paralympic gold medalist Lakeisha Lucky Patterson OAM and Epilepsy Queensland CEO Chris Doug...herty. Lakeisha lives with epilepsy, cerebral palsy and micrographia and has already achieved so much at the tender age of 21. We’ll be talking to Lakeisha about how to support people living with epilepsy and other disabilities to fulfil their potential through speaking up, raising awareness and standing up for inclusion. Lakeisha will also share how she overcame the challenges and disappointments of COVID-19 to reboot her preparations for the Paralympics in Japan. There will also be the opportunity to ask Lakeisha questions in real-time. Don't miss this excellent event!

15.01.2022 Be kind, always.

13.01.2022 NEWSFLASH We are very proud to announce that yesterday we established "Donation Drop-Off Points" at both campuses of St Anthony's Catholic College. St Antho...ny's Catholic College is one of Townsville's best schools offering Kindergarten to Year 12 Catholic education, located in the rapidly growing Deeragun and northern beaches precinct with its motto being "Let Your Light Shine". It is a Townsville Catholic school in the Franciscan tradition and their community continues to be animated by the spirit of St Francis of Assisi. . We would like to say a HUGE "Thank you" to the College leadership and administration teams for their support; to the ICare Community Support family for taking the initiative to approach the school to get involved; and a special THANK YOU to Allira for always making me feel so welcome when I visit her school. Kind people are my kinda people, and the people at St Anthony's Catholic College (big ones and little ones) are definitely my kinda people, love Kate #kindnessmatters #InThisTogether #BeTheChange #localssupportinglocals #lovetheyneighbour #togetherwemakeadifference #BeKind #townsvilleshines #community #letyourlightshine #lifelessons #catholiceducationtownsville #thankyou #kindpeoplearemykindapeople See more

13.01.2022 MASSIVE "Thank You" to ICare Community Support for their donation of 756 eligible containers for recycling. The proceeds will be used to purchase items for our "Care Packages". Kind people are my kinda people, love Kate

12.01.2022 I was reminded today about the "Ordinary Path" and how fragile this can be at any moment. Let me explain... . I heard a story about an adult who had started the...ir life on a separate path filled with a few things on the right side such as therapies, sheltered work (where people make less than $8 per hour in most cases!), and a day program. . The individual, their family, and a "glass half full" support worker began exploring potential options to find rich unpaid relationships with people with similar interests in the individual's local community. . The person had joined a local interest group that met weekly, had a few roles in the group, and started building friends. One could say they were getting a "taste of the ordinary life" (the left side) and also learning their own gifts and talents. At that same time, they were looking at what a good life would look like outside the family home. . A move into a place of their own could have been the major "building block" for a really valued role of tenant/co-tenant and a springboard for even more valued roles (valued employee, student, club member, dancer, friend, neighbor). . Instead, the home was turned into a workplace. Instead of looking like a home (with personalized items that show someone lives there) the house was "decorated" with staff rosters, cleaning schedules, and procedures. And instead of being "co tenants" who carried out roles such as upkeep of the place, saying who comes and goes, decorating the place, hosting guests, the individuals became "clients of a SIL program" (again furthering the house a workplace). . What followed, was a diversion back to the "separate path", a loss of the previously held valued role and the special interest group above, and furthermore, a loss of skills and competencies (instead waiting to be told what to do by staff...a result of the "client" role). . Working towards the "Ordinary Life" is no doubt the harder path. It means making a priority to "do different", a "lens" on opportunity instead of limits, and most of all, an everlasting focus on ensuring individuals and families are co creators of the future. . And most of all, the awareness that there will always be forces of many different types "tugging" people back into the "separate life". As Jim Rohn says, "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better". . Lets all focus on (and assist Individuals and families to focus on) moving "Towards Better"! . Image Credit: Jane Sherwin (Sherwin & Associates). . Image Description: A picture of two pathways depicted by a circle in the bottom middle of the picture that says "birth" and two arrows, one pointing upwards with slight angle to the left and one pointing upwards with slight angle to right. The left arrow depicts the "ordinary path" and ahs words like school, relationships, work, leave home, and live life. The right arrow depicts the "separate path" with words like special school, group home, sheltered workshop, and day service. On the right side of this diagram are statements about the results of living the "separate life" such as lose their identity, get rejected, and get separated from ordinary life". . . #towardsbetter #townsville #socialrolevalorization See more

12.01.2022 Over the last month we have received amazing support through the donation of eligible containers for recycling - 6,650 containers to be exact - thank you to eve...ryone (individuals, groups and organisations alike) for making it possible to sprinkle kindness all over our local community - kind people are my kinda people, love Kate #inthistogether #kindnessmatters #BeTheChnage #BeKind #townsvilleshines #togetherwemakeadifference #community #localssupportinglocals #kindpeoplearemykindapeople See more

11.01.2022 Just a little reminder to make sure you’ve registered to be an organ donor. I thought I had years ago but discovered on my Medicare account that I hadn’t. It’s easy to do and think of all the changes you could make to many lives

09.01.2022 Sensory Processing Disorder Webinars available- www.thesendtrainer.co.uk

09.01.2022 Have you got your tickets yet?? :) Join us this year and support mental health awareness as well as unite as a community and come back together after a year tha...t has shown us how important it is to check in on loved ones and ourselves! Get your tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bekind/402868 Photo credit: Brit Lee Photography

08.01.2022 Attention wonderful community! For #SeizureSmartSeptember, we have developed a simple animation clip about seizure first aid . This little tool explains th...e basics of what to do to help someone having a seizure. We strongly believe this is knowledge that every person should have, given that 1 in 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime. Please like and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE this vital information

08.01.2022 CALLOUT FOR HELP Kate's Campaign for Change is going to be putting together Hygiene Care Packages during the 16 Days of Activism. We're calling out for donat...ions of items to put in these packages, which will be delivered to the Women's Centre and the Domestic Violence Resource Service to assist women in need. Drop off is at CIC Office - 280 Flinders Mall. Thanks in advance! Travel size/small items requested: Multi-packs of Tissues Soap (in packaging) boxes of Band Aids Hair Ties Roll-on Deodorant Multipacks of Toothpaste Sanitary Products See more

05.01.2022 Do you know your seizure triggers? Sometimes (but not always) people's seizures can be "brought on" by certain things. These are known as "seizure triggers." Se...izure triggers can vary greatly from person to person. People often think flashing lights trigger seizures, and whilst photosensitivity can be a factor for some people with epilepsy, there are many others that people who experience seizures need to be aware of. Avoiding triggers can reduce the risk of seizures for people with epilepsy. We recommend keeping a seizure diary to help identify triggers. What has been your experience? Please comment below and SHARE to help us raise awareness this #SeizureSmartSeptember.

02.01.2022 TODAY we kick off #SeizureSmartSeptember aimed at building understanding of seizures and seizure first aid. One in 10 people will have a seizure in their lif...etime, so we want to help ensure one person in every household knows how to assist and provide an appropriate first aid response. Help us raise awareness by adding this frame to your profile pic. It's as simple as clicking the 'Try it' button below. To access our FREE resources: http://bit.ly/FirstAidResources

01.01.2022 Do you know how to respond if someone is experiencing an absence seizure? Absence seizures cause loss of awareness and responsiveness for a brief period. The ...person may stare vacantly or the eyes may drift upwards and flicker. Sometimes this is mistaken for daydreaming or inattention. To help: Recognise the seizure has occurred Reassure & re-orientate to environment Repeat any information or instructions that may have been missed Stay with them until fully recovered Providing an appropriate first aid response for a seizure not only can reduce the risk of harm to the person, but also goes a long way toward ensuring the person who has experienced the seizure feels supported and cared for. Do you agree? #SeizureSmartSeptember