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Live More Life

Locality: Bundaberg, Queensland

Phone: +61 480 283 502

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25.01.2022 Education is vital but a childs foundation in sensory and emotional development is a must if learning is to succeed!

25.01.2022 Amazing day for us. Leigh and I got to work with some truly amazing clients and see half of our great team throughout today and yesterday. Things are moving super quick for us but we are getting to work with some beautiful families. Thanks for playing today LML Crew

21.01.2022 He could just be Queenslands tiniest hero... A Central Queensland boy has amazed emergency services, saving his grandmothers life when she suffered a stroke.... Now the seven-year-old wants to raise awareness about the signs of stroke, to help other kids. #9News | Weeknights from 5:30pm

20.01.2022 "Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh. There was a pause. "Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet. "No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I dont think I do." ..."Thats okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend. "What are you doing?" asked Pooh. "Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often dont feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either. "But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know youve got someone there for you. And Ill always be here for you, Pooh." And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right." A.A. See more

20.01.2022 Great resource for helping older kids and teens to widen their emotional identification from do2learn at: https://do2learn.com/org.../EmotionsColorWheel/activity1.htm

20.01.2022 This amazing piece of art by Deaf artist has finally found its home in my office. Big thanks to Carol for her allowing her beautiful art to live with me.

20.01.2022 Great source of information

20.01.2022 This is the coolest pack, hard to say goodbye to... get in the draw for it quick and tag a mate.

19.01.2022 Our different abilities can be super powers

19.01.2022 Preference-Based Learning! I am a firm believer that with children on the spectrum, your best motivator is to take their narrow interests and build them into th...e teaching opportunities. Many children on the spectrum have to see value in what you are trying to teach them to be interested in learning. To increase motivation, incorporate into your teaching what interests the child. Often that may be a fixation on trains, Legos, Mario, baseball statistics, fans, appliances, etc. You can read and write about it, research it, categorize it, and build math, science, and history around it. If your son is interested in vacuums, then build a variety of learning experiences around vacuums. You could help him look up the different brands online, read the different descriptions, research the pros and cons of each type, compare and contrast the various brands, learn the mechanics of how vacuums work, and categorize the brands based on the specifications. You can research the history and development of the vacuum, the advances over time, and contemplate future directions the technology could go in the future. You could have him make his a catalog by categorizing vacuums by brand and model, what type of attachments come with them, what type of power train drives them, the amount of electrical power each uses, how much they cost, what type of replacement parts are available, which pick up water as well as dirt, what the consumer reports ratings are, and which vacuums have the best guarantees. You could pick up a broken vacuum at a junkyard and take it apart. Look at the different parts and what function they serve. He can learn how to take it apart and put it back together again, how to order parts, refurbish old vacuum, and even resale them! If he is younger, you can write simple stories around a make-believe vacuum cleaner and the experiences he has (the family that he is with, how each family member uses him, which room he likes the vacuum the best, how each carpet feels, what it feels like when he is filled up with dirt, etc.) Look for the video, "The Brave Little Toaster." It is a movie about a house full of animated appliances, and they have a vacuum in that. The learning opportunities are endless! For older kids, there are books on how vacuums work, how to repair them, how to sell them. There are instruction videos on how to use them and repair them. Google vacuum cleaners, and you can come up with numerous ways of using vacuums to expand learning. There isnt anything that you cannot build learning around. With kiddos on the spectrum, you often have to look closely to see what their passions are. We often want to ignore the fixations or suppress them because they are odd or different; in favor of something we value more. However, these passions are the key to their world and motivation. Find them and use them! This series on Strengths and interests can be found in the green book. Autism Discussion Page on Anxiety, Behavior, School, and Parenting Strategies. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2

16.01.2022 Children express themselves through the vehicle of play. Through play children can process fears, work through challenges, and build confidence. The next time a child asks you to play- remember that there is lots of important work happening within the play.

15.01.2022 Great info for neurological disorders, as well as those who suffer for anxiety and depression :)

14.01.2022 Awesome programs coming up next week, including Miss Leigh from Live More Life doing a live stream session on Thursday. Check out Beach Day Outs page to stay up to date.

13.01.2022 A continuation on the Spoon Theory. This one is one person explaining her personal experience of living with autism in the modern world.

13.01.2022 These are amazing reminders for regulating the brain stem (which in turn helps regulate the limbic/emotional centre of the brain)

13.01.2022 When you NORMALIZE an experience, you REMOVE SHAME from the experience. Think about a time when a friend shared with you that they also feel the same way as you... do, about a situation. It is usually a feeling of relief, that you're not alone, or there's not something wrong with you. We can give this gift to our children. Saying things like: I get frustrated also sometimes. It's normal to feel that way..." I used to feel the same way about that when I was your age" This normalizes your child's emotional experience & becomes a doorway to a conversation where you can connect with your child. What else do you say to your child to normalize their emotional experience? #ResilientLittleHearts

12.01.2022 This years Beach Day Out has a very different feel to it. Due to COVID we had to get creative. For those who require wheelchair help to go for a dip, here is your chance to have assistance with an aquatic wheelchair and change over support. Hoping its a beautiful day... please see details below.

11.01.2022 Great information for those with 2 - 7 year olds.

11.01.2022 Amazing day out on the water with one of our families.

09.01.2022 Check out these awesome prizes on the Beach Day Out page... way more to come next week

08.01.2022 Beach Day Out is a big all-accessible party where everyones wecome to celebrate Disability Action Week. But due to Coronavirus, this year were doing things d...ifferently... Well have entertainment, demonstrations, music and talks online from September 14-18. Well also have a booklet for you to keep, with information, resources, games and activities. And if you need support to go for a dip in an aquatic wheelchair, were holding one-on-one sessions at Yeppoon Lagoon on Sept 14. We might be socially distancing to keep everyone safe, but were still comign together for Beach Day Out 2020!

08.01.2022 Ready for some top shelf entertainment? Weve ironed out the livestream bugs and are ready to go! The stream runs just over 2 hours, from stories and activiti...es for kids through to music, dance, stand up comedy and even some horror! Heres the full list, with approximate times to help you plan when to tune in: 0:00 Access Recreation Inc Take Note Choir 4:00 Fernando Invents Socks, storytelling by Brad Pohl and friends 12:30 Abigail solo, courtesy Access Rec 16:00 Bug hunting with Playgroup QLD 27:00 The Rainbow Elephant Auslan storytelling from a book by Sarah Larsen 33:00 Nathan Thor, a short film from Blue Eagle Productions (CQ) 35:00 Cooking (and dancing) with Kyle & Zac 45:00 Endeavour Foundation asked people with disability to write letters to their younger selves... heres what happened. 49:00 Jazz Cabaret performance from InsideOutside Dance (they have some great sessions via Zoom - check them out wherever you are!) 56:00 Leigh went back to school years later to right an injustice from her childhood, film courtesy the Endeavour Foundation 1:00:00 Message from Livingstone Shire Council Mayor Andy Ireland 1:03:00 Advanced Hip Hop with InsideOutside Dance 1:06:00 Message from Barry ORourke - Member for Rockhampton 1:07:00 Learn the alphabet in Auslan 1:08:00 Comfort, short film from Blue Eagle 1:09:00 The Cool World of Zac (dance) 1:13:00 Country music artist Renee McAlpin Music 1:25:00 Contemporary dance with InsideOutside 1:28:00 Pest Control, short film by Blue Eagle 1:30:00 Motivation and unfeasible optimism from Kieran McLeod Comedy 1:37:00 Gone Fishing, short film from Blue Eagle 1:38:00 The Scary World of Zac: short horror film 1:42:00 Diving in the Keppels with underwater drone footage from North Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre 1:48:00 Dance party with a special recorded-live concert from KingStones Music The Next Chapter

07.01.2022 Great basic info.

07.01.2022 Grief is like a ball Want to be featured? Submit your own story here: https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/submissions/ #LoveWhatMatters

07.01.2022 You determine your success

05.01.2022 Kia ora koutou 2 new sessions for my webinars became live today. Check out eventfinda.co.nz for more info.

05.01.2022 Come learn some awesome signing with our very own interpreter extraordinaire. Thursday morning with Miss Leigh

04.01.2022 #BreakTheStigma

03.01.2022 Well worth the time.

03.01.2022 Great free resource

02.01.2022 R U OK?Day is everyday so lets all take the time to ask, listen, encourage action and check in whenever someone around us is struggling. Start the conversation..., because that conversation could change a life. Learn how to ask at ruok.org.au/how-to-ask #theresmoretosay #ruokday #ruokeveryday

02.01.2022 #dyslexia #dysgraphia #dyscalculia #dyspraxia

01.01.2022 Leigh and I love catching up with clients any way they need. Miss Interpreter Leigh yesterday helping me to have a great meeting with one of our deaf clients. Fun seeing you yesterday Alwyn In Auslan its less confusing as we have different sign names.

01.01.2022 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and now more than ever is important for us all to stay connected. R U OK Day is coming up on Thursday and its a ...great opportunity to meaningfully connect with the people around us and start a conversation with anyone who may be struggling with life. This years message is: Theres more to say after R U Ok? You dont have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says theyre not OK. Just by knowing what to say we can make a really positive difference to their life. There are several ways we can encourage these conversations and share the message with our community. Learn what to say after R U OK? https://bit.ly/3lQKrd4

01.01.2022 Anxiety and Weak Sense of Self For some children, especially those with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), they often have severe anxiety related to a very we...ak sense of self. Having a stable sense of self is very difficult for many non-autistics to understand since it is often a sensation they have not experienced. Our sense of self develops very early in life as we begin to physically realize that our selves are physically and emotionally separate from the rest of the world we experience. Over time we realize that our thoughts, feelings, experiences, and perspectives are separate from others. Developing a strong sense of self requires good sensory processing that provides us consistent and reliable information about our own bodies as well as the world around us. For those with strong sensory defensiveness and integration problems, it is difficult for them to establish stable constructs about the world as separate from themselves. Their sensory experiences are threatening, inconsistent and unreliable. It is hard to feel secure in a world that is so threatening and overwhelming. Anxiety is constant in the face of chaos and uncertainty. Regardless of how intelligent the children are, if they have a weak sense of self, they feel anxious and overwhelmed. They often feel disconnected from their bodies, that their bodies are separate objects they must manipulate. They report having poor control of their bodies and that they do not own their bodies. Also, they have very weak boundaries distinguishing them from the rest of the world. These individuals often report they feel the emotions of others so strongly that they cannot distinguish if the flood of emotion is theirs or from others. Both their sensations and feelings are confusing and frightful since they feel helpless in controlling them. It is like their body and experiences are foreign intrusions they have little control over. The result is a very persistent sense of anxiety, insecurity and vulnerability. This article will be published in the upcoming book, The Autism Discussion Page on stress, anxiety, shutdowns and meltdowns https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Discussion-Anxi//ref=sr_1_3