Island Care and Respite in Gold Coast, Queensland | Disability service

Island Care and Respite

Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 418 181 711

Address: Gold Coast 4216 Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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23.01.2022 Island Care and Respite are proud to be members of The Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association. We are passionate about helping people to improve their mental health and wellbeing, and recognise the close link between a healthy body and a healthy mind. A lot of our activities are Nature based and outdoors. We also provide mental health Counselling and mentoring. Feel free to contact us for more information.

21.01.2022 MY PASSIONATE MIND An Autistic-crafted resource by Dr Wenn Lawson as part of the "Nothing about me without me" series for South Australia Department of Educatio...n (downloadable version here: tinyurl.com/ycj7mq73). TEXT: Autism: I learn best when I am interested. Sharing my interests is a way to connect with others. Relationships centered around shared interests work well for me, as long as it begins with mine. Communication and being social works best around my interests. As an autistic I am single minded. I think OR I feel. I am great at doing one thing at a time. I can’t multitask unless I am connected by motivation. Learning is offline unless I am interested. My interest facilitates and maintains learning for me. Sometimes I get anxious. My stomach gets upset and I might eat smaller portions. I might have joint pains and not like to walk. I might need a heat pad, to walk shorter distances (10 15 min) and not sit too long (move every hour). I learn differently to others. Ask me what might help. It may be technology, visuals, auditory information or clear instructions. Using colours may help me find my place. Stories can help explain stuff. People use metaphors which I may take literally. I may get anxious trying to understand them. I can ask people to say what they mean and mean what they say. Sometimes nonautistic people don’t understand me. I need to be patient with them. Interests connect me. I connect to what interests me. Motivation draws me towards learning. Negotiation helps me feel more valued Learning through what interests me suits me. Rewards can make me happy, but don’t help me learn. Make reasonable accommodations for my autism. No interest = no attention. This is not a choice. It is my default setting. Interest = attention. I notice and give attention when I’m interested. My interests turn me on. Personal stories by autistics show that interests have opened doors to learning in ways nothing else could.

06.01.2022 Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2021. We hope that you have a happy and safe holiday time, and we look forward to creating more great memories with our client family in 2021 Mick and Karen Island Care and Respite