1:1 Support Services

This service empowers caregivers with tools to foster affirming family dynamics.

Parents/carers and families of PDA or TGD children

• Affirming PDA or TGD identities
• Family relationships
• Siblings
• Advocacy
• Education
• Mental Health Support
• Trauma-informed practice

School Supports

This service delivers interactive workshops to inspire connection and growth. We can work with individuals, families, education staff, or a combination of people to foster innovation and build affirming environments for neurodiverse and gender-diverse children and young people.

90-minute consultation

60-minute presentation with 30 minutes for Q&A. Choose from a range of topics:

• What is PDA?
• What is TGD?
• Inclusive educational practice: building connection through affirmation
• The importance of felt safety
• Declarative language vs Imperative language
• PDA and Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
• Accommodations and Adjustments: PDA and the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
• Dysregulation, Diffusion, and De-escalation
• What’s working and What’s not!
• From school can’t to school can
• TGD-affirming policy, practice and pedagogy in education
• PDA-affirming policy, practice and pedagogy in education
• PDA-affirming teaching strategies for the classroom
• Developing TGD-affirming Individual Learning Plans (ILP’s), Behaviour Management Plans (BMP’s), and Safety Plans
• Developing PDA-affirming Individual Learning Plans (ILP’s), Behaviour Management Plans (BMP’s), and Safety Plans
• Nutrition and Nourishment

Monthly Webinar Series

Support for neurodiverse and gender-diverse families to advocate confidently within complex systems like education.

Webinar	Duration	Structure	Price
1. A light touch	45 minutes	30 min presentation 15 min Q&A	$96.99
2. A balanced approach	60 minutes	40 min presentation 20 min Q&A	$193.99
3. Deep dive mentoring	90 minutes	60 min presentation 30 min Q&A	$290.98

One of each 3 webinars monthly from a range of topics, including:

• What is PDA?
• What is TGD?
• Affirming parenting: building connection through affirmation
• The importance of felt safety
• Declarative language vs Imperative language
• Dysregulation, Diffusion, and De-escalation
• What’s working and what’s not?
• From school can’t to school can
• Nutrition and Nourishment
• Sibling relationships
• Extended family and friends: building understanding and capacity
• Interoception and hidden demands
• Sleep (or lack of sleep)
• What parents need to know about education in Australia (home and school education)

NDIS Early Childhood Support

For younger children under the age of 7, Early Childhood Supports are available to assist children with disabilities, including those with ASD (PDA profile). These supports can include:

• Early interventions can help minimise barriers to learning and participation, supporting long-term development and improved daily living outcomes.
• Working with a key worker who supports the child and their family in developing strategies to promote functional independence and social participation from a young age.
• Focusing on early intervention, Affirming Connections can help address challenges associated with ASD (PDA profile), ensuring that the child’s needs are met in a home, community, and early childhood education settings.

Homeschooling Support & School Resources

This service offers online support and resources to help families thrive through education systems or homeschooling. Education for PDAers can be challenging, but Affirming Connections designs learning plans tailored to each learner.

For school students, we can support the classroom teacher in using PDA-affirming teaching practices while meeting curriculum and syllabus requirements.

We offer a range of support packages and ensure you have all the documentation for homeschooling registration and review in your state.

Personalised Homeschool Learning Packages:

Package	Term Price	Semester Price Discounts apply for privately funded clients	Annual Price Discounts apply for privately funded clients
1. Quick start, light touch	$775.96 per term	10% discount per term	20% discount per term
2. A balanced approach	$ 1,939.90 per term	10% discount per term	20% discount per term
3. Deep dive mentoring	$ 2,909.85 per term	10% discount per term	20% discount per term

Bespoke PDA and GD Resources for individuals: homeschooling, education settings, organisations, or community groups. Please contact us for pricing.

• PDA-affirming curriculum, planning and pedagogy for the classroom: developing Individual Learning Plans, Behaviour Management Plans, and affirming classrooms.
• TGD-affirming curriculum, planning and pedagogy for the classroom: developing Individual Learning Plans, Behaviour Management Plans, and affirming classrooms.
• Personalised Accommodations Document: for school, home, and in the community
• Individual Education Advocacy Kit: advocating for your PDAer at school, with friends and family, and in the community
• TGD Education Advocacy Kit: advocating for your TGD young person at school, with friends and family, and in the community
• Personalised Affirming PDA Identity Kit for children and young people
• Personalised TGD-Affirming Identity Kit for children and young people

Need something different?

Let us know what your needs are for your PDA or TGD young person. Head to our contacts page and send a message.

Or, let us know what topics you want to know more about!