Helpful Links
Organisations
- ADHD Foundation Australia
Provides national support, including helplines, community support groups, and resources for individuals with ADHD and their families.
- Autism Queensland
Autism Queensland is the longest-standing provider of autism-specific education, therapy, and support services for children, adults, their families, and the professionals who support them.
- Autism Behavioural Intervention Queensland (ABIQ)
Offers regular support group meetings and social events for families, professionals, therapists, and schools involved with autism spectrum disorder.
- The Benevolent Society
Supporting Australians since 1813 as an independent, non-religious service provider that assists people to achieve independent living.
- Chill for Autism
Focuses on supporting adults with autism. They offer various programs and resources tailored to the needs of older individuals.
- Down Syndrome Australia
The Down Syndrome Federation provides a range of supports and services for people with Down syndrome, their families and supporters.
- Ellyn Satter Institute
The Ellyn Satter Institute helps tens of thousands of parents, grandparents, children, teens, adults, and health professionals reimagine and reshape anxiety-infused relationships with food into joyful journeys of healthful well-being.
- Empower Autism
Provides information, support, and capacity development services, including peer support groups, peer mentoring, life skills, and SLES
- Ross Greene Lives in the Balance
Lives in the Balance is a dynamic, values-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to ensuring that all kids are understood and treated in ways that are compassionate, effective, non-punitive, non-adversarial, proactive, and collaborative.
- SPELD
Speld QLD is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to support people experiencing learning difficulties in all circumstances.
Social Support Groups
- Adult ADHD Australia (Private Facebook group)
This group has been created by Chris Hodge to share ideas & potentially help each other understand adult ADHD.
- Brisbane ADHD & ASD Support Group (Private Facebook group)
Support group for individuals, parents, friends and carers of kids with ADHD, ADD, ASD and associated conditions.
- Brisbane ADHD Support Group (Private Facebook group)
A social support group for adults living with ADHD in South East Queensland. This group provides a safe space for adults with ADHD to connect and support each other.