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All Victorian three and four-year-olds to be assessed for autism under new NDIS alternative
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (874+ words) Every Victorian child aged three and four will be offered screening for autism and developmental delays under a new state government program called Thriving Kids, designed to catch developmental concerns before children reach school age. The program will funnel children…...
We need workers. So why are we rejecting them?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (703+ words) More jobs. More participation. More pressure to attract and retain staff. But beneath that growth, a different story is becoming harder to ignore. New data shows seven in 10 employers are discriminating against candidates living with a long-term illness, disability, mental…...
Breaking the obligation trap " adult children speak on the suffocating expectations of caring for difficult parents
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1059+ words) Psychologists and advocates say that speaking to someone outside of the family, preferably an outsider with medical training, is a critical step to framing feelings and upholding the validity of them. Rebecca does joke that she landed the jackpot with…...