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Call the Aged Care Advocacy Line, our national team of advocates is available Monday to Friday 8am–8pm and Saturday 10am-4pm 

Home Diversity resources Diversity characteristics People who are Neurodivergent

People who are Neurodivergent

To learn more about people who are neurodivergent

Australian Disability Network (2024) Australian Neurodiversity Toolkit (including What is neurodiversity? resource).  Available from: https://australiandisabilitynetwork.org.au/resources/australian-neurodiversity-toolkit/ 

Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) (2024) About neurodiversity. Available from: https://www.vpsc.vic.gov.au/workforce-capability-leadership-and-management/neurodiversity-employment-toolkit/about-neurodiversity/ 

National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) (2024) Conversation on Ageing: Understanding, embracing and supporting neurodiversity as we age (webinar recording).  Available from: https://www.nari.net.au/conversations-on-ageing-neurodiversity-as-we-age-past-lectures 

Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) (2024) Neurodiversity employment toolkit. Available from: https://www.vpsc.vic.gov.au/workforce-capability-leadership-and-management/ 

Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA)’s ADHD Guideline Development Group (2022). Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity. Available from: https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/

Services and support available for people who are neurodivergent

The following organisations provide education, resources and support for neurodivergent people: