Living on the Spectrum: How to maintain your mental wellbeing as a tired parent.

Maintaining your resilience and wellbeing as a tired parent. is no easy task. According to Kathrine Peereboom, one of the biggest challenges for parents in this volatile world of COVID, the flu, and now interest rate rises and inflation, is maintaining your sanity and energy levels.

“Parents these days are finding life tough.  Not only are we having to support our family and kids through difficult times, we are also trying to maintain our relationship with our partner. Throw into this mix special needs kids and things become extra complicated and exhausting,” Ms Peereboom said.

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Dentist appointments and Autism

Dentist appointments can be very stressful at the best of times. For some on the spectrum a visit to the dentist will require explanations, visuals and a desensitisation appointment. For others it will be finding a dentist who provides sedation if required.

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Harvey Norman Gold Coast Woman of the Year Winner!

Category winner, Kathrine Peereboom, Angels Among Us presented by St Hilda’s School, Gold Coast. Thank you so much for the recognition and honour. I am inspired by my children everyday to bridge the knowledge gap between law enforcement and the autistic community.  It is a privilege to be Australia’s first in this field and to be

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International Business Times Feature

A woman in Australia who has three sons diagnosed with autism said she was able to notice the telltale signs that pointed to her sons’ disabilities during the children’s developing years. Katherine Peereboom’s three sons, 8-year-old Oliver, 7-year-old Joshua and 6-year-old Tyler, are “severely autistic” and nonverbal, 7News.com.au reported. The 43-year-old Gold Coast mother said she noticed that Oliver’s development was

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