Neurodivergent Resources

• Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14
  (text and webchat available)
  24/7 Crisis Support

• 13YARN - 13 92 76
  24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

• SANE - 1800 187 263
  Mental health support for complex mental health issues

• MensLine Australia - 1300 78 99 78
  (webchat and videochat available)
  24/7 mental health support for Australian men

• QLife - 1800 184 527
  (webchat available)
  Provides anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral

• Embrace Multicultural Health - 131 450
  (interpreter available)
  Provide multicultural communities with access to resources, links to services and translated information on mental health

• Beyond Blue
  24/7 Support for Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Prevention

• Healthdirect
  Mental health crisis support numbers, triaging and safety advice

• Black Dog Institute Online Clinic
  Free online mental health assessment tool with personalised support and suggested support services

• Medicare Mental Health
  A free service that connects you to mental health support services
  
  

If you, or someone you know, is having a mental health emergency and is in immediate danger, call triple zero (000). If you need someone to talk to right now, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

• Neurodiversity - DACSSA Disability Advocacy

• About the NDIS - DACSSA Disability Advocacy

• Mental health care and Medicare - Services Australia

• Aurora Neuroinclusion Program - Services Australia

• Autism Resources - Reframing Autism

• People who are Neurodivergent - OPAN (Older Persons Advocacy Network)

• Resources - Neurodiversity Hub

• Neurodiversity Resources - Homage (includes support groups)

• Neurodiversity-affirming Resources - Divergent Futures

• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
  Fact sheet here

• Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023
  Further information here

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
  Further information here

• Mental health legislation

• Mental Health Helplines
  Global search tool by country for helplines and support services

• Neurodivergent Insights
  Dr Megan Anna Neff - author of The Autistic Burnout Workbook and many other wonderful resources

• Neurodiversity Pride Day
  Information about this global celebration of neurodiversity

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week
  An annual events panel of speakers on neurodivergence, hosted in GMT (UK time)