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Affirming Care Services

Neuroaffirming therapy and group programs for autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent children, young people, adults, and their families in Melbourne, Australia.

Affirming Care Services is a neuroaffirming therapeutic service supporting autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent people of all ages in ways that uplift and affirm all neurotypes. We provide support that respects different ways of thinking and being. Our work helps people understand themselves, navigate everyday life with greater ease, and build lives that genuinely suit them, while also working with families, schools, and systems to reduce barriers and make environments more friendly for neurodivergent brains.

Our Group Programs

Our group programs support social, emotional, and relational development in ways that respect autonomy, encourage natural connection, and leverage interests to maximise fun! Groups are structured, facilitated by experienced clinicians, and grounded in neuroaffirming practice.

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About Affirming Care Services

We are a small, experienced team of neuroaffirming clinicians. Our team includes psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, teachers, and therapy assistants who work across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
Many of us are neurodivergent ourselves, which means we bring lived experience alongside professional training.
We support autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent people, as well as the families, schools, and systems around them.
Our work is grounded in both evidence-based practice and a genuine understanding of what it feels like to move through a world that is not always designed for neurodivergent minds.
We share a commitment to:
- neuroaffirming, respectful practice
- understanding behaviour through a nervous system and relational lens
- changing systems, not neurodivergent people
- supporting capacity without asking people to mask or change who they are
Meet the ACS founding director, Sarah Hampton.
- Autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent children, young people, and adults
- Parents and families supporting neurodivergent children
- Schools and care teams seeking neuroaffirming support
We offer a range of 1:1 therapies for neurodivergent people of all ages, in person and online:
- Counselling
- Key work services
- Care team management
- Family and school consultation and environmental audits
- Executive functioning support
- Neurological Care and Emergency Response Plans (NCERP)
We run structured, neuroaffirming group programs that support social and emotional capacity through play, connection, and shared interests. These programs run throughout the year from our office in Yarraville.
Programs include:
- Dragon’s of the Spectrum (DOTS)
- LEGO
- Secret Agent Society
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Minecraft
- Little School (school readiness for preps)
We offer training and professional development across a range of areas, such as:
- Autism, ADHD, Complex Neurodiversity
- Neuroaffirming teaching practices
- Neuroaffirming practices for allied health professionals
- PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy aka Pathological Demand Avoidance)
- Creating Neuroaffirming School Environments
We also offer custom training, tailored to your needs. Please contact us if you’re looking for something that isn’t on the list above.