Affirming Care Services – now serving Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs
Our ACS Eastern Region Office is located at Foundations for Childhood, located at 15 Kilvington Dr, Emerald, Victoria
Ashley Ellis-Smith is a Social Worker with lived experience as an ADHD neurodivergent parent herself. She brings both professional knowledge and real-life understanding to her work with parents, offering practical, compassionate support that recognises the complexity of neurodivergent family life.
SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
1:1 support for neurodivergent people of all ages
Key worker support for managing multiple stakeholders / complex needs
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Secret Agent Society (1:1 sessions)
Dragons of the Spectrum (DOTS)
Interest-based groups
Is Social Work support right for you?
Social Work support looks at the whole picture, not just one behaviour, skill, or diagnosis. We consider your child’s development, relationships, environment, nervous system, family routines, school context, and the pressures sitting around your family.
A social work approach can help parents understand what may be driving behaviour, strengthen connection, build practical strategies, and advocate more confidently across home, kinder, school, therapy, and community settings.
This support is especially helpful when families are navigating big emotions, developmental differences, school challenges, family stress, transitions, or complex systems like the NDIS. The goal is to help you feel clearer, more supported, and better equipped to respond in ways that fit your child and your family.
