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ndis school leavers support (for parents)
for parents facing the post school void
When school finishes, everything changes.
Structure disappears. Expectations shift. Support evaporates — just when your young person needs help most.
For many parents of neurodivergent and ADHD young people, this leaves:
- unanswered questions
- overwhelming decisions
- guilt, fear, and uncertainty
- pressure to rush into the "next step"
This isn't failure.
It's what happens when a system ends, without a replacement.
Many young people move from school into work, training, or study without crisis.
But when that path isn't clear, the real question becomes:
How do I support my child to build a stable, meaningful life — without rushing them into something that doesn’t fit?
what makes this hard (but normal)
School creates structure by design:
- routines
- accountability
- peer groups
- predictable expectations
When it ends, nothing automatically replaces it.
Parents suddenly become:
- strategists
- motivators
- schedulers
- advocates
- planners
- confidence builders
All while trying to protect their child's self-esteem and their own energy.
What parents actually want
You want:
- clear, practical support
- help thinking things through
- tools that work in real life
- someone who understands the neurodivergent parenting experience
- confidence that your next step isn't made out of fear
You don't want:
- another "program" to tick the box
- generic advice you won't use
- shoving their child into courses that don't match how they think
- rushed transitions before capacity even exists
how ability pathways helps
We provide practical support for parents and young people in the space between school and adult life
This includes:
- helping you translate advice into real-world action
- building routines, decision-making habits, and confidence
- creating simple, practical plans (without pressure)
- helping you navigate adult systems with less stress
- supporting attendance or preparation for meetings where needed
- helping families reduce overwhelm without pretending everything is okay
We don't do:
- therapy or diagnosis (but we can work to clinical advice and actions)
- full-time support work
- plan coordination or case management
- canned "transition programs"
What we offer is real support for real challenges — practical, not theoretical.
Support for Parents
We help parents:
- make sense of the transition gap
- feel less alone in decision making
- avoid rushed closures or "good-on-paper" but bad-in-practice pathways
- understand how to support without over-parenting
- talk to schools, clinicians, and planners without losing clarity
- protect confidence while building capacity
Half the work is not what your child does — it’s how you think about it.
How NDIS Funding Can Help
Your child's NDIS plan can fund this kind of support under Capacity Building where appropriate.
This support:
- can be included in planning conversations
- can use Finding & Keeping a Job supports when relevant
- can support mentoring, planning, routine follow-through
- is a tool — not a plan in itself
We can talk through the words, line items, and goals so you don't guess incorrectly.
don't ask what job or course will fix this?
Instead ask:
"What supports help my child build adulthood that doesn't collapse under expectation?"
That's where the real work starts.
Next Step
You don't need the perfect plan.
You just need someone who helps you think clearly and choose well.
No pressure. No obligation. Just clear guidance.
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