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agedcareanddisabilitysupport · 9 months

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Success Stories: How NDIS Early Childhood Education Has Transformed the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities

Today, we bring you a heartwarming blog that celebrates the incredible impact of NDIS Early Childhood Education in transforming lives. Through inspiring success stories, we'll explore how this exceptional program has empowered individuals with disabilities and set them on a brighter future. So, let's dive into these uplifting tales of triumph!

The Journey of Little Riley: Meet beautiful five-year-old Riley, who loves arts and crafts. Diagnosed with autism at an early age, Riley’s parents were concerned about getting the proper support for their child’s development. NDIS Early Childhood Education helped Riley enrol in a program highlighting her special interests. With the guidance of skilled educators, Riley's creativity blossomed, and he found joy and confidence in expressing himself through art. Today, he is a confident young artist, and his vibrant artworks have even been showcased in local exhibitions. NDIS Early Childhood Education helped her parents discover his true potential and embrace his individuality.

The Story of Sarah's Communication Breakthrough: Sarah, a beautiful nine-year-old girl who cannot hear, faced difficulties in communicating with others. With the support of NDIS Early Childhood Education, Sarah received individualised speech therapy sessions that focused on her specific needs. Sarah’s communication skills increased through dedicated effort and advanced communication technology. She now participates actively in class discussions, interacts confidently with her peers, and her beautiful smile lights up the room. The NDIS Early Childhood Education program provides tools to overcome communication barriers and flourish academically and socially.

John's Remarkable Academic Progress: John, a determined young lad with a learning disability, struggled in traditional educational settings. His parents were worried about his academic future until they discovered the NDIS Early Childhood Education program. With a focus on tailored learning plans, John received one-on-one support from skilled educators who understood his learning style. Gradually, John's confidence soared, and he began to excel in subjects he once found challenging. With the proper support and encouragement, John's potential shone brightly, and he is now thriving academically, inspiring everyone around him.

Emma's Path to Independence: Emma, a spirited teenager with cerebral palsy, dreamed of living independent life. Through NDIS Early Childhood Education, she received comprehensive training in life skills and adaptive technologies. With determination and support, Emma learned to perform daily tasks independently and gained mobility through assistive devices. Today, she navigates the city with ease, attends college, and actively participates in social events. NDIS Port Macquarie empowered Emma to embrace her dreams and pursue a fulfilling life filled with possibilities.

Jake's Journey to Inclusion: Jake, a bright seven-year-old with autism, faced challenges in communication and social interactions. NDIS Early Childhood Education recognised his unique needs and provided intensive support. Jake’s progress with the combination of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, occupational therapy and fun activities was impressive. He began expressing himself more effectively and developed meaningful connections with his peers. Jake's success story demonstrates the power of inclusive education in nurturing a sense of belonging and self-confidence.

Zoe's Artistic Expression: Zoe, a talented ten-year-old with Down syndrome, had a desire for art. The NDIS Early Childhood Education program recognized her creative potential and encouraged her to explore it further. Zoe’s artistic talent blossomed through special art classes and a nurturing environment. Her artworks were displayed at a local gallery, garnering admiration and appreciation from the community. Zoe's journey exemplifies how early intervention and personalised support can unlock hidden talents and bring them to the forefront.

These success stories are just a glimpse of the profound impact of NDIS Early Childhood Education on the lives of individuals with disabilities in Sydney. This incredible program has enabled countless young souls to flourish, fostering independence, nurturing talents, and embracing their unique abilities.

If you or your loved ones are living with disabilities, we encourage you to explore the transformative power of NDIS Early Childhood Education. This incredible support system opens excellent opportunities, empowering individuals to reach for the stars and reach their dreams. The honours inspirational success stories and the limitless potential within each of you!

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derenger · 3 years

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Growing up, parenting and gaming - Longread on life, computer games and finding yourself

This longread is dedicated to and written for all those current and former kids, who had or have troubles growing up, taking decisions, finding themselves in the world they live in, who play games independently of age and – perhaps – have not lost their love for a good game, good times and good buddies.

Perhaps it will help someone in their life. If that happens – I shall think of this writing as useful and my time writing it as not completely wasted.

The ideas have been on my mind for over 2 years now (they started getting very clear when I started doing therapy) and I have to put them on paper now.

Here it goes.

I grew up in the 90s in Eastern Europe. After the USSR collapsed millions of people found themselves without work, perspectives and means of existence. We were lucky that my dad had a good job that was paid in hard currency, however he was barely home – and by that I mean like seeing him 2 or 3 times a month.

We had good living conditions compared to others and my mom did the best she could too take care of my younger bro and me.

The first time we were exposed to computer games was when I was like 7 and my bro was 5 – in the office where the boyfriend of our aunt has been working. We played Dangerous Dave, Scorched Earth, Socoban, Digger, Civilization, The Incredible Machine and some others I do not recall the names. And of course, we liked it and it did not take long for our dad to install them on his PC at home. 2 years later my best buddy got Doom 2 installed on his PC and that was the absolute blast. We spent weeks trying to figure out how to get through level 2 and it was a big holiday when our buddy finally did.

My dad tried to restrict TV and computer time per week, so we always opted for the PC. Over time I learned to turn it on by myself and play when there was no one at home. My dad did not know.

A couple of our friends had 8bit consoles - soviet bootlegs of Super Nintendoes, with TMNT and Chip n Dale, but that was probably it. After all, we were living in a small village with not that many possibilities to make money.

When I was 10 we moved to a bigger city into a 1 room apartment. All 4 of us. This was 1996. 2 other very important things:

We started going to a far bigger school than before, where the mood was totally different from what we were used to. We were bullied and beaten, could not get along with other pupils and teachers and no one actually cared.

Father was home every day.

I mean, father was present home every day. It is not like he spent time with us doing sports or whatever. He just had any idea what to do with us as this was his first long time exposure to kids in the 11 years we were a family.

He was more of an authoritarian guy – we were not supposed to waste time in gaming clubs, listen to stupid music (Prodigy, Beastie Boys), we should have studied well, read books, have been doing sports and in general act like good kids.

We were doing some martial arts sports cause mom brought us there. We were taking music classes cause “everyone has to”. We were supposed to help out at home. We were not supposed to hang out with “bad” kid or stay outside till late hours. We were not supposed to smoke, swear and simulate illness to miss classes. We were not supposed to get into trouble.

It is not like we were putting a lot of thought into it. We just moved to the city from rural area and frankly speaking were absolutely not happy about. I guess we just went with the flow.

This was also the time when the first “gaming spot” in town opened – they had 2 Sega Mega Drives II and 1 Sony PlayStation. MK3, MK3 Ultimate, Contra Hard Cops, Golden Axe, some samurai fighting games for the Sega. SPS – Red Alert, Twisted Metal, Duke Nukem, Doom and of course – an incredible breakthrough for its time – Quake 2. And that was a revelation. I recall mom giving us money from time to time. To go play. Sega cost like 1 buck and hour, SPS – 1,5 bucks – far more expensive, so we played mainly on Sega.

At the same time we did have some games at home – Doom, Power Formula 1, Lines, the same Civilization, Lion King, Alladin, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Gods and Dune 2000. Dad did not want to allow us play games. Like, at all. Don’t ask me why he never deleted the games. The PC was mainly used for him to work. So when he left home, he took the power cable of the monitor and closed it in his spare suitcase. What we did was to unplug the cable from the printer and use for the monitor. Later on he hid both cables – from the monitor and the PC in the suitcase. I found a way to open the suitcase with a very fine flat screwdriver. Mom hid the fact from our dad for a while until he noticed the suitcase was “broken”. I believe they did not speak with each other for a week. But I am still proud of the fact of cracking that suitcase! Fuck yeah!

Things started getting worse when I transferred to a lyceum - 1998. I was 12. This was like a gymnasium for hardcore science-kids, where they went deep into math and natural sciences. I was hysterical the first 2 years as I was barely making the program. Even my dad had troubles solving the math they gave us. Music classes turned to shits. I had no time nor mood for sport. But I had to keep doing it all. Just because. There were a couple of bullies in class, whose parents bribed the management of the school so that their kids would have fancy graduation papers at the end and frankly speaking no one could get a grip on them. That had me very depressed.

Around 13 I started stealing money from my parents and missing classes to go to computer clubs – their number was getting bigger every week, consoles started to disappear. Half Life, CS 1.6, Age of Empires 2, Q3, D2 1.07, Black and White, SimCity 2000, NOX, StarCraft Brood War and many other games had our full attention. The biggest part of it was the fact you could play with or against your friends! That was so fucking awesome! At the same time I started discovering sci-fi and rock music, but that is a different story.

We stole a lot of money from our parents in those times and missed a lot of classes and of course after 3 or 4 months it all got revealed. Boy oh boy our dad smoked us. That was very very tough for a kid when all the things he actually liked were taken from him. Dark times when we were seriously asking ourselves what the hell our parents wanted from us as aside from the stuff they told us to do they never really told us what was it for. Everything else was useless, stupid or waste of time.

Somehow my marks at school got better closer to graduation and I graduated almost with a medal, went to university. I remember they had this PC club with like 200 PCs and from time to time we skipped one or the other lecture to play Starcraft or CS, but very quickly boozing with buddies became the major leisure activity and pushed gaming to the back. I did pretty well at the university, made my master with excellence and that was it – 6 years flew by in a blink of an eye.

I got my own PC during the first year at the uni, played a bit of Warcraft 3, HOMM 3, Quake 3, Lineage II but it was not like I was deep into that. I remember after defending my master I spent like 3 days playing Crysis without anyone saying a word. I mean, I was through with the university. I was free!

Soon after that I went on to work abroad as a project engineer in the chemical industry.

At the moment I am doing sales engineer for a good salary in Berlin, I am married and except for the Corona and all the restrictions it brought life seems ok.

During the last 10 years of my “adult” life I have been in many different situations. I have been very sick a couple of times, running on the edge of life and death. I have been in some useless relations that only drained energy and nerves from me. I also have been diagnosed with depression and burnout at some point, did therapy and consider myself fully recovered from both. I’ll be summarizing it all below.

When I look at my life it did occur to me that gaming was far more important than just the sheer desire to shoot buddies and skip school.

Growing up under the conditions where everything is predetermined one does not really get the chance to expose your own wish. After all, my parents both come from very unhappy families and did not have the exactly best examples of parenting.

It occurred to me that they never really cared about anything we achieved – whether in school, music or sports. I recall a couple of times when I did really good, like winning the City-contest in English language or getting my first “good” in algebra in 7th grade as that shit was extremely tough. I do not recall any reaction. In fact, mom and dad put their close attention to us only when things started getting really bad, like when we were skipping classes or got arrested for setting up fireworks in a crowded place. We never really got any positive feedback for anything we did because our parents just had no idea how to do that. I do not blame them – they were trying their best from their own experience.

And gaming was the absolute opposite to all of that.

Going to computer clubs we knew exactly that we were surrounded by like-minded lads. We made some good friends along the way – lads, who were always ready to jam on de_dust or bring their D2 chars to share some loot. One of the owners of the club had a daughter who was really good in Q3 – I remember everyone has been looking at her like she was some sort of demigod. The games gave us the space and playground we needed so much – clear even rules for everyone. If you frag – you win. If you don’t – you lose. If you suck – the older guys would always help with a couple of tips. Games also gave us control. I really liked the games where you went on an adventure, like NOX or Will Rock or serious Sam. Gaming also gave us the space to take our own decisions and suffer the full consequences if these were wrong – getting overrun by zerglings or getting fragged with rocket launcher with QUAD DAMAGE.

Gaming clubs were our safe space. At some point our dad did raid the computer clubs and did bust us a couple of times. Sure we got beaten on those occasions.

I recall my bro being very proud on getting 1st in the national 2v2 ladder in SC:BW later in the uni. He also used to game the whole night long at my parents place. This was over 10 years ago and they still do not know. He is still very good in SC though he does not play anymore.

I do play sometimes – currently grinding D2 and refreshing my knowledge in chess. I do not have more time for any other more or less serious game.

I am slowly approaching the point where I should write a conclusion – it is going to be quite simple. Gaming was the first opportunity to take my life into my own hands. It took me 32 years of my own life to find the power in me to take responsibility for myself and not to rely on someone else. My decision – my choice – my consequences. It took a lot of trouble and turmoil for me to get to this point and finally embracing the power within feels great. It was also the first surrounding of dudes just like me, which was a very good feeling back then.

During the last 6 months I switched to a job that pays almost the double of my previous one, my wife moved in with me from abroad, we have a nice apartment and are looking forward to vacations in the Alps. I still have to find a way to approach my parents though I am not sure the old hive is worth disturbing. I guess time will tell.

Whenever I am down or things do no go according to play – I do turn to gaming occasionally, just to get back into the world where I am in full control. It gives me power and I guess hope that everything will work out. If not now – then over time. You just have to keep practicing. And ask for help when it is needed.

I hope you found this read interesting.

#life #gaming #adulthood #friends

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tannerahonesti95 · 4 years

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dorsetti · 7 years

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There he goes

They’d never really had problems with Ashley. Of their two sons, he’d been the sweet, well-behaved one. At least until he turned 16, when he shot up to 6 foot in 2 months and started taking an interest in weightlifting. Aaron blamed Robert and Adam. Their midlife crises hit around the same time, and in a move that surprised everyone in the village, they started training together.

While puberty had been mostly kind to Ashley - no acne breakouts and a quickly deepened voice - it didn’t let him pass by fully unscathed. In short, his limbs: long, lanky and, seemingly, with a mind of their own. He seemed incapable existing in any space without knocking something over or tripping over himself.

In one particularly memorable incident, he knocked down two towers of whiskey glasses at the Woolpack while coming out of the backroom. It was a Friday night and the pub had been packed with two hen parties & a minibus full of somewhat elderly Australian tourists. Ashley had been mortified, not least because Chas did a shite job at masking her displeasure. The next morning, Ashley had entered Liv’s old room at the Mill, which Robert and Adam had transformed into “the ultimate home fitness centre” and demanded they train him. Aaron thought his lad would only keep with the training for a few weeks before he’d quietly abandoned it.

He didn’t.

Over the course of the summer, Ashley had gone from lanky and awkward to toned and confident. Within a few weeks of school starting up, Aaron noticed that an ensemble of pretty teen girls kept showing up at their house. They almost always just so happened to be passing by and wondered if Ashley was home. For his part, Ashley had started employing what Aaron could only call The Robert Sugden Charm: unashamedly flirting with each girl, with that trademark smirk that made each feel like she was the only one.

They never were.

That’s how Aaron and Ashley came to be stood in their drive, looking at Aaron’s new Land Rover (an anniversary gift he didn’t want, but that Robert had insisted buying for him) with the words “CHEATER” spray-painted across the whole of the driver’s side. Aaron kicked himself for letting him borrow it the night before.

“Dad, I’m so sorry.” Ashley said for the umpteenth time.

“Do you know which one of them did? And why they decided to take it out on my car?”

“It was probably Elise. She saw me leaving the cinema last night with Maddy. If looks could kill, I’d be dead.”

Aaron pinched the bridge of this nose and counted to ten. He mentally kicked himself for thinking that they were going to make it out if Ashley’s teens without some problems. It was new territory for them, this. Ashley had been the kind of kid that couldn’t finish Dumbo because of the scene where his mum was jailed. Just a few years ago, he’d been helping Paddy for free at the veterinary because he couldn’t stand the thought of sick animals being alone.

And now here they were.

As if on cue, Robert’s car turned into the drive. He was blaring some mid 2000s pop song Aaron couldn’t place and that trademark Sugden grin. He stepped out of the car and went to kiss Aaron, but stopped when he saw the damage.

“What’s this then? You’ve been stepping out on your bit on the side, Aaron?” he said with mock shock.

Aaron snorted, “No, your son’s revolving door of lasses finally caught up to ‘im though.”

Ashley put his face in his hands, “ God, it sounds terrible when you say it like that, Dad.”

“My son? Why is it that whenever they step a toe out of line they’re my sons? I told you we shouldn’t of let him spend so much time with Cain.” Robert said in jest. Aaron loved it, but he also knew that they’d have address this seriously with Ashley.

“Let’s go inside and get a cuppa, then we can talk about how you’re gonna pay to get this fixed, mate.” Aaron said as he clapped Ashley on the back.

Aaron and Ashley sat down next to each other, while Robert went to put the kettle on. Aaron felt sorry for his mum & Paddy, Ashley was loads more well-behaved than him at his age, and yet, Aaron felt way in over his head in some situations.

“Your Father’s right you know, you’re going to have to pay for the touch ups the car’s gonna need. And lad, you need to stop messing them lasses about. You’re better then that. No one likes to be made a mug of.”

Ashley groaned and set his head down on the table.

“You don’t get it, Dad. I’ve never told her we were exclusive! Maddy is fitter and more popular. And she showed interest in ME of all people. I had to go out with her. She’s not been with anyone in our year and she chose me.”

Robert set the mugs in front of them before retorting, “And do you know why? Because of the way you look. I remember we talked about that lass last summer, when she worked at the fitness centre, and she wouldn’t give you the time of day. Now here you are, coming into your own, becoming a man, and all of a sudden, she’s gunnin’ after you. Mate, think about it, she’s not going after the person you are inside, it’s your looks and the fact that your fit Dads drive the nicest cars in the village.”

“Ugh, what do you two know what it’s like to be young now! You don’t even like girls, Dad!” he said in Aaron’s direction.

“Oi, I’ll have you know that I can bench more now than I could when I was your age.” Robert was clearly focusing on the important. Aaron shook his head in slight disbelief; in the last few weeks it felt like he had two boys at home, not just the one. He turned back to Ashley.

“Mate, you can’t treat people like doormats and then be surprised when they retaliate.”

“I’ve heard that you two used to treat each other much worse, when you were younger.”

Voila, the elephant in the room, sort of. As the years passed, Aaron & Robert had matured. They’d become whole individuals that complimented each other perfectly. It had taken a lot of tears, therapy, communication blunders & breakthroughs & many we’re-soulmates-but-I-don’t-want-to-ruin-this-by-showing-it dates to get to that point. The Dingles and Sugdens had refrained from talking about the rougher times in their relationship around their sons, but in a small place like Emmerdale, someone was bound to open their big gob around them at some point. With Graham, their oldest, it had been an easy bridge to cross. His personality was Robert to a T, just some 20ish years younger. He understood that not every adult in Emmerdale was an outstanding member of the community.

Ashley hadn’t ever brought it up, but now here they were. Aaron & Robert looked at each other and gave each other a smitten smile. Robert turned to his son.

“We were young & naïve, lad. We had a lot to work through. But we know you can do so much better than we did. You’re an outstanding lad, don’t let a fleeting crush change who you are.”

“I hear you were married when you two started seeing each other.”

“Yeah, I was. And one of my biggest regrets is not accepting the way I felt for your Dad sooner. But my mistakes don’t excuse your behaviour. You know better, mate.”

Aaron looked up at his husband. Though they were a solid couple, he was still surprised how Robert could still surprise him in the best possible way. He took Ashley’s hand.

“You’re a great lad, and we know you can do better by these lasses. You’ve had your fun, but does it make you feel great?”

Ashley sighed and squeezed Aaron’s hand “No, it doesn’t, Daddy.”

Aaron smiled and hugged Ashley. “There’s our kid.” Ashley leaned into his arms.

“Oh Dad, I’ve messed up.” Aaron waved his hand at Robert, beaconing him to join in. Robert immediately did.

“There we go, m’lads” Robert sighed as he enveloped Aaron & Ashley with what Aaron still called his freakishly large wingspan.

“We love you so much, and you’re such a kind soul, Ashley. Don’t ever change.”

Ashley sobbed, and Robert took Aaron’s hand and squeezed it a little. He wasn’t their innocent little boy anymore, but he would always be theirs.

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fuckjameis · 7 years

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What's up, lads? I had a big breakthrough in therapy yesterday

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ultralifehackerguru-blog · 6 years

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McDonald's Fries Could Cure Baldness According To New Study

A cure for baldness may have just been found in the most unlikely of places, according to scientists in Japan – who think the answer could lie in your McDonald’s meal.

Yep, believe it or not you read that right. According to the Daily Record, there’s a chemical used in McDonald’s fries that could help hair regrowth.

The scientists managed to regrow hair on mice using what they’ve referred to as a ‘simple method’ using human stem cells, which generated fresh follicles capable of sprouting new hairs.

Within days the mice had furry backs and scalps, and after these preliminary experiments it’s thought that the same technique could work in people.

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The Japanese team first had a breakthrough after they managed to produce ‘hair follicle germs’ in their lab for the first time. These are the cells that fuel follicle development, and because they’ve never been regenerated before are considered the ‘Holy Grail’ of hair loss research.

Turns out the secret was to use dimethylpolysiloxane, the same chemical that’s found in McDonald’s fries – which is added for safety reasons to prevent cooking oil from foaming.

Professor Junji Fukuda of Yokohama National University, said: “The key for the mass production of HFGs was a choice of substrate materials for the culture vessel.

“We used oxygen-permeable dimethylpolysiloxane (PDMS) at the bottom of culture vessel, and it worked very well.”

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Billons of pounds are spent on hair loss treatment each year, but hair follicles have never been created in this way before.

Fukuda said: “This simple method is very robust and promising.

“We hope this technique will improve human hair regenerative therapy to treat hair loss such as androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness).

“In fact, we have preliminary data that suggests human HFG formation using human keratinocytes and dermal papilla cells.”

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He continued: “These self-sorted hair follicle germs (ssHFGs) were shown to be capable of efficient hair-follicle and shaft generation upon injection into the backs of nude mice.

“This finding facilitated the large-scale preparation of approximately 5,000 ssHFGs in a microwell-array chip made of oxygen-permeable silicone.

“We demonstrated that the integrity of the oxygen supply through the bottom of the silicone chip was crucial to enabling both ssHFG formation and subsequent hair shaft generation.

“Finally, spatially aligned ssHFGs on the chip were encapsulated into a hydrogel and simultaneously transplanted into the back skin of nude mice to preserve their intervening spaces, resulting in spatially aligned hair follicle generation.

“This simple ssHFG preparation approach is a promising strategy for improving current hair-regenerative medicine techniques.”

We’ll leave the science to the experts, but ultimately if eating fried potatoes could benefit our health after all – well, we’re all in.

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