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Adult OT Support

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The

Can't be A***D!*

Program
 

*Adult Routines Sensory Executive Dysfunction
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“I can’t start anything until it’s urgent.”

When Routines, Sensory Needs & Executive Functioning
Go Rogue!

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“Sensory overwhelm wipes out my whole day.”

“Routines don’t stick, no matter how hard I try.”

“My brain shuts down when there are too many steps.”

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If you’re an autistic or ADHD adult (diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring), you may find yourself saying the above. 

​​​​​​​​​This isn’t laziness.​

This is executive dysfunction, sensory load, and neurodivergent energy patterns and they deserve support, not shame.


Introducing: Can’t Be A***D!
A practical, warm, no-shame occupational therapy program designed to help neurodivergent adults build flexible routines, reduce overwhelm, and create daily systems that make life feel more doable with an AuDHDer OT who lives it! 


This program isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about understanding your brain, your sensory world, and your unique needs and building strategies that actually fit.
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Who This Program Supports:

What We Work On:

You may benefit if you experience:

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✓ Being autistic, ADHDer or AuDHder

✓ Sensory overload or shutdowns

✓ Task initiation difficulties

✓ Executive dysfunction

✓ Time blindness or planning challenges

✓ Motivation swings

✓ Difficulty with adulting tasks (laundry, meals, life admin)

✓ Burnout or fluctuating capacity

 

If you often feel “I just can’t be a***d today…” this program is made with you in mind.

No rigid schedules.

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No unrealistic expectations.

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Just routines that fit your actual life.

Executive Functioning without the judgement ​

  • Task initiation supports

  • Cognitive offloading (external brain systems)

  • Making tasks smaller & more accessible

  • Planning that doesn’t require constant motivation

  • ADHD-friendly routines

  • Routine design that adapts to your energy and sensory load

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 Sensory Processing & Nervous System Support

  • Identifying your sensory preferences

  • Reducing sensory load and overwhelm

  • Sensory-aware morning & evening routines

  • Low-demand pathways for daily tasks

  • Energy budgeting & regulation

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Adulting Routines That Actually Work

We co-create systems that are flexible, realistic, and burnout-friendly.

Examples:

  • Morning + evening flow

  • Housework & laundry systems

  • Food prep shortcuts

  • Life admin (emails, bills, appointments)

  • Sleep/wake regulation

  • Workday routines that support focus & rest

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How the Program Works:


We explore your routines, barriers, strengths, energy patterns, sensory needs, and daily demands.   
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      We use card sort tools (the MYSET, the NDPEOPLE , My Body's Power Pack),  Dopamenus, Goblin Tools
      and more to determine your sensory needs, routines, energy chargers and drainers and sticking points in engaging in          daily activities. 

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      This is undertaken over 3 - 4 sessions. 


      You choose what matters most. We build step-by-step supports that genuinely help.
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    Weekly or fortnightly practical coaching, strategy tweaking, and real-time problem solving that fits into your weekly               routines. We may use concepts from The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD,  The Autistic                   Burnout Workbook,​ The ADHD Brain Buddy and body based nervous system regulators. 

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     This is undertaken over 3-4 sessions

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    Visual routines, checklists, sensory soother plans, assistive technology, cognitive offloading systems, dopamine                  menus. This is where we make the completely personalised physical tools to help you stay on track. 

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  • Shame-Free, Pressure-Free Support

  • No pushing. No “just try harder.

  • We adapt strategies to your capacity, not the other way around.

  • All documented in an easy to access format for use at home


    Why This Works

      Because it’s designed by an AuDHDer around how neurodivergent brains function best:
      dynamic, creative, sensitive, and deeply responsive to context.

      You don’t need more discipline.

      You need systems that honour your neurotype.

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1. Neuroaffirming OT Assessment

2. Ongoing Sessions (In person or online)

3. Custom Tools & External Supports

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Business hours 

9-5pm (evening telehealth by enquiry) 

Mon:                 Oyster Cove Studio & Telehealth 

Tues:                 Not open

Wed:                  Oyster Cove Studio & Telehealth

Thurs:               Not open, FCA reporting only

Fri:                     Oyster Cove Studio & Telehealth, fortnightly visits

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​Studio office:    Oyster Cove, Tasmania 7150 (Nicholls Rivulet side)

Visits:                 Home, School, Cafe, Beach, Park, Library etc.                                         within 25 minutes of office. 

Telehealth:        Phone or Zoom 

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This practice aligns with the neuro-affirming paradigm, situated within the social and human rights model of disability.  We embrace neuro-biological differences as a natural expression of human diversity, and therefore not as a deficit to be cured or fixed. We acknowledge there are enablers and barriers to any performance in occupation (activity in which we use to occupy our time).

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​​​We provide a safe and welcoming space for the LGBTQIA+ community​​​​​

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We acknowledge and lament the past and continuing plight of the traditional owners and custodians of the land, sea and waterways on which we work and live, and pay our respects to their Elders Past, Present and Emerging, and honour their communities and their  living culture.  We acknowledge that lutruwita (so called 'Tasmania') where we reside continues to provide the palawa with a meaningful connection to traditional food, ritual, medicine & craft as their way of being, doing and becom​ing.

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