Dr Dawn Macintyre

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The website has been updated with the final conference workshop line up details https://www.iaan.com.au/ and I have attached the pdf flyer.

Can you please share the link with your networks https://www.iaan.com.au/,

International Association of Applied Neuroscience | Applied neuroscience across industries IAAN Conference of Applied Neuroscience In Person & Virtual Registrations Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th September 2023 Twin Towns Conference & Function Centre Wharf Street, Tweed Heads NSW Register Now 12 speakers, covering a wide range of applied neuroscience topics 3 conference streams (Psychothera...

I would like to expose a situation. If your children (or grandchildren) don’t learn to play with children with special needs at school, maybe you should spend 10 minutes tonight explaining it to them. Because, although they don't currently live with these children at school, they will find them in their lives for sure.
In light of recent events regarding the exclusion of a child with autism from attending a school trip and a child with Down Syndrome being expelled from dance class because she couldn't keep up with it, I feel the need to share this. There are boys and girls that no one invites to birthday parties. There are special children who want to be part of a team but are not selected because it's more important to win than to include these children. Kids with special needs aren't weird, they just want what everyone wants: to be accepted!
Can I ask a question? Is there anyone willing to copy and paste this post on their wall without sharing it, like I did, for all the special children out there?
Please teach your children to be kind to these beautiful children!
Everyone needs love and kindness. ❤️❤️❤️
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Again, interested to hear of your experience using these strategies

ADHD Parenting? Try these strategies! 👉 ADHD Kids Can Focus and Succeed ✅

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Great little exercise that can be a game changer to your day

Whenever you’re feeling anxious, try this quick and easy exercise for an instant relaxation hit!

Start by holding one hand in front of you with your fingers spread. Slowly trace outside your hand with the index finger on your other hand, breathing in when you trace up a finger, and out when you trace down.

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The Impact Of Domestic Or Family Violence In The Workplace » Brain Potential 2023 Having worked with many victims of domestic or family violence/abuse in my career, this new legislation got me thinking about the impact of domestic or family violence/abuse in the workplace.

This is beautifully written and one of the diseases that is more prevalent in our society, that we could all use a little more understanding of 💕

VERY IMPORTANT for EVERYONE'S adult children to read!!!!

“𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live. I want them to remember these things.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, ask me to tell you a story from my past.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original places.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.
𝐼𝒻 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”
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ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀsᴛᴇ in Honor of someone you know or knew who has dementia. In Honor of all those I know and love fighting Dementia/Alzheimer’s.💕

No rush, just be there.

Excited to share my first ever podcast.
Thank you Fiona for making me feel so relaxed.

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Do not love half lovers
Do not entertain half friends
Do not live half a life
and do not die a half death

If you choose silence, then be silent
When you speak, do so until you are finished
Do not silence yourself to say something
And do not speak to be silent

If you accept, then express it bluntly
Do not mask it
If you refuse then be clear about it
for an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptance

Do not accept half a solution
Do not believe half truths
Do not dream half a dream
Do not fantasize about half hopes

Half the way will get you no where
Half an idea will bear you no results

Half a life is a life you didn't live,
A word you have not said
A smile you postponed
A love you have not had
A friendship you did not know

The half is a mere moment of inability
but you are able for you are not half a being
You are a whole that exists to live a life
not half a life.

~ Khalil Gibran

DROP A 🙏🏽 IF THIS RESONATES.

You’ve heard the saying “SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES.”

It’s 100% true.

SOMETIMES THE BEST NOISE YOU CAN MAKE IS NO NOISE AT ALL.

Flip the script.

Think of all those times when you just needed to get something off your chest. You didn’t really want to get into a long, drawn-out discussion, you just wanted to rant or WORK THINGS OUT BY TALKING THINGS OUT.

People are often that way.

You can be a great friend, parent, or business associate if you just GIVE SOME CONVERSATIONS SILENT SPACE. They'll tell you if they want your help or need your opinions.

Pay attention.

Listen.

Learn when to engage and reply.

More important, learn when not to…

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The Horse Whispering Youth Program have received a two year grant from the Australia Safer Communities Fund to assist at-risk youth through equine assisted learning! The program will deliver fun and unique equine assisted learning sessions for youth referred from the Department of Education, Police, Youth Justice and Family and Community Services. It is so wonderful to see animal assisted services aiding some of the most vulnerable members of our communities 😇

This is so true. 🖤

Ten Absolutes In Dementia Care -Jo Huey
Learn more about this caregiver's "tool" from the author herself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7FtU0RTcyw

Thought this beautiful email was worth sharing. It’s always lovely when someone goes that extra mile to show appreciation.

When did you last say a meaningful ‘thank you’?

The other bit of good news is that the advice you gave and the plan we worked out for how to tackle my next two weeks til our next session? Incredibly helpful. In the few days between when we talked and when I finally got an offer I felt very calm and collected in a way that I hadn't up til then. I was able to work a lot more effectively, felt more free to dream up ideas for my project, it was just a very nice bit of time. I often find it really difficult to allow myself free time to be spent unproductively, but this was somehow pretty easy to accomplish with everything that was going on and the perspective you helped me discover. Thank you, it really did mean the world to me.
As always, looking forward to our next session!

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Yes! Things that can be equally true.

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