Episode 30

‘The Journey to Conscious Healthcare’ is back for 2023, with many exciting interviews with fascinating guests to come. We are starting this year off with not only a bang, but a new series on the Journey to Conscious Healthcare. Today marks the first episode of Series 5, titled “NDIS, Autism and Paediatrics all you need to know.”

Today’s guest, Josephine Barbaro, is a world expert in the field of autism. Josephine is from Latrobe University and is the developer of the SACS tool. She is also a psychologist and an Associate Professor, pioneering the way forward for autistic and Neurodivergent people.

Today we discuss:

- Josephine shares some of her favourite hobbies
- The reason behind why Josephine is so passionate about autism
- How Josephine makes a difference in the world
- How someone with Autism receives a diagnosis
- A deficit based approach vs a strengths based approach
- The SACS model and how early detection has changed the disability sector for the better
- The ASDetect app
- Getting on the NDIS after an autism diagnosis
- Josephine’s key takeaways from the NDIS, Health and Education Luncheon
- The need for NDIS to fund early screening
- The importance of autism awareness in children.

Honourable mentions

- Emily Bourke
- Peter Malinauskas
- Bill Shorten

Stay up to date with the awesome stuff Josephine is doing:
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