Workshops for Psychologists & School Counsellors:
DSM-5 Changes
Differential & Dual Diagnosis
Practical Strategies
Workshops for Teachers & Teachers' Aides:
Positive Behaviour Support
Visuals & Social Skills
Managing Change
Assessments:
Developmental
Cognitive
ADHD, Reading
Adaptive Skills
Parent Workshops:
Practical Autism Strategies
"After the Diagnosis"
and
"Parenting Adolescents"

Welcome

Autism Understanding Pty Ltd is a Clinical Psychology Practice specialising in supporting children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays and their families. We offer a range of assessments, behavioural support strategies via individual sessions or group programs, and training workshops for parents, teachers and school counsellors. We offer phone/Skype consultations for families who are not able to attend our clinic in Newcastle.

Autism Understanding

Lydia Meem

BA (Psych)(Hons), MPsych(Clin), MAPS, CClin Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Autism Understanding Pty Ltd Lydia specialises in helping families recognise the joys and overcome the challenges of autism by tailoring behavioural strategies to suit the needs…

About Autism

The term Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is used to describe a broad range of social, communication and behavioural difficulties experienced by children, adolescents and adults. Some people with autism find it hard to negotiate the unwritten rules of social…