One Culture Support Services is seeking candidates living with a disability between the age of 16-25 who are transitioning from or have recently completed secondary studies to join their free One Culture Youth Mentoring Program as mentees.

Wishing all our families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who helped us continue to operate safely and effectively during what has been a challenging year for everyone. Our phones are open during the holiday period, except for public holidays - please check on Google for our most up-to-date opening hours.

After over seven years at Paediatrics at Burnside, neonatal paediatrician A/Prof Ross Haslam has retired.

We’ve been busy over the holiday period and are excited to announce that the Paediatrics at Burnside team is expanding to another location: Paediatrics at North Adelaide.

This year's theme is: Assistive Technologies, Active Participation

Employable Me returns with a second season on April 9. Catch up on series one on iView now!

Today we’re celebrating World Down Syndrome Day! This year’s theme is ‘Leave No One Behind’. Check out this post for links to some great resources.

May 1st is World Asthma Day. Check out this post to find out what asthma is, remind yourself about asthma first aid, and make sure your child’s asthma management plan is up-to-date.

This delightful (sometimes sad) 3 part program introduces us to around 10 impressive mostly young adults aspiring to independence, a place in the world, the ability to contribute and particularly a job. But their quest is complicated by their disability.

A new support program for expectant and new dads, provided by the SA Mental Health Commission.

We often talk about the fact that new mums can struggle with postnatal depression, anxiety or even just tiredness and stress. But, we often forget that new dads are also experiencing a radical change to their lives and can have their own set of struggles as they navigate caring for their newborn and it's mother. 

SMS4dadsSA is a new initiative, developed in partnership with the Family Action Centre at the University of Newcastle. It is designed to provide expectant and new dads with information, support and connections via frequent text messages to connect them to online services. 

This year's theme is: Empowering women and girls with Autism.

Good luck to all our egg-hunters!

Today we're celebrating Purple Day, a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness. It aims to encourage people to talk about epilepsy and to remind those who live with seizures, that they are not alone. It's a great day to discuss epilepsy with your children, and how this may affect others in their peer groups.

It's World Down Syndrome Day!

This year's theme is #WhatIBringToMyCommunity so we're particularly celebrating the ways people with Down Syndrome can and do make contributions to their communities.

Check out Down Syndrome Australia for some great stories about people like Greta (pictured).

Have your say about special education policy in South Australia!

Parents and carers of children and young people with disability are invited to the Disability Policy and Programs Parent Forum, run by the Department for Education and Child Development.

When? 9:30am-2:00pm, Wednesday 21 March in Henley Beach.

Register by this Friday: email julie.cakebread68@schools.sa.edu.au or call on 08 8235 2871.

Happy International Women's Day from Paediatrics at Burnside! We are proud to have a wonderful group of intelligent, talented and caring women on our clinical and admin teams, including mothers and grandmothers!

We are also especially pleased that we are able to offer these women flexibility and the opportunity to balance their work with family life, continuing professional development and university studies.

We'd also like to give a special shout-out to all the the fantastic mothers, aunties, grandmothers, carers and friends of our patients - we are continually impressed by your care, dedication and support.

The Adelaide Hills Library Service runs Sensory Storytime each Thursday from 10:30am-11:30am at Coventry Library in Stirling in 2018. 

Sessions include:

• Interaction through songs
• Stories
• Puppets
• Music
• MAKATON keyword signing
• Built-in playtime

NAB AFL AAA Auskick is an Access All Abilities Auskick Centre aimed at providing opportunities for children who might not otherwise have had the opportunity to play Auskick in 2017. AAA Auskick centres are supported by SANFL staff and aim to ensure every child, regardless of their ability has the chance to play the game they love. 

Rose Park Psychology, close by to Paediatrics at Burnside, have announced their 2018 group programs for children & adolescents. NDIS, Medicare rebates and private health rebates can often be used to help fund these programs, and you can find out more about this by contacting Rose Park Psychology.

What's The Buzz (Ages 5-7 & 8-10)

MindUP (Ages 11-15)

Mindfulness Meditation Group for Adolescents (Ages 13-19)

School holiday football (soccer) programs in January 2018, plus other inclusive programs running throughout the year for children & teens with integration difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, medical issues or illness, sensory disability, developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech and language delay, Down syndrome, physical disability and cerebral palsy or other brain injuries.

One Culture Football deliver "Inclusive Football Programs" which gives opportunities for people living with a disability or condition to be engaged in regular football coaching and games. The program focuses not only on football but on gross motor skills but also self-confidence, self-esteem and health and wellbeing.