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We all want the best for our kids

Sometimes, it just makes sense for your child to befriend someone with a like personality or disability.

Someone they can relate to easier.

Why fit in, when you were born to stand out?

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Why friend finder?

Making friends is a vital part of growing up for all children.

We know just how hard it is for kids with a disability to assimilate with society at large. 

Although schools and organisations alike are becoming increasingly aware of inclusion and bullying, it still remains difficult for many to fit in and truly feel a sense of belonging.

Even though society is becoming good at understanding disability, it is still often lacking in opportunities to form true connections. It is an opportunity to make connections with someone like them. Someone that understands, someone that someone gets it. A chance to grow and a chance to make memories with one another. The gift of friendships is something that will always be valued. Everyone deserves this chance.

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Mutual friendships?

Friendships that are built on shared interests, similar capabilities, or have shared similar difficulties. Where children can relate to one another. A chance to build mutual reciprocal friendships. Where they are equal partners and feel valued for who they are as individuals, rather than cared for or having someone looking out for them.

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Carers can relate 

It’s an opportunity for parents in similar situations to speak with someone else, either facing similar difficulties or have been through similar things before.

  • Mutual understanding of what the trials of raising or supporting a child with a disability can be.
  • Having someone to share your experiences with.
  • Watching your children grow and be happy during this special time.
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Be supported: An opportunity for you and your child to learn and grow.

Are you worried that your child might not be able to cope or navigate the complex path of friendship successfully?

We are here to support you. There is the option to have ongoing trained professional guidance around developing and navigating social difficulties to form sustainable peer relationships.

Someone who can:

  • Understand and create support strategies for things that are difficult.
  • Develop supports to overcome potential barriers such as communication or sensory processing difficulties – no matter the perceived barrier, there is always a pathway to successful friendship building.
  • Complete assessment and observation of specific skills to enhance future social interactions.
  • Listen and provide guidance around specific concerns.
The benefits of making friends is enormous
  • Ongoing friendships have been shown to promote health and wellbeing by lowering cortisol levels (stress hormone levels).
  • Supports Language development and communication strategies.
  • Develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-identity.
  • Builds trust in others
  • Increases a sense of belonging and purpose.
Contact us to find out about our terms and conditions if you choose to use this service

Let’s be clear, this is not a dating service, a match making service or a social media group. Our friend finder group is simple and very carefully vetted by industry professionals who work with you to find compatible, like-minded or similar personalities and disabilities for to build a friendship. It is a place where you can speak candidly with each other, share milestones, development, progress and of course setbacks and how you overcame them. It’s all about problem solving and friendship.

I want to have a friend that understands me, someone that knows what it’s like to have a disability.

LACHIE D

10 years, ASD

It's another well-needed outlet for carers and parents to speak casually with someone else who is going through the same thing!

PLAY-BASED LEARNING

IS SO MUCH BETTER

Help your child further develop skills such as turn-taking, empathy and understanding social pragmatics.

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MANAGE EMOTIONS

Children learn from each other how to express and manage emotions

LEARN TO FIND THEMSELVES

Courage to be themselves and embrace and value themselves for who they are

CONFLICT NEGOTIATION

Promotes skill development such as problem-solving and negotiating through conflicts

Play-based teaching is great for kids - they learn from other new ways of speaking, and listening to each other. The ability to communicate with others properly helps build confidence in your child.

PLAY BASED LEARNING

Everyday play provides the perfect background for your child to learn without realising it. They learn skills such as sharing,  listening and co-operation. We all become better human beings when we know how to take turns and respond to the needs of others genuinely.

PLAY BASED LEARNING

Play-based teaching is great for kids - they learn from other new ways of speaking, and listening to each other. The ability to communicate with others properly helps build confidence in your child.

PLAY BASED LEARNING

Everyday play provides the perfect background for your child to learn without realising it. They learn skills such as sharing,  listening and co-operation. We all become better human beings when we know how to take turns and respond to the needs of others genuinely.

PLAY BASED LEARNING

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