When You Know the System From Both Sides: Untangling: The Workshop Series

A practical online series for autistic, neurodivergent and chronically ill people navigating support systems and services.

When You Know the System From Both Sides

Working in health or disability while navigating the NDIS as a participant can feel uniquely complex.

For many autistic, neurodivergent, and chronically ill professionals, there may be extra layers:

• holding professional knowledge while advocating for your own needs
• blurred boundaries between personal and professional identity
• high internal expectations ('I should know how to do this')
• burnout from carrying insight without always receiving adequate support

In this workshop, we’ll explore:

• managing the tension between professional insight and personal experience
• reflecting on values for your own support
• information security and safety considerations
• navigating boundary complexity and network crossover

Who this is for
Autistic, neurodivergent, and chronically ill participants who also work in health, allied health, or the disability sector.

About the facilitator
Untangling is facilitated by Cassie, a social worker and the founder of Nearish Support. Her work is grounded in lived experience and centres the often unseen labour of navigating support systems, with a focus on accessibility, sustainability, and care.

Untangling: The Workshop Series

Untangling is a new workshop series focused on the lived experience of navigating support: the thinking, planning, decision-making, communication, and emotional labour that sits underneath formal systems and services.

Designed for autistic, neurodivergent, and chronically ill people, the series offers practical, affirming support to help reduce overwhelm and build supports that genuinely fit real life.

• 25 March 2026: Where Do I Even Begin?
• 8 April 2026: Building Your Support Team
• 22 April 2026: The People Part
• 6 May 2026: So. Much. Change.
• 20 May 2026: The Hidden Work of Being a Participant
• 3 June 2026: When You Know the System from Both Sides

Payment Options

• Standard ticket
• Reduced fee
• NDIS friendly invoicing (standard ticket rate)

This workshop may or may not be a support that can be accessed through your NDIS Plan depending on your specific situation and plan. At the checkout select 'Payment through NDIS Plan' and we will confirm invoicing details with you before sending an invoice to you or your plan manager after the event.

Line item options include:

• Core - 01_134_0117_8_1 - Capacity Building and Training in Self Management and Plan Management
• Improved Daily Living - 15_037_0117_1_3 - Skill Development And Training
• Improved Social and Community Participation - 09_009_0117_6_3 - Skills Development and Training