Rhianna Mitchell: I thought I knew how bad Perth’s paediatrician shortage was

Advocating for a neurodivergent child can at times feel like a full time job, one with incredibly high stakes.

It involves appointments, forms, assessments, school meetings, therapy sessions, tears, money and phone calls as you seek to understand and support your unique little person.

Not to change who they are, but to help them thrive in a world that doesn’t always accommodate them.

Maybe they would benefit from regular occupational therapy, psychology or speech pathology. Maybe they desperately need extra support at school, or techniques to help them get to school in the first place.

Maybe medication might help, or perhaps they are battling an underlying condition that could be managed in a totally different way.

But what if all of that is out of reach?

What if, instead, you have t