5 Parenting Tips for Children with Disabilities

Your child has been identified as having support needs classified as a learning disability. Your mind might be racing as you grapple with the newfound knowledge, but what does it mean? What do you need to know as a parent?  What can you do? Here are 5 tips that every parent needs to know, as well as 3 mistakes you …

“Is Umbo a charity?” “No, it’s not. And here’s why…”

We’ve all been there. You’re at a barbecue or a dinner party. You know the host, but not many of the other guests. And then, as inevitable as the going down of the sun, the question arises. “So, what do you do?” For me, answering this question comes with trepidation, not because I’m ashamed of what I do (quite the …

5 reasons why Umbo is a social enterprise

When the three co-founders set up Umbo, we started with a problem in mind – the lack of allied health services in rural communities. We identified that there was a gap in these areas due to market failure. As such, setting up a traditional company seemed illogical. Market failure existed because with limited demand (ie, less people), there was less …

Parenting a Child with Autism: A Reflection

As a parent, it’s important not to beat yourself up about things you wish you could have done in the past. The best course of action for inner peace is to look to the future. However, if we look outwards at what we have done in the past, it can also be helpful for us to use certain experiences to …