The GROW™ Neuroaffirming Behaviour Framework
Reframe Behaviour. Honour Identity. Grow Wellbeing.
Australia’s leading neuroaffirming approach to behaviour and mental health support for neurodivergent individuals.
For too long, behaviour support has focused on compliance and control. The GROW™ Framework changes that — by helping you understand behaviour through a neuroaffirming, identity-safe, trauma-informed lens.
Why GROW™?
For too long, behaviour support has focused on controlling or “fixing” neurodivergent people to fit environments that do not fit them. This often causes masking, burnout, trauma, and shame.
The GROW™ Neuroaffirming Behaviour Framework was created to change that — for not just "reduced behaviours" but better improved health and wellbeing outcomes and quality of life.
It is built on what research and lived experience show works:
✨ Identity-affirming support
✨ Meeting underlying needs
✨ Safe, accessible communication
✨ Holistic, sustainable change
The GROW™ approach helps you move from behaviour compliance to true connection — leading to better mental health, authentic self-expression and thriving communities.
Our 4 Pillars
The GROW™ Framework is built on four guiding pillars:
G- Grounded in Identity
We honour and affirm each person’s neurodivergent identity. We see them as whole and worthy, not broken or in need of “fixing.”
O - Open to Communication Differences
We embrace all the ways people communicate — speech, AAC, gestures, behaviour itself — and make information accessible for all.
R - Responsive to Needs
All behaviour is communication. GROW™ helps you see what’s behind behaviour, so you can meet unmet needs and reduce distress.
W - Whole Person, Whole System Lens
Real change happens when we shift environments and systems — making schools, homes, workplaces and communities safer and more inclusive.
Who Is This For?
The GROW™ Framework is designed for:
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Families & Parents: wanting to understand and support neurodivergent children in compassionate, practical ways.
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Educators & Schools: ready to create low-demand, inclusive, trauma-informed classrooms.
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Allied Health Professionals & Support Workers: wanting to deliver evidence-based, human rights-focused behaviour and mental health supports.
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Anyone supporting Autistic, ADHD or PDA individuals — from early childhood through to adulthood.
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Behaviour support shouldn’t only exist for those with NDIS funding or “challenging behaviour.”
GROW™ helps anyone build sustainable strategies for identity safety, secure attachment and lifelong wellbeing.
What Makes GROW™ Different
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
✔ Practical tools & reflection guides you can use immediately
✔ Access to our supportive Community of Practice
✔ The option to become a Certified GROW™ Practitioner — with a fidelity badge, listing in our directory, and ongoing peer connection.
GROW With Us
Our Training Options
Whether you’re a parent wanting to understand your child, or a professional ready to embed GROW™ in your practice, we have an option for you.
✨ GROW™ Foundations Self-Paced Training
Learn at your own pace — perfect for families, schools, and support workers.
✨ GROW™ Certified Practitioner Pathway
Take the next step: receive full implementation resources, our fidelity checklist, marketing toolkit, and join our network of neuroaffirming practitioners.
