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Parkinson’s is a complex condition that requires a multidisciplinary team to help you manage your symptoms and maintain your best quality of life.
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Parkinson’s is a medical condition reportable to your driving authority. Find driving tips from people with Parkinson’s around confidence, choosing the right car, modifications that may help, and advice on giving up when the time is right.
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Providing an efficient way to capture past or present employment experiences, including requests for flexible working arrangements, reducing working hours or early retirement, and targeted support strategies for those still working.
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For proactive employers who wish to expand their knowledge of young onset Parkinson’s symptoms and identify strategies for supporting their employees.
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A personalised letter generator to quickly capture any symptom information and strategies to assist you in the workplace that a person with young onset Parkinson’s wishes to share with their employer.
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Research suggests that exercise plays an important part in slowing down the progression of Parkinson’s symptoms. Find helpful articles, exercise tips and videos.
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Free telephone legal services to answer legal questions associated with employment, health, finances, family and future planning.
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A form to personalise for your request for flexible working arrangements that covers changes to work schedules, how work is carried out and adaptations to your workspace.
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Drink 6 to 8 glasses per day! Take your medications with a large glass of water to help them work better. Drinking plenty of fluids also helps your joints move more smoothly, relieves constipation, removes waste products and transports vital nutrients around your body. It can play a role in body temperature and hypotension control.
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Proper nutrition will help your energy levels, feed your body and boost your brain health. Basic advice is to eat a rainbow on your plate and avoid processed foods.
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Start by gathering all the information you can from any doctor’s appointments, insurances (e.g. trauma, TPD, income protection) or superannuation you may have. Speak to your HR department about your options. Support for some therapies and increased costs may be accessed through your GP/Chronic Disease Management Plan and NDIS.
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Use this tool in the app to set a positive goal for the day to do something you love, like staying connected by reminding you to reach out to a friend, practising gratitude or rediscovering an old hobby.
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Providing an efficient way to identify key issues impacting your relationship and strategies to overcome grief, resentment, changes in sexual functioning and partner roles, and a lack of sleep for both the person with young onset Parkinson’s and their partner.
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A series of 10 videos with exercises designed specifically for people with young onset Parkinson’s, with the option to create a personalised workout.
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Providing an efficient way to record key issues impacting your sleep and offering strategies to overcome them. Don’t forget to set a bedtime reminder, avoid alcohol, caffeine and screentime before sleep.
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Stories from people living with young onset and articles to help build understanding of the challenges they go through.
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Providing an efficient way to consolidate everything that the NDIS needs to know about someone with young onset Parkinson’s. Helps collate information for an NDIS application, change of circumstances or plan reviews in an easily downloadable pdf.
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Quick links to all the forms and supporting documents you need for NDIS.
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Step-by-step guide to demonstrate everyday difficulties you experience as a care partner or primary support for someone living with young onset. Helps provide context of impacts for the NDIS application.
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A tool allowing you to prioritise and export your short-, medium- and long-term goals, a key requirement of your NDIS planning meeting.
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