Supporting you to feed yourself and your family when you're low on spoons.
About
The purpose of the Supportive Spoon is in the name- helping you to feed yourself and / or your family when you are low on spoons.
The Spoon Theory is a common metaphor used in the Disability community to describe how a persons' disability impacts their capacity to engage in everyday tasks, work, their social and family life, and overall energy levels. You may hear someone say, 'I'm so low on spoons today I can't even make my own dinner'.
People that may benefit from our supports include (but not limited to):
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Autistic, ADHD and PDAers
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Individuals with physical disabilities or limited mobility
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Parents of children with disabilities including neurodivergence
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Those in burnout
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Families that are juggling multiple dietary needs
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Individuals who are newly responsible for feeding themselves (ie. just moved out of home)
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Teenagers and young (or older!) adults wanting to gain more independence and skill in the kitchen
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Those wanting to add more nutrient dense food to their diet but unsure where to start
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Anyone who finds mealtimes exhausting, overwhelming, boring, or confusing
This is not just about offering a meal plan. This is about providing holistic guidance and support around mealtimes and all that it involves.
Dinner Plan + Executive Function Supports
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This will provide you with a flexible meal plan, along with tools and strategies to make dinnertime less stressful and more manageable based on what YOU need. This includes:
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Recipes that reflect your needs and capacity.
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A weekly or fortnightly dinner plan.
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Shopping lists (can be Coles, Woolworths and / or Aldi specific).
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Recommendations for additional utensils or appliances to support executive functioning (budget and preferences on this discussed during consult).
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Easy, practical strategies to reduce cognitive load around meal planning and preparation.
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Recommendations and meal plan provided within 2-5 days of Zoom consult.
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15 minute follow up call two weeks post written plan provided.
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​A thorough questionnaire on current challenges, wants and needs around meal planning and preparation.
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A 45-60 minute Zoom consult to discuss these in more detail.
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Inclusive for individuals and families that require food accommodations due to budget, disability, sensory needs, food sensitivities, allergies and ARFID.
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Cost: $350
Add ons: Lunch planning +$140
Snack planning +$70
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Consult Offerings
Mealtime Executive Function Support
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This plan is ideal if you already have a rhythm in your household as to what foods and meals suit you / your family but the implementation still feels overwhelming. This plan will include:​​
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Recommendations for additional utensils to support executive functioning (budget and preferences on this discussed during consult).
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Easy, practical strategies to reduce cognitive load around mealtimes.
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Collaboration to create a weekly or fortnightly plan to reduce mealtime overwhelm and consolidate your kitchen routine.
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List and / or visuals of recommendations and strategies provided within 2-4 days of zoom consult.
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A thorough questionnaire on current challenges, wants and needs around meal planning and preparation.
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A 45-60 minute Zoom consult to discuss these in more detail.
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15 minute follow up call two weeks post recommendations provided.
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Inclusive for individuals and families that require food accommodations due to budget, disability, sensory needs, food sensitivities, allergies, and ARFID.
Cost: $245
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Lunchbox Organisation Support​
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Whether you’re an adult packing your own lunch for work, or a parent figuring out what to feed your children, the process of curating a lunchbox can be overwhelming. Lunchbox support includes:​​
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Snack shopping list (can be Coles, Woolworths and / or Aldi specific).
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Visual and / or written guide with food options to reduce cognitive load and make lunchbox planning and preparation quicker and easier. Provided within 2-4 days of zoom consult.
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Recipes provided if relevant / within capacity to cook.
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15 minute follow up call two weeks post lunch plan provided.
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A thorough questionnaire on current challenges, wants and needs around meal planning and preparation.
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A 45-60 minute Zoom consult to discuss these in more detail.
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Inclusive for individuals and families that require food accommodations due to budget, disability, sensory needs, food sensitivities, allergies, and ARFID.
Cost: $245​​
Snack Simplifier​
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Need quick and easy snack ideas for the kids? Or yourself? We can work with you to simplify snack times. Includes:​​
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Snack shopping list (can be Coles, Woolworths and / or Aldi specific).
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Simple snack recipes (if cooking is within capacity)
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Visual and / or written guide with snack options to reduce cognitive load. Provided within 2-4 days of zoom consult.
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Recipes provided if relevant / within capacity to cook.
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15 minute follow up call two weeks post snack guide provided.
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A thorough questionnaire on current challenges, wants and needs around meal planning and preparation.
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A 30-45 minute Zoom consult to discuss these in more detail.
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Inclusive for individuals and families that require food accommodations due to budget, disability, sensory needs, food sensitivities, allergies, and ARFID.
Cost: $210​​
The Social Connection Kitchen​
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For some people food and cooking is a point of connection. If you are a person who is disabled or neurodivergent and would like a fellow AuDHD, PDA person to connect with remotely while in the kitchen, this may be for you. This session may look many ways depending on the individual, however has the potential to include:
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Discussing food and cooking.
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Offloading about the challenges around eating, planning and preparing meals alongside neurodivergence and disability. This may include collaborating and problem-solving or just “getting it off your chest”.
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Verbal guidance and support while you cook in your own kitchen (because ‘doing’ in real time works best for some!).
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Body doubling while you cook in your own kitchen.
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Will also include a thorough pre-session questionnaire to determine what it is you are wanting and needing from the session. You will have the option to choose between one, two or three sessions 60-75 minute Zoom sessions (and of course more if you'd like to continue them after this!).
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Cost:
One session: $87.50
Two sessions: $165
Three sessions: $240
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Design Your Own Support​
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If you have other aspects of meal planning, preparation or kitchen executive function support that don't exactly align with the consult types currently offered, please reach out to see if we can design something to meet your needs. This may include:
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Finding ways to add more nutrient dense foods to your meals.
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Navigating mealtimes when family members have various dietary needs.
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Feeding yourself while navigating burnout.
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Support for teens or young adults taking on the responsibility of mealtimes for themselves.
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Email Ashleigh directly at the.supp.spoon@gmail.com to discuss how we can support you or Click Here to book a free 10 minute Meet & Greet phone call to chat.
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If you would like to book a free 10 minute Meet & Greet phone call to chat, have your questions answered, or see if I'm the right fit to support you, Click Here.
NDIS funding is welcome for those who are self- or plan-managed. Please get in touch to confirm if the funding types you have available can be used.
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For those paying privately, I want to acknowledge that not having access to NDIS funding and living with a disability or having a family member who is disabled impacts finances. Support services should be equitable. Please get in touch for a non-judgmental chat about how I can support you without creating additional stress or pressure.
