Anxiety resources - for adults and children

Whether you're new to your journey of your anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or whether it is something you’ve experienced for years, we’ve provided a list of resources that we found useful in our own journey. 

We try our best to update this page regularly to ensure the resources and information is helpful for you to:

  • understand and recognise what you may be going through
  • learn ways to self-manage safer and healthier coping strategies once you recognise it
  • access professional supports if you feel that you need to including therapy links and resources

Please contact us and let us know what you'd like to see on this resource page at info@subtlyanxious.com.au 

Our blog has more about our journey. We have also started developing and sourcing free resources to assist our little ones while in education settings: 

Free resources for children 

  • Does your child struggle with transitions, friendships at daycare and school? Template for social story "about me" to print and send to teachers, other children when starting a new day-care/school
  • Does your child have trouble transitioning (eg from play time to dinner time)? Visual calendars could help with this. Template coming soon.  
  • Sensory sensitivities - is your child a picky eater? Do they need the tags cut off their clothes? How to start their sensory diet. Template coming soon. 
  • Anxiety checklist coming soon.

  • Introducing Frankie’s Clubhouse – an innovative, evidence-based suite of resources and storybooks aimed at reducing medical traumatic stress and anxiety for babies, children, and their caregivers during medical procedures or hospital stays.🐾💚 

    Created by the Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (QCPIMH), Frankie’s Clubhouse is available to health professionals, families, early childhood educators and teachers as well as researchers, offering support to:
    ✅ Prepare kids for medical procedures with CALM Care 
    ✅ Offer comfort and reassurance throughout hospital stays 
    ✅ Help with emotional recovery 

    Frankie’s Clubhouse provides tools that can help children understand and cope with medical treatment, manage stress and navigate upsetting experiences through play.

    You can access storybooks, videos, animations, and educational resources featuring Frankie, the lovable plush puppy here.

  • Do you know how to explain the cyclone happening to your child? Here’s a social story for Cyclone Alfred 

Invisible disability Sunflower Lanyard

  • Available at info desk at the Brisbane Museum, GOMA, Art Gallery (no proof of disability required)
  • Available at Westfield shopping centres (form to be completed)

  • Available at Airports (form to be completed)

 

Access to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - Australia only 

Supports for children outside of NDIS scheme


Anxiety - what is it? 

Looking after yourself

Short course on anxiety:

Counselling: 

We are based in Australia so here are some Australian based resources for mental health. 

  • Mental Health Online - free programs and services funded by the Australian Government. 
  • Mindspot Teletherapy - free therapy services for anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD and OCD funded by the Australian Government. 

 

    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

    ADHD diagnosis is the first step to managing your symptoms and living a full, successful life. These resources are just the beginning, and it's very important to reach out to healthcare professionals for personalised advice.

     Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 

    Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

     Autism

    Stress at work 

     
    Anxiety after a diagnosis 

     

    CHILDREN 

      Parenthood and anxiety

      Autism in children 

       

      Subtly Anxious does not provide health or medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Any information published on this website or by Subtly Anxious is not intended to be a replacement for health or medical advice. These resources are provided for informational and support purposes.

      If you're based in Australia, 24-hour support is available through Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue on 1300 22 4636. 

      As many of our customers are from the United States and Canada, SAMHSA's National helpline is a free, confidential, 24-hour support for people facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Call 1800-662-HELP (4357).