Special Presentation
Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026
Time: 6:00pm AEDT | 3:00pm AWST | 8:00pm NZ
Guest Presenter: Melissa Webster
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The NDIS is changing. With the Government now discussing Thriving Teens as a follow-on to the Thriving Kids program, many clinicians and families are asking the same question: where will young people with ADHD find the support they need?
ADHD’s impact can be difficult to show in an assessment. A young person may appear to be coping because parents, teachers and others are providing substantial support behind the scenes.
Join Melissa (Mel) Webster, CEO of ADHD Australia and COO of Melba Support Services, for a practical discussion of how to make those needs visible while the reforms take shape.
For clinicians, allied health professionals, educators, parents and carers of young people with ADHD, you’ll learn:
- What’s changing and who’s at risk. A plain-language look at NDIS reform, Thriving Kids and the proposed Thriving Teens program, and where young people with ADHD fit, or don’t.
- Making the invisible visible. How to capture the everyday functional impact of ADHD in reports and assessments, including executive functioning difficulties, so needs are recognised.
- When informal supports break down. The family, school and community supports many young people rely on, and what happens when those supports fall away.
- ADHD Assist. An introduction to ADHD Australia’s new AI-powered online community platform, which brings trusted resources together in one place and connects people with ADHD, families and supporters.
About Melissa Webster
Melissa (Mel) Webster is a proudly neurodivergent executive with 20 years’ experience across community services and healthcare. She is CEO of ADHD Australia and COO of Melba Support Services, bringing both lived experience and deep sector knowledge to the challenges facing people with ADHD and their families.
Mel’s career spans disability, aged care, nursing and residential services. Her in-depth understanding of complex and changing funding environments, including the NDIS, has shaped her work leading innovative service models that meet and exceed quality and best practice standards. She has a strong track record of implementing strategic plans and delivering on business, financial and stakeholder objectives.
Driven by a passion for “making human rights a reality for all,” Mel is a strong advocate for ensuring people with ADHD are recognised, understood and supported at every stage of life.
