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As a new Mum with ADHD and Anxiety things can get overwhelming very quickly. My toddler is a runner, and this can be triggering for me, especially when she is in areas that that can pose extra safety risks like around pools where she can slip or entry areas to places where she can run out to carparks. I worry about her constantly in these environments. It’s exhausting.

My daughter has seizures of unknown cause so this is the icing on the cake at times as we don’t know when she will have one.

Going to Pelican Park Recreation Centre was a big adventure for us, I looked up the visual story and access guide so I had a good idea around what the venue looked like, where the doors were, what the pool looked like and likely areas she might run and send me into panic.

Being able to see all this before arriving to the venue halved my anxiety because I had a visual already.

I let the staff at Pelican Park know via the Cérge app that I wanted to get my daughter into the family rooms quickly, and know where they were top get to and from the pool as easily as possible to avoid more opportunities for her to run, and be prepared in case of a seizure. Being exposed to water and swimming is super important for her…. And me!

Britt was excellent and showed me the family change/shower area where my daughter couldn’t escape which was a relief! So I could get changed without panicking I’d be chasing her half naked down the foyer. Haha

We had a fabulous time and without Cérge being there and being able to express what I n