Instinct Au is a neurodivergent-led practice which operates using neurodivergent affirming practices which incorporate brain-based integration with sensory-based integration to support individuals and their families to determine coping strategies for their lifestyle. 

Instinct Au practitioners are led by 
the work of professionals such as: 
- Dr Ross Greene (Collaborative and 
Pro-Active Solutions and his world 
renown book “The Explosive Child”),
- Mona Delahooke PhD (her world 
renown book “Beyond Behaviours”)
- Dr Daniel Siegal and Tina Bryson 
PhD (their world renown 
neuroscience work in “Whole-Brain 
Child”)
- Greg Santucci (prominent 
Occupational Therapist, working on 
sensory integration)
- Kelly Mahler PhD (well known for her ground-breaking work in 
the field of Interoception).

Tara Kent is one of the Directors and Clinical Lead of Instinct Au. Tara has previously worked as an Educator, Lawyer, Support Worker, Developmental Educator and currently still maintains Membership with the Developmental Educators Association Incorporated (DEAI) as an Allied Health Practitioner (Developmental Educator). 

Tara leads Instinct Au’s team of clinicians to work with individual’s and their family’s by incorporating information regarding topics often neglected by other professionals, such as:
- Pathological demand avoidance (PDA).
- Attention Deficit Based Disorder (ADHD).
- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (which often accompanies ADHD).
- Sensory-based dysregulation and balancing sensory input. We can also do full sensory profiles. 
- Brain-based integration and accessing upper brain, supporting neuroception and regulating 
brain integration. 
- Interoceptive awareness and interoceptive assessments.

As an Educator herself who’s diagnosed with ADHD, Tara has a particular interest in working with schools, children and families who are struggling with the impact of ADHD on the schooling experience.

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