Understand
Get to know the person, their goals and what matters to them.
Practical support.
Meaningful skills.
Greater independence.
StriveDE provides individualised Developmental Education and Support Coordination for people with disability. We work alongside individuals and families to understand what is getting in the way of everyday life and develop practical strategies that build skills, participation, confidence and independence.
Our approach is person-centred, strengths-based and grounded in real life.
Our services can be funded through the NDIS
What We Offer
Developmental Education
Building skills for everyday life. We support people with disability to develop functional communication, social understanding, emotional regulation, daily living skills, decision-making, community participation, confidence and more. Sessions happen where the person needs to use their skills — at home, in the community, or at work.
Support Coordination
Helping you make your NDIS plan work in everyday life. We support NDIS participants across all disability types with connecting to providers, understanding their plan, navigating complex support situations, preparing for reassessments, and building long-term confidence to coordinate their own supports.
Who We Support
Individual support for individual people
Children, young people and adults with disability. StriveDE has particular experience supporting people with:
Autism
Intellectual disability
Developmental disability
Communication differences
Learning and cognitive difficulties
Psychosocial disability
Complex support needs
Our Work & Approach
Person-centred. Practical. Respectful.
Identify the barriers
Look beyond the surface to understand what's contributing to the difficulty.
Develop practical strategies
Together, build realistic goals and strategies for everyday life.
Build capacity
Practise skills where they matter and work with families and support workers so strategies carry between sessions.
Choice & control
A genuine voice in decisions affecting their life.
Strengths-based
We build from what a person can already do.
Neurodiversity-affirming
Difference isn't something to be corrected; support focuses on reducing barriers and improving participation.
Practical outcomes
Skills that work outside a therapy session.
Collaboration
We work alongside families, carers, support workers, schools and other services.
Our Team
Meet the people behind StriveDE
Vanetta Renfrey
A qualified Developmental Educator with over 20 years of experience across disability, education and the NDIS sector. With a Master of Disability Policy and Practice, Vanetta brings extensive experience supporting people with autism, intellectual disability and complex support needs.
Vanetta is passionate about practical, person-centred support that builds independence, confidence and meaningful participation in everyday life. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, getting away to the river, home projects and renovations, and finding time to relax and recharge.
Naideen Gugliandolo
A dedicated Support Coordinator who brings valuable lived experience and practical knowledge of the disability sector. She is currently completing her Diploma of Community Services, further strengthening her skills and expertise in delivering person-centred support.
Naideen brings empathy, compassion and genuine understanding to her work, with a particular interest in working alongside people with neurodiversity, intellectual disability and mental health needs. She is committed to empowering people to build confidence, independence and capacity while maintaining choice and control over their lives.
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About StriveDE
Strive Developmental Education was established to provide disability support that is practical, individualised and genuinely focused on capacity building.
Our work combines professional knowledge of disability with an understanding that meaningful outcomes happen in everyday life at home, in the community, in relationships, at work and in the places where people spend their time.
We work particularly well with people whose needs cannot always be captured by a simple checklist or standardised program.
Every person we work with is treated with respect, patience, and understanding. Practical support that meets you where you are.
Get in Touch
Ready to take the first step? Or just want to ask a question? We'd love to hear from you.
- admin@strivede.com.au
- 0423 296 406
- Serving participants across Adelaide and surrounding areas