Last Updated: November 2024
NDIS Eligibility and Access |
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| NDIS Website | |
| Search each state's website for 'Autism' so see services and information. | |
| NDIS NSW website | |
| NDIS VIC website | |
| NDIS QLD website | |
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NDIS Key Concepts are:
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| - Participation by people with disability - economic, education and social | |
| - Choice and Control | |
| - Goals and Aspirations | |
| - Support Purpose - core, capital and capacity | |
| - Reasonable and Necessary supports | |
| NDIS Booklets | |
| The NDIS has a number of Booklets and Fact Sheets | |
| NDIS Early Childhood Intervention | |
| Find an ECEI Partner near you | |
| What is the NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention | |
| Helpful resource when planning for your first meeting (HCWA table) | |
| Fact Sheet when transitioning from HCWA and Better Start to the NDIS | |
| Raising Children Network | |
| Access to the NDIS under ECEI | |
NDIS - Eligibility |
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| Evidence of Disability (Age, residence & disability requirements) | |
| Permanent impairment/functional capacity - no further assessment required | Autism-diagnosed by a specialist multi-disciplinary team, pediatrician, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist experienced in the assessment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and assessed using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria as having severity of Level 2 (Requiring substantial support) or Level 3 (Requiring very substantial support) |
| DSM-5 Autism criteria and Levels 1,2 & 3 | |
| What is DSM 5? | |
| What about ASD Level 1? |
If your condition is not on the list of:
You must provide evidence of the impact of your condition on your life, including any impact on your mobility, communication, social interaction, learning, self-care and self-management. |
| Review of a reviewable decision | |
Planning for the NDIS |
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| NDIS - My First Plan | |
| NDIS - Getting ready for your planning conversation | |
| Association for Children with a Disability | |
| Every Australian Counts NDIS preplanning workbook | |
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Who will write my plan? NDIS Planner or Local Area Coordinator or Early Childhood Access Partner |
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| PEDI-CAT Assessment | |
| WHODAS Assessment | |
| Jack's NDIS story | |
| Top 10 tips: preparing for the NDIS | |
| 1. Start today 2. Think Big 3. Write a list 4. Be specific 5. Learn the language 6. Research 7. Do the paperwork 8. Don-t sweat the detail 9. Get documents ready 10. Take someone with you |
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| If you are not happy with the plan - request a review of a reviewable decision | |
| Still not happy - take it all the way! Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
(You can also follow this link and check the outcome of other appeals - notable are TKCW re Listening Program, ZNDV Aspergers and OT room, PNMJ what should parents reasonably provide) |
| ASD Evidence based evidence informed good practice | This is 80 pages long, but for those interested in the argument for intensity in early intervention - go to page 11 - -programs that have been evaluated and shown to be effective are most commonly provided for between 15 and 25 hours a week, suggesting a midpoint of 20 hours, and for at least 1 year. |
| The NDIS Interface - COAG Principles to Determine Responsibility | Use this to fact-check when the NDIS says -the Health Dept. should fund that, or the Education Dept. should fund that- |
Getting the most out of your NDIS plan |
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| NDIS Pricing and Payment | |
| NDIS Price Guide (VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS) | |
| NDIS Price Guide (ACT, NT, SA, WA) | |
| Assistive Technology | |
| Support Purpose | |
| Understanding the Categories of Funding in My Plan | |
| There are four choices to manage your funds | |
| Self Managed (maximum choice and control - use registered or non-registered providers) | |
| Plan Managed (someone else processes the payment requests) | |
| Combination (eg. Agency managed for therapies, self-managed for Core supports) | |
| Self Managing Budgets | |
| Choices for engaging supports | |
| Disability Service Provider | |
| Directly Employ | |
| Independent Contractor | |
| New innovations | |
| NDIS Engaging your own staff | |
| NDIS - Employing a support worker | |
| Innovative online platforms for engaging support workers | |
| MyCareSpace | |
| Hire Up | |
| Better Caring | |
| Home Care Heroes | |
| CareSeekers | |
For Parents who might also be NDIS providers |
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| Costing and Pricing Learning Program | |
| National Disability Services | |
| Disability Service Consulting | |
Websites and Social Media |
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| My Care Space | |
| Autism Connection on the Spectrum | |
| The Growing Space | |
NDIS THERAPY FINDER - FREE SERVICE
Our Connections Team at MyCareSpace are linked
in with a range of providers offering telehealth services with availability. Let
our team help you navigate the NDIS and find the right service for you.
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LET US FIND YOU A SKILLED SUPPORT WORKER
Let our Expert Team find you the right support worker: one that has experience with your disability and that you can rely on. It's FREE service.
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MyCareSpace resources may be shared provided they are credited to MyCareSpace with backlinks to the original resource.
