NDIS Autism Assessment Mackay
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a challenging developmental health condition that affects an individual by having repetitive behaviours and difficulties with social relations and speech and verbal communication. As a result, individuals with ASD become withdrawn and have decreased functional capacity, which is vital in performing daily tasks and achieving goals. Thus, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) offers the NDIS Autism Assessment to the citizens and residents of Mackay, who are living with ASD, to assist them in the diagnosis and get the essential support that can improve the condition of the participants, their families, and carers.
By acquiring the NDIS Autism Assessment at Positive Moods, the citizens and residents of Mackay who are eligible NDIS participants, both old and new, can benefit from the service. It can help them gather vital data serving as evidence to prove their disability and confirm their eligibility for NDIS funding. Furthermore, the NDIS Autism Assessment can help the healthcare professionals in the planning process to identify and create a suitable support plan matching the participant’s needs, goals, and unique condition. Thus, applying for NDIS funding is convenient through the NDIS Autism Assessment.
NDIS Autism Assessment Mackay
One of the first steps to acquire NDIS funding is for the participants to prove their disability and eligibility for support. However, gathering evidence of disability requires the participants to go through several assessments to get an ASD diagnosis. Thus, with the NDIS Autism Assessment, the participants are assisted in gathering vital data about their functional capacity by administering different assessments. In addition, the data collected helps healthcare professionals to create a support plan including beneficial support and therapy that matches the participant's needs, goals, and unique conditions. Nonetheless, the NDIS Autism Assessment will not replace the participant's medical therapists. Instead, it helps gather reliable and updated assessment reports regarding the participant's overall functional capacity.
Furthermore, the NDIS Autism Assessment can identify the participant's existing skills and the task they can do independently and areas of their life that needs support and development. Thus, the NDIS Autism Assessment can benefit the citizens and residents of Mackay to gather evidence of their disability and access the NDIS funding. It can also ensure that the NDIS participants, both old and new, are granted a support plan which is fair and matches their needs, goals, and unique conditions. Moreover, NDIS participants with existing NDIS ASD funding can avail of the NDIS Autism Assessment from Positive Moods if there are significant changes in their life or health condition.
Administering NDIS Autism Assessment
Considering that individuals with ASD have to undergo loads of assessments to get evidence of their disability and confirm their eligibility for support, they may have to spend too much or not apply for NDIS funding due to a lack of financial resources. That's why the NDIS Autism Assessment can be availed at Positive Moods for free, both for old and new NDIS participants, which means that regardless of their financial condition, they can access assessments necessary to get an ASD support plan. In addition, Positive Moods healthcare professionals understand that individuals with ASD will feel uncomfortable and anxious to meet and observe new people. Thus, healthcare professionals can administer several assessment sessions based on the request of the participants, their families, or carers.
Aside from that, the NDIS Autism Assessment is administered based on the time availability, and preferred location of the participants, their families, and carers to receive the assessment, such as their home, ensuring a comfortable and convenient process. Positive Moods will also provide the participants with experienced healthcare professionals to ensure efficient assessment, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech pathologists, rehabilitation counsellors, and social workers. Thus, we encourage the citizens and residents of Mackay to avail the NDIS Autism Assessment at Positive Moods and work closely with licenced healthcare professionals.
During the NDIS Autism Assessment, healthcare professionals will use the National Guidelines for Autism Assessment and Diagnosis, providing assessment reports and feedback to the participants and serving as evidence of their disability. Once the participant is diagnosed with ASD, the next step is to contact the NDIS and send the assessment report to apply for government funding and obtain a support plan. Afterwards, the participants, their families, or carers may contact Positive Moods to avail therapy services based on the NDIS plan. Existing NDIS participants can also benefit from the NDIS Autism Assessment if there are significant changes in their life, such as preparing to enter school, getting a new job, or transitioning out of the NDIS plan.
Types of NDIS Autism Assessment
Individuals with ASD have varying needs, goals, and conditions. Thus, the NDIS Autism Assessment is given using different types of assessment designed based on the participant's age and functional capacity, including:
Diagnostic Assessment
The Diagnostic Assessment is the type of test used on participants ages 2-years old and above to determine if they have autism or not. This type of assessment is administered by healthcare professionals through the interview of the participant's family, performing clinical observation, evaluating the participant's functional capacity, provide a feedback session and summary report. A diagnostic letter is also given to the participants, consisting of diagnostic conclusion, ASD severity level, general recommendations, the medical and developmental history of the participants and their families.
Screening and Early Development Assessment
The Screening and Early Development Assessment is a test used on younger children ages 12 months to 2 years for parents worrying about their child's developmental progress. This type of assessment helps evaluate a child's overall functional capacity and identify if a child shows early signs of autism. This assessment involves healthcare professionals who will provide a parent checklist, clinical observation, developmental assessment, feedback session, a summary report, and a diagnostic letter.
Review Assessment
The Review Assessment is a test used for old NDIS participants, ages 4-years old and above, who are previously diagnosed with ASD. In this type of assessment, the healthcare professionals gather updated data on the participant's functional capacity and significant changes in their life, such as starting or graduating from school or obtaining a new job. In the Review Assessment, the participants can have an updated support plan to match their current needs, goals, and conditions. Also, the Cognitive Assessment is given for participants preparing to enter school.
NDIS Autism Eligibility
While the NDIS aims to help all Australians with a disability, there are eligibility criteria that participant needs to meet before being granted a support plan, including:
Living with permanent and significant disability
Ages 7 to 65 years old (ECEI for children below 7-years old)
Residents and Citizens of Australia
Holds a Permanent Visa or Protected Special Category Visa
Moreover, for participants applying for an NDIS ASD support plan, the assistance will differ based on their needs, goals, and conditions, which is determined using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5):
Level 1- Requires Support
Level 2- Requires Substantial Support
Level 3- Requires Very Substantial Support
If an individual is diagnosed with Level 2 or Level 3 Autism, the NDIS ASD support plan is automatically granted, and no further assessments are required. On the contrary, if an individual is diagnosed with Level 1 Autism, the participant should go through assessments to collect evidence of their disability and confirm eligibility for NDIS funding.