NDIS Autism Assessment Perth

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Individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are negatively affected in life, resulting in difficulties in performing daily tasks and achieving their goals. ASD is a challenging developmental health condition where individuals manifest problems in social relations, repetitive behaviours, speech, and verbal communication. Additionally, individuals with ASD become withdrawn and have a decreased functional capacity, which is essential in doing daily activities. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) offers the NDIS Autism Assessment to the citizens and resident of Perth who manifests ASD to change the lives of the participants, their families, and carers.

Positive Moods bring the NDIS Autism Assessment to the citizens and residents of Perth, whether old or new NDIS participants. Through the NDIS Autism Assessment, the participants can gather vital information about their disability and provide evidence to confirm their eligibility for NDIS funding. Also, the NDIS Autism Assessment can help in the planning process to provide the participants with a support plan that matches their needs, goals, and unique conditions. Thus, the said service can assist the citizens and residents of Perth, making it more accessible to apply and acquire NDIS funding.

What is NDIS Autism Assessment?

The NDIS Autism Assessment is a beneficial service for Australians with disability. Considering that becoming an NDIS participant requires an applicant to provide evidence of their disability to confirm their eligibility for funding, the NDIS Autism Assessment can assist in gathering vital information of the participant's functional capacity. The collected data is utilised by healthcare providers in the planning process, helping to identify the types of support and therapy that match the participant's needs, goals, and unique conditions. Nonetheless, the NDIS Autism Assessment will not replace the participant's current medical therapist. Instead, it assists in providing reliable and updated assessment reports regarding the participant's overall functional capacity.

Aside from that, the NDIS Autism Assessment can assist in identifying the participant's existing skills, tasks they can independently perform, and areas in their life that need support and development. The NDIS Autism Assessment will benefit the citizens and residents of Perth who are old and new NDIS participants, ensuring that the support plan is provided fair and matches the participant’s needs, goals, and unique condition. Also, NDIS participants with existing funding can avail of the NDIS Autism Assessment to assist them in updating their support plan if there are significant changes in their life, such as attending school or getting a new job.

How to Administer NDIS Autism Assessment?

Applying for NDIS funding can be frustrating for individuals with ASD as having to undergo assessments to gather vital information of their functional capacity and confirm their eligibility for support, which costs too much. This is why the citizens and residents of Perth, both old and new NDIS participants, can avail of the NDIS Autism Assessment at Positive Moods regardless of their financial condition. The NDIS Autism Assessment can last for 1 to 4 hours and administer several sessions.

Since individuals with ASD can be uncomfortable meeting new people and have anxiety during observation, Positive Moods healthcare professionals can understand that the NDIS Autism assessment should be convenient. The service is administered based on the participants, their families, or carers' available time and request several assessments sessions and preferred location, such as their home or other spaces they are comfortable receiving the service.

Positive Moods will also assign the participants with experienced healthcare professionals to assist them in the assessment, such as occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, psychologists, rehabilitation counsellors, and social workers. Thus, the citizens and residents of Perth are encouraged to availing of the NDIS Autism Assessment at Positive Moods and getting to work with licenced healthcare professionals, providing utmost care and services.

When conducting the assessment, healthcare professionals will use the National Guideline for Autism Assessment and Diagnosis. Participants will receive assessment reports and feedback as evidence of their disability and ASD diagnosis. If the participant is diagnosed with ASD, the next step is to contact the NDIS and send the assessment report to acquire a support plan. Once the support plan is available, participants can reach through Positive Moods to start availing of therapy services matching their funding. Also, old NDIS participants can use the NDIS Autism Assessment if there are significant changes in their life to update or change the support 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.