Short answer - no.
Long answer? Possibly. Due to recently reducing my hours, my response time has extended a little bit. But if this isn’t a concern, reach out!

I mainly specialise in supporting adults and children who are diagnosed Autistic / ADHD, or who fall under the Neurodivergent umbrella, and those living with psychosocial disability. Due to my own lived experience, this is a space I feel more confident in.

This also includes common co-existing conditions such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobile), POTS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, PMDD, Endo/Adeno, Fibromyalgia, and more.

While NDIS doesn’t understand the connection between these conditions and Neurodivergence, I do.

That’s not to say that I will not support those with other diagnosis’ - if I am ever unsure, I will research. If I’m not confident that I can offer the support you need and deserve, I will be honest and refer you on.

You can read more about me and what I know here.

If you are within Maitland, Newcastle or the Hunter Region - I do!

Otherwise I work remotely Aus wide.

As I am currently an unregistered provider, I am only able to assist those who are plan managed or self managed.

Depending on how your plan is built, and your current budget, I can utilise Core or Capacity line items to get by until rollover/review/reassessment. I will discuss this with you.

Absolutely. If there is anything I cannot tolerate it’s providers doing the wrong thing and taking advantage of participants. I’d be happy to help as much as I can.

I do - but not all services are applicable to my cohort. I don’t often require SIL or SDA. ILO potentially but othewise I mainly want to hear from Neurodivergent affirming providers - OTs, Speech, Psychologists, Creative Therapy, Physio/EP, etc.

Support Coordinator (SC/CoS) is what I do - I like to say I’m a Project Manager for an NDIS plan. It’s a broad role but essentially I coordinate you, your providers and keep an eye on budget (but I’m not solely responsible for monitoring budgets, that’s where the plan manager comes in)

Local Area Coordinator (LAC) is a contact who is employed by a NDIS community partner (Uniting, Brotherhood of St Lawrence, etc - you can find yours on the NDIS website) who should be like a Support Coordinator, but often… aren’t. In their defence, they have massive caseloads. If you have a responsive, proactive LAC, amazing. I know probably 2.

Plan Managers are a third party who get paid a measly $100 a month to pay your invoices and monitor your funding. They are helpful if you are unsure if you can claim something, or what info you need to get something approved. It has recently come to my attention that NDIS do not know the difference between my role, and that of a Plan Manager. Which is super fun.