NDIS Resources & Guides
Plain-English guides for participants, families, and providers. Written by our team of NDIS specialists.
Functional Behaviour Assessment: Understanding the 'Why' Behind Behaviours of Concern
A functional behaviour assessment identifies the purpose behind a behaviour of concern. Here is what an FBA involves, the functions of behaviour, and how it underpins an NDIS behaviour support plan.
Plan-Managed vs Self-Managed vs NDIA-Managed: Choosing How to Manage Your NDIS Funding
The NDIS offers three ways to manage your funding — self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed. Here is how each works, how they compare, and how to combine or change them.
NDIS Funding Categories Explained: Core, Capacity Building and Capital
NDIS funding is grouped into Core, Capacity Building and Capital budgets, each with different flexibility rules. Here is what each budget covers and how freely you can use it.
Communication Partner Training and Key Word Sign: Building Communication Access
How communication partner training and Key Word Sign build communication access, why the environment matters as much as the person, and how this fits NDIS capacity building.
The CO-OP Approach: Goal-Directed Therapy for Children with Disability
The CO-OP Approach is a client-chosen, goal-directed occupational therapy intervention. Here is the evidence, the GOAL-PLAN-DO-CHECK strategy, and how it aligns with NDIS goals.
Restrictive Practices: How Speech Pathologists and OTs Support Positive Behaviour Support
Speech pathologists and OTs play a central role in reducing restrictive practices within positive behaviour support. How communication, sensory and environmental supports fit the NDIS Rules.
Dysphagia and Mealtime Management in Disability: Keeping People Safe
How speech pathologists assess swallowing, reduce aspiration risk and lead mealtime management plans for NDIS participants with dysphagia.
Home Modifications and the OT's Role: Evidence and the NDIS Process
How occupational therapists assess and recommend home modifications, what the evidence shows for falls and independence, and the NDIS approval pathway.
The Key Worker Model in Early Childhood: A Transdisciplinary Approach
How the key worker and transdisciplinary model works in the NDIS early childhood approach, the evidence for family-centred practice, and how speech and OT collaborate.
PECS and Autism: What the Evidence Says About Picture-Based Communication
An evidence-based look at the Picture Exchange Communication System for autistic children: the six phases, where it fits among AAC options, and NDIS goal alignment.
Assistive Technology and the NDIS: An Evidence-Based Prescription Pathway
How OTs and speech pathologists assess, trial and prescribe assistive technology under the NDIS — AT complexity, the AT assessment, and avoiding abandonment.
Telehealth Speech Pathology and OT: Does the Evidence Support Remote Therapy?
The evidence for telepractice in speech pathology and OT — when remote therapy works well, when it does not, and what it means for rural and regional NDIS participants.
Parent-Implemented Communication Interventions: The Evidence for Children Under 7
What the research says about coaching parents and carers to support early communication, and how it fits the NDIS early childhood approach.
Functional Capacity Assessments for the NDIS: Best-Practice Explained
What a functional capacity assessment is, the standardised tools OTs use, and how to link function to reasonable and necessary supports.
Measuring Outcomes in NDIS Therapy: Goal Attainment Scaling and the COPM
Why outcome measurement matters in NDIS therapy, and how Goal Attainment Scaling and the COPM work for speech pathology and occupational therapy.
AAC and the NDIS: The Evidence, and How to Fund Communication Devices
AAC supports people with complex communication needs, does not delay speech, and is funded by the NDIS as assistive technology when a speech pathologist provides evidence.
Does Sensory Integration Therapy Work? What the Evidence Says
Ayres Sensory Integration has mixed evidence: some trials show benefit on individual goals, while a large RCT found no benefit over usual care on behaviour. Fidelity and goal alignment matter.
Writing NDIS Therapy Reports That Secure Funding: An Evidence-Aligned Guide
Strong NDIS therapy reports link assessment to functional impact to reasonable and necessary supports, using clear evidence, measurable goals, and the NDIS criteria the NDIA actually applies.
What Is NDIS Plan Management? A Complete Guide for 2026
Everything you need to know about how plan management works, what it costs, and whether it's right for you.
Understanding Behaviour Support Plans Under the NDIS
What a BSP includes, who needs one, and how to get started with a registered practitioner.
How to Get the Most Out of Your NDIS Plan in 2026
Practical tips for participants and families to maximise their NDIS funding and achieve better outcomes.
Chemical Restraint and the NDIS: What Families Need to Know
A pharmacist-led guide to understanding chemical restraint, your rights, and how to advocate for appropriate medication use.
NDIS Plan Review: How to Prepare and What to Expect
Step-by-step guide to preparing for your NDIS plan review, including what evidence to gather and how to present your case.
How to Choose the Right NDIS Provider
What to look for when selecting NDIS service providers, including red flags and questions to ask.
Support Coordinator vs Plan Manager: What's the Difference?
Understanding the distinct roles of support coordinators and plan managers in your NDIS journey.
Restrictive Practices Under the NDIS: A Guide for Families
What restrictive practices are, when they can be used, and your rights as an NDIS participant or family member.
What Allied Health Therapies Are Funded by the NDIS?
A comprehensive guide to the allied health services available through your NDIS plan.
Provider Guide: How to Join an NDIS Provider Network
For allied health professionals and support workers looking to join a provider network and grow their NDIS caseload.
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