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How to Apply for NDIS for a Child Under 9 – Early Childhood Approach Explained

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Reading time: 10 minutes  |  Updated: April 2026  |  Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team Something is different about your child’s development. Maybe they are not hitting milestones on time. Maybe their speech is significantly behind their peers. Maybe they struggle with sensory experiences that other children seem to handle easily, or their behaviour at […]

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Agency-Managed vs Plan-Managed vs Self-Managed – How It Affects Your OT Choices

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Reading time: 8 minutes  |  Updated: April 2026  |  Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team When your NDIS plan is set up, one of the decisions made — often without a lot of explanation — is how your funding will be managed. Agency-managed, plan-managed, or self-managed: these three options determine who holds your money, who

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What Makes a Good NDIS OT Report? What Support Coordinators Should Look For

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Reading time: 9 minutes  |  Audience: Support Coordinators & Specialist Support Coordinators  |  Updated: April 2026 Most support coordinators can spot a bad OT report after a plan review rejection. Fewer can spot one before it is submitted — and even fewer have a clear framework for what “good” actually looks like. This matters enormously.

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When Should I Refer My NDIS Participant to an Occupational Therapist?

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Reading time: 9 minutes  |  Audience: Support Coordinators & Specialist Support Coordinators  |  Updated: April 2026 One of the most consistent findings across NDIS support coordination is that OT referrals happen too late. The plan review is six weeks away when the FCA is finally commissioned. The participant has fallen in the bathroom twice before

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How to Refer a Participant for an OT Assessment – A Guide for Support Coordinators

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Reading time: 10 minutes  |  Audience: Support Coordinators & Specialist Support Coordinators  |  Updated: April 2026 Making an OT referral seems straightforward – pick up the phone or fill in a form. But the quality of a referral has a significant effect on the quality of the outcome. A referral that contains the right information,

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