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Ask a plan manager: Autism and the NDIS.

Leap in! Plan manager, Tabitha, at the office with a headset on

Here at Leap in! we’re often asked questions about autism and the NDIS, the Early Childhood Approach, NDIS Plans and the types of supports the NDIS may fund for autistic children. With years of frontline experience at Leap in! HQ, Tabitha is the perfect person to answer some of your most frequently asked questions. A

Staying safe online series: Keeping your information safe.

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Technology has become a big part of people’s everyday lives. There are so many different tools we can use to keep in touch with family and friends, find information and stay organised. Here at Leap in! we want to help everyone stay safe and secure when using technology. When you use your mobile phone or computer to access your email, applications

Will the NDIS fund an assistance animal?

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More than just furry friends, assistance animals can support people with disability to live safely, become more independent and complete everyday tasks. Today we take a look at what the NDIS considers when funding assistance animals and the evidence required to support a funding application. What is an assistance animal? The NDIS describes an

NDIS vs mainstream supports.

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Here at Leap in! HQ, we’re asked a lot of questions about what the NDIS does and doesn’t cover in a range of common scenarios. Some supports are provided by organisations other than the NDIS. These are referred to as mainstream and community supports. As part of our Leap in! Presents series we presented an NDIS vs

Taxi vouchers and transport support.

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Taxi subsidy schemes are a way of providing accessible transport to people who cannot use public transport because of their disability. Each Australian state and territory has a taxi subsidy scheme. However each has different eligibility criteria and works slightly differently. We’ve outlined some starting points for the disability taxi vouchers scheme in each state

Is your child overscheduled? From Source Kids

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Original story It’s easy to feel like you need to jam pack your child’s schedule with therapies and activities to help “catch them up”. But at what point does it become counter-productive? Our friends at Source Kids recently published an insightful story about the effects of overscheduling your child by James Pipe. The story includes

Autism and the NDIS.

A young mother embracing preschool son, sitting on a couch at home

April is World Autism Month, a time to come together to celebrate and to promote understanding and connection to create a more inclusive world. Here at Leap in! we support many autistic people on the NDIS and their families. And autism and the NDIS is one of the topics we get the most questions about.

NDIS fraud: What is it and how you can protect yourself.

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Fraud is about intentionally doing the wrong thing. In the NDIS, this is called non-compliance and it can happen across all areas of the scheme. The NDIA is very clear on what fraud is and how they view it: “The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has zero tolerance for fraud against the National Disability Insurance

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Preparing for your NDIS plan meeting or plan reassessment.

NDIS support categories explained.

Autistic musician Sheldon Riley, shares how an autism diagnosis helped him find his voice.

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