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Answers to the questions people ask us.

One question per article, answered properly. Written by Louise, occupational therapist.

What actually happens in a Functional Capacity Assessment

If you have been told you need an FCA and nobody has explained what that involves, this is the walkthrough.

Using your NDIS Capacity Building budget for occupational therapy

Improved Daily Living is the funding category most participants have and the one most often left partly unspent. Here is what it is actually for.

Home modifications on the NDIS: what gets funded and what doesn't

Home modification funding is one of the slowest and most misunderstood parts of the NDIS. Knowing the rules early saves months.

What an occupational therapist can do under a Home Care Package

Occupational therapy is one of the most practical things a Home Care Package can buy, and one of the least used.

Preparing for your NDIS plan review: what evidence actually helps

Plan reviews are won and lost on evidence. Most of the useful evidence has to be gathered months before the meeting.

Falls at home: the five changes that make the biggest difference

Written for the adult child who has just found out their parent fell, and was not told about it until afterwards.

Self-managed, plan-managed or NDIA-managed: what it means for choosing an OT

The single question that determines which providers you can actually use — and most people find out about it after they have already chosen one.

Do I need a referral to see an occupational therapist?

Short answer: usually not. What you need is funding, and that is a different thing.

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