Megan Hammond Design

The NDIS is currently exiting a record number of children off the program who have been accessing support for developmental delay or disabilities that the NDIA does not recognise as permanent impairments.

They do not care if you are (still) waiting for an autism assessment with the WA Child Development Service (CDS).

Think you're not impacted by this and it's someone else's problem? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

Schools, students, teachers, EAs, allied health practitioners, the CDS and GPs are going to see a tsunami of children who have been exited from one system without anything suitable to transition to.
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There is a lot here that would not pass the common sense / pub test. 🧐

Key things you need to know:

🔍 If your child is accessing the NDIS’s Early Childhood Approach for developmental delay and has turned 7, you need to prepare for a reassessment of their eligibility.

❌ This reassessment could result in your child exiting the NDIS.

🗓️ After being notified of the reassessment, you have 90 days to provide evidence demonstrating your child meets the NDIS eligibility requirements.

📄🧑‍⚕️Gathering evidence, particularly from specialists, can take a significant amount of time and may be costly.

✅❌The NDIA will assess eligibility based on residence requirements, disability requirements (impairment, permanence, functional capacity), and/or early intervention requirements.

❌ The NDIA doest not take into account that your child is on a waitlist for an autism assessment, even if you provide evidence of this.

❌ If your child is no longer eligible, they will exit the NDIS.

🤨You’ll likely be directed to “mainstream and community supports” with 12 month waitlists, inappropriate levels of support or to get a chronic health plan to cover a tiny portion of the private therapy fees you now need to find $$$$ for.

🗓️ If you disagree with the NDIA’s decision you can request an internal review of the decision within 90 days.

❌ If you disagree with the internal review decision, then your next step is to go to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).

😤 It is an exhausting process and one that I swear they hope you will give up on.

Every week, over 1,200 families are receiving these reassessment letters, forcing them to prove their child’s lifelong disability still exists—within impossible timeframes.

More than 6,000 children under nine have already lost access to the NDIS in the last financial year, despite documented needs.

Our child is one of them.

I've collated more information that will help you learn from our family’s experience here:

https://perthkidshub.com.au/ndis-eligibility-reassessments-a-parents-guide/

🎉 Exciting news! Registration for our January 2024 holiday group programs is now open! Stay tuned this week for more information on available groups, dates, and times. OR you can visit our website now (link in bio) under "Child Therapy Services" > "Holiday Programmes" to see the timetable and groups available.

🌟IMPORTANT🌟To register your child:
1️⃣ Email [email protected] with your group interest.
2️⃣ Include any assessment reports. If you can send us enough sufficient information, a meet 'n' greet could potentially fast-track your group placement!

Questions? Reach out via email at [email protected] or call 9332 2223 today! We'd be happy to assist 🌟

Love working on flyers and pull up banners for Pia at Perth Kids Hub for the upcoming Western Australia ADHD Conference 2023

Pia offers a wonderful and much needed service for anyone who is looking to find the best place to start when finding help for their child's development or mental health needs.

QUIZ NIGHT | The Junior Committee are pleased to present our annual premier event, a Quiz Night. This will be a fun filled evening of general knowledge with a bit of football ⚽️ thrown in and plenty of laughs no doubt!

Get your teams together and book a table of 8 for $200. There will be a silent auction with some awesome prizes and a raffle with many more fabulous prizes to be won.

A DJ will spin some tunes for us to party the night away after the quizzes have finished.

🎟 Tickets are on sale now from https://www.trybooking.com/CIDNK. BYO nibbles and drinks available from the bar.

Book NOW as tickets are limited!

So haven’t posted much lately, life is busy. But managed to get my (well I try to get my) monthly visit to something inspiring… it’s so easy to get stuck in your own world.

100% recommend getting to the art gallery this month.

Probably wasn’t meant to take photos but 😬

Love these guys. Always happy to wip up something for a parade. Make sure you check them out whenever you can! Irish Choir Perth

Need new business cards for the new year? New design, a clean up of what you have or lost your original art and need it duplicated, just get in touch!

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Seriously, Christmas is just around the corner!

I am doing personalised Christmas (or Festivus) cards. If it is for your business with your logo and customised graphics and message for clients/suppliers or even a personalised family card, DM me for prices and printing options.

This time of year expect a 10 day printing turnaround time so we better get in quick!

Pull up banners recently designed and printed for Sacred Heart Primary School Highgate. If you need any printing organised just get in touch. With summer coming up i can also help with flags and outdoor signage...

So excited for this logo to get out there and can't wait to get stuck into some signage and rebranding... more to come!