The main criteria when it comes to applying for the NDIA, is to provide evidence of your (or your child’s) disability.
You meet the disability requirements if the NDIA have evidence of all of the following:
- Your disability is caused by an impairment
- Your impairment is likely to be permanent
- Your permanent impairment substantially reduces your functional capacity to undertake one or more of the following activities:
- moving around,
- communicating,
- socialising,
- learning,
- undertaking self-care
- self-management tasks.
- Your permanent impairment affects your ability to work, study or take part in social life.
- You’ll likely need support under the NDIS for your whole life.
The treating health professional who provides the evidence of your disability should:
-> be the most appropriate person to provide evidence of your primary disability; and
-> have treated you for a significant period of time (e.g. at least six months).
- See this list to decide who would be best to provide evidence: Health Professionals who can provide evidence
What other evidence do I need?
- Proof of your disability – dependent on your disability – the NDIA outline what the diagnosis criteria is and what criteria list. For example: Autism must be diagnosed by a specialist multi-disciplinary team, paediatrician, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist and assessed using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria.
- Substantiating evidence – Do you fall under List B? Additional reports, assessments and letters from professional allied health therapies that outline the impact your disability has on your child’s functional capacity (this is especially important if your child’s is diagnosed as Level 1 on DSM-V criteria. 10 steps to excellent NDIS therapy reports
- Supporting documents – A carers statement, letters from informal supports and/or school that describe the impact your disability has on your child’s functional capacity. Tips on out how to write a carers statement
The treating health professional who provides the evidence of your disability should:
-> be the most appropriate person to provide evidence of your primary disability; and
-> have treated you for a significant period of time (e.g. at least six months).
- See this list to decide who would be best to provide evidence: Health Professionals who can provide evidence
What other evidence do I need?
- Proof of your disability – dependent on your disability – the NDIA outline what the diagnosis criteria is and what criteria list. For example: Autism must be diagnosed by a specialist multi-disciplinary team, paediatrician, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist and assessed using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria.
- Substantiating evidence – Do you fall under List B? Additional reports, assessments and letters from professional allied health therapies that outline the impact your disability has on your child’s functional capacity (this is especially important if your child’s is diagnosed as Level 1 on DSM-V criteria. 10 steps to excellent NDIS therapy reports
- Supporting documents – A carers statement, letters from informal supports and/or school that describe the impact your disability has on your child’s functional capacity. Tips on out how to write a carers statement
