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Seven in 10 new people joining NDIS for autism

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Eyekaytee@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨australia@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/seven-in-10-new-people-joining-ndis-for-autism-20250819-p5mo44.html

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  • CoolThingAboutMe@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    For our son, it’s the daycare pushing us repeatedly to get the autism diagnosis.

    We have seen an occupational therapist who cost $280 for a 1 hour zoom call without my son present and advised it would be around $350 each time she did a visit. Medicare covers $48 that, or our top tier extras cover covers $50.

    Or NDIS provides 6 totally free sessions per year. So of course I have started the process of trying to get him on NDIS. I’d be silly not to.

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    • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yep, turns out not everyone with a disability is missing an arm. This is what the NDIS is for. Certain types of politicians can’t stand that we are spending a large amount of money on helping people but don’t blink at spending even larger sums on phallic underwater machines of death.

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      • wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Or a Formula one race track 5 minutes from the CBD.

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