NDIS participants & support coordinators
Assessment and support that responds to your plan.
Cognitive and functional assessment, reports, and therapy that help NDIS participants and their teams understand how a disability affects everyday thinking, independence and participation.
Neuropsychology and the NDIS
What the NDIS funds, plainly
It helps to be clear about what the NDIS does and does not fund. The NDIS funds supports related to the functional impact of disability. Where an assessment is needed to understand functional capacity, inform reasonable and necessary supports, or provide evidence for planning, that work can often be funded through a participant's plan.
The NDIS does not usually fund assessment whose purpose is to diagnose a condition. Diagnosis is generally the role of the health system, through your GP, specialists, Medicare or private services. If you are not sure which applies, call us on 0452 452 262 and we will talk it through before anything is booked.
What we provide
For NDIS participants
- Cognitive assessment of memory, attention, language, visuospatial skills and executive function, and how these affect daily life
- Functional capacity assessment describing how disability affects independence, self-care, communication and participation
- Reports to inform planning and reviews, written to address the question the participant or their team needs answered
- Therapy and cognitive rehabilitation under Improved Daily Living, where this is a reasonable and necessary support
We see adults, and consider each person's suitability individually rather than by a fixed age cut-off.
How funding usually works
Three pathways to engage us
Assessment and therapy of this kind are generally funded from the Improved Daily Living part of the Capacity Building budget in a plan. How you reach it depends on how the plan is managed.
- Plan-managed or self-managed participants can typically engage us directly, with invoices paid by the plan manager or the participant. We are not currently registered to take agency-managed (NDIA-managed) participants, so for now we work with plan-managed and self-managed plans. If you are not sure how your plan is managed, ask us and we will help you work it out.
- Pre-allocated assessment funding. Some plans already include funding for assessment under Improved Daily Living; we can work to that allocation.
- Plan review or reassessment. If new evidence is needed and funding is not yet in the plan, the participant or their coordinator can request it at a review.
We will confirm the funding pathway, the likely hours involved and the cost with you or the participant before booking, so there are no surprises. We bill in line with the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. Current fees are on our Fees and Policies page.
What we need to begin
For coordinators and participants
- The participant's name and contact details, and your details if you are a support coordinator or nominee
- The question or goal the assessment should address, for example supports for daily living, capacity for decision-making, or cognitive rehabilitation
- How the plan is managed (plan-managed, self-managed or agency-managed) and plan-manager contact where relevant
- Any relevant history, prior reports or imaging
- Consent for us to communicate with the participant's team
Common questions
NDIS questions, answered plainly
Does the NDIS fund an assessment to get a diagnosis?
Not usually. The NDIS funds supports related to the functional impact of disability. Diagnosis is generally the role of the health system, through your GP, specialists, Medicare or private services. Where an assessment is needed to understand functional capacity or to inform reasonable and necessary supports, that work can often be funded through a plan.
Can I engage you if my plan is self-managed or plan-managed?
Yes. Self-managed and plan-managed participants can usually engage us directly, with invoices paid by the participant or plan manager. We are not currently registered for agency-managed (NDIA-managed) plans.
How is NDIS-funded work charged?
We bill in line with the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. We confirm the likely hours and the cost with you or the participant before booking, so there are no surprises.
What do you need to get started?
The participant's details, the question or goal the assessment should address, how the plan is managed, any relevant history or prior reports, and consent for us to communicate with the participant's team.
How to start
Support coordinators and participants can use the Make a referral form, call 0452 452 262, or email referrals at brainandmind.com.au. We acknowledge every enquiry on receipt and a clinical neuropsychologist reviews what is needed.
Make a referralSources: National Disability Insurance Agency, NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (current edition), therapy and assessment under "Improved Daily Living / Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy and/or Training"; National Disability Insurance Agency, reasonable and necessary supports operational guidance (diagnosis and clinical treatment are health-system responsibilities; the NDIS funds disability-related functional supports); NSW Health, Cognitive Impairment and the NDIS fact sheet.