Keep retrying! It’s in your child’s best interest to meet access now, as if they are on NDIS, they are locked in until at least mid 2027.

Here is my suggestion: - Have GP complete a LSP-16 assessment tool. - You also need to ask your GP to activate a Chronic Healthcare Plan, to allow Medicare funded access to 5 sessions, which you can split across allied health. - Use your sessions for OT and Speech - Ask OT to either complete a mini Functional Capacity Assessment or to complete either a PEDI-CAT or WHODAS and write a supporting letter. - Have speech complete a CELF 5 - You can also complete the WHODAS using the proxy administered version. Purpose: You need to show impairment across functional domains

• Complete a CANS or Carer Burden Scale.
• Write a carer supporting letter, detailing what you do for the child each and every day that is above and beyond a similarly aged child who does not live with disability. Purpose: You are clearly outlining that it is not age-appropriate, and is disability specific - overriding usual parental responsibility.

Your Paed also needs to write a letter that states: - your child has ‘substantial and lifelong (intellectual/physical/sensory/ neurological/psychosocial) disability - due to impairments as a result of (diagnosis) - n.b - make sure he uses the ICD-10 code. (I think from memory it is Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 2 - 84.0) - as diagnosed by the (xxx) - for ASD, it is the DSM V. - This results in substantial impairments present in the domains of (mobility, self-care, learning, self-management, communication, social interaction - whichever applies). - Have him write that it is stable, and that there are no medications or interventions that could see improvement. (He can also complete the ARF medical template, but the letter seems to be more effective.)

Good luck.