FAQ AND OTHER HANDY INFO

Our process begins with a fifteen-minute phone call at no charge to you. The aim of this call is to give you some information about ACS, get a brief understanding of your situation and assess your suitability for our services. To apply for an initial assessment, please fill out the contact form on this site.

Once you fill out the initial contact form on this site, you will receive a link to the ACS enrolment form. This form is an opportunity for you to let us know everything about your situation. It will give us an idea about what may be required, so it is crucial to be very transparent and provide as much information as possible.

You should fill this form out as soon as possible to save time. Once you have done this, we will place you on our waiting list for an Initial Assessment. Please be patient at this stage, and we will get to you as soon as possible.

Next, we will invite you in for a Primary Assessment. As a team, we will spend some quality time with your family. The primary assessment aims to help us understand your major areas of impact which can include school life, social life, home life, sibling relationships, performative behaviours, anxiety etc. Identifying these early will help create key milestones for progress evaluation.

Depending on the case, we may need further assessment, but usually, by the end of the primary assessment, we can create a support plan for you. This is an individual plan put in place to meet the unique needs of your child and yourself. Once we have finalised your support plan, we will contact you to discuss it and to provide you with an ACS service agreement. The completed ACS service agreement is your entry point into our care.

A support plan is an individual plan designed to meet your child’s unique needs. The number of hours involved and the nature of the plan can vary considerably and may include:

  • One-on-one social skills therapy
  • Neurodiverse playgroup
  • Secret Agent Society Learning (SAS)
  • Cool Kids Learning
  • Lego Club
  • PEERs

Your support plan can include one or several of the above together or one after another, combined with ongoing therapy and assessment by our team. Alternatively, you may require a bespoke program with unique elements specific to your situation. The key to the program’s success is developing a trusting relationship between your child and our team as well as a genuine openness between everyone involved.

Depending on the initial assessment and major areas of impact, we may need to work directly with your child’s school to create and advocate for resources that your child requires as well as train their teachers to use them correctly. This is performed with the cooperation of head teachers and is at their discretion.

We conduct professional assessment at every stage of the process. However, you will feel the results for yourself as the program outcomes begin to impact your daily life. Of course, every situation is different. Progress speed is dependent on many factors and some support plans may need to be adjusted from time to time.

Utilising the NDIS scheme requires prior knowledge of the scheme to get the best possible financial outcome for your family. We will support, advise and advocate for you every step of the way ensuring that you can get the best possible financial support.

AUTISM CONSULTANCY SERVICES POLICIES

Who we are

Our website address: www.autismconsultancy.com.au

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

It is the policy of ACS to respect the privacy of all website visitors to the extent permitted by law. We do not collect personal information about visitors.

To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, the company has put into place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure our website.

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