Anyone started with the NDIS?

Ditto there 😄 xx @eth You are awake early Mazzy but I beat ya 😛

Thanks a lot @Mazarita and @Bunniekins I thought my adrenalin would be running high this morning but instead I'm feeling quite foggy. Hoping my mind clears soon. I'm anxious but can't do anything more until sil surfaces for the day. Bro and sil are both coming to the meeting, along with disability advocate. I wish I felt as prepared as they all say I am.

I hope everything goes well for you @eth

Hi @eth, thinking of you. I think your meeting will be in progress at this point. Sending love and good wishes again. Looking forward to hearing about the outcome, when you are able to write about it next.

Good morning @Mazarita@Twinklelight@Bunniekins@Teej@Queenie

The meeting went for 2 hours! The first thing done was a WHODAS assessment (World Health Organisation Disability something - google it). I had done one before with my psychiatrist but because of getting more recent reports in more detail, and the statements written by bro, sil and myself (all when we were preparing for an AAT hearing) - I was able to be clearer about my answers, understood the questions better. The same would be true for the many other questions asked. But I was still very emotional.

The main other thing I'd say to be prepared for is they only wanted my 3 most important goals. Luckily sil had done some last minute work yesterday morning consolidating my 7 goals into 3 main areas. The LAC interviewer tried to reduce the scope of the goals but sil didn't let her get away with that.

My disability advocate also raised a couple of questions to the interviewer at the end that were really useful.

I'm still emotionally hung over from it, perhaps more details will come back to me in time.

Hoping my story can still help people.

The list of planning meeting questions I posted in this thread some time ago is pretty spot on - sorry I can't remember which page it's on, but I think having gone through that and had a practise run at answering all the questions was really valuable preparation for the meeting.

@CheerBear The next thing is they will work out a plan of funds allocated to me and send it to us. Meant to happen within a month or so - no guarantee was given. Then will be a process of finding the right people for supports, starting service agreements with them and being plan managed by a professional, but with a family member nominated to be involved in managing the plan too.

@CheerBear I know limbo land well! Keep on them about getting access approved. It's really unfair how they put time limits on us but don't have them at their end.

Stay strong!