Find an Occupational Therapist Specialising in Cerebral Palsy
If you or a loved one has cerebral palsy (CP), finding the right occupational therapist (OT) for you is essential. If you are looking for trusted occupational therapy services based , the team at HeyHubble can help.
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The team at HeyHubble can connect you with occupational therapists without waitlists, so you can start working with them immediately. We can connect you with practitioners who provide occupational therapy for children and adults. If you have cerebral palsy, an occupational therapist can help you develop daily living skills through a range of exercises and therapeutic practices. The trusted occupational therapists we partner with at HeyHubble can work with you to increase your independence and improve your communication, mobility, relationships and more. Occupational therapists can also write reports, supporting letters and functional assessments in line with NDIS guidelines.
Covered by the NDIS
Occupational therapy can be funded by the NDIS. You can access occupational therapy if you have the funding category ‘Improved Daily Living’ under the ‘Capacity Building’ budget in your plan. HeyHubble can help you find trusted providers that offer occupational therapy in your area.
How an occupational therapist can support you
Having a sense of independence and choice and control over how we live allows us to have a fulfilling and meaningful life. An occupational therapist will work with people of any age to help them achieve greater independence and participation in life activities.
An occupational therapist can:
- Build your capacity and increase your independence in everyday tasks like showering, dressing and eating
- Improve cognitive skills around planning, focussing and executing tasks
- Help you work on your memory
- Build skills in processing and regulating your emotions
- Introduce helpful assistive technology into your life by providing recommendations, training and supporting documentation
- Support your child, focussing on early intervention
Having a sense of independence and choice and control over how we live allows us to have a fulfilling and meaningful life. An occupational therapist will work with people of any age to help them achieve greater independence and participation in life activities.
An occupational therapist can:
- Build your capacity and increase your independence in everyday tasks like showering, dressing and eating
- Improve cognitive skills around planning, focussing and executing tasks
- Help you work on your memory
- Build skills in processing and regulating your emotions
- Introduce helpful assistive technology into your life by providing recommendations, training and supporting documentation
- Support your child, focussing on early intervention
Services
- Sensory Processing
Gain tools and strategies needed for processing sensory triggers.
- Assistive Technology
Access the tools and technology that works for you such as a walking frame, walking aids, wheelchairs and braces.
- Improved Coordination
Optimise upper body function and improve the coordination of small muscles. Skill development with daily tasks include eating, brushing teeth and bathing.
- Fine motor skills
Improved fine motor skills to increase independence in day-to-day life.
- Visual motor skills exercises
Improving hand-eye coordination through activities like drawing, stringing beads or macaroni and catching and throwing a ball.
- Training for parents and caregivers
Skill development for family members, friends and caregivers of adults and children with cerebral palsy to improve informal support quality.
- Provide Assessments
NDIS reports, Functional Capacity Assessments and supporting letters can all be completed by your occupational therapist.
Services
- Sensory Processing
Gain tools and strategies needed for processing sensory triggers.
- Assistive Technology
Access the tools and technology that works for you such as a walking frame, walking aids, wheelchairs and braces.
- Improved Coordination
Optimise upper body function and improve the coordination of small muscles. Skill development with daily tasks include eating, brushing teeth and bathing.
- Fine motor skills
Improved fine motor skills to increase independence in day-to-day life.
- Visual motor skills exercises
Improving hand-eye coordination through activities like drawing, stringing beads or macaroni and catching and throwing a ball.
- Training for parents and caregivers
Skill development for family members, friends and caregivers of adults and children with cerebral palsy to improve informal support quality.
- Provide Assessments
NDIS reports, Functional Capacity Assessments and supporting letters can all be completed by your occupational therapist.
Benefits
- Recommendations for specialised equipment
- Increased independence
- Increased opportunity to make meaningful relationships with those around you
- Improved fine motor ability
- Improved mental health
- Increased confidence
- Increased physical strength
- Improved sleep quality
Benefits
- Recommendations for specialised equipment
- Increased independence
- Increased opportunity to make meaningful relationships with those around you
- Improved fine motor ability
- Improved mental health
- Increased confidence
- Increased physical strength
- Improved sleep quality
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Frequently asked questions
An occupational therapist is an allied health professional who gives advice and helps assess the tools needed for people to gain, increase or maintain independence. These supports will be tailored to suit the person's needs and NDIS goals.
Yes, the NDIS covers occupational therapy. It is an allied health service that is funded under the 'Improved Daily Living’ category of your ‘Capacity Building Supports’ budget in your NDIS plan.
No, you generally don’t need a referral. HeyHubble can connect you with occupational therapists.
An occupational therapist can charge up to $193.99 per hour in metro areas as part of the NDIS Pricing Arrangements. These arrangements govern the maximum price a provider can charge NDIS participants for their services.
They only apply to funding that is agency-managed or plan-managed. If you self-manage your funding, these price limits don't apply to you.
Participants in regional and remote areas will have different price limits. Refer to the most recent NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits to check what price limit applies to you.
Not everyone with NDIS funding can access this support. Generally, you will be able to use your plan to cover allied health supports, but it’s important to check that the service you’re after relates to your NDIS plan and is considered ‘reasonable and necessary’.
If you can answer YES to each of these 6 questions, the NDIS is likely to fund your request.
- Is this a product or service you need due to your disability?
- Does it help you meet your goals?
- Is it reasonable value for money?
- Is there evidence that this product or service is effective?
- Is this something that you wouldn’t be able to receive from your family or the community?
- Is the NDIS the most suitable funding scheme to pay for this support?
Funding for allied health generally comes from the ‘Capacity Building’ - ‘Improved Daily Living’ section of your plan. If you have funds allocated to these categories as part of your NDIS plan, you can access occupational therapy.
There are some key differences between occupational therapists and physiotherapists.. OTs focus on more than physical movement. Their primary focus is to work with you to build everyday skills and increase your capacity to achieve your goals. An example of this might be helping someone gain or regain their ability to independently get ready in the morning or develop job-ready skills. Physiotherapists primarily focus on improving full-body movement, including injury rehabilitation and strengthening larger muscles in the body.
Cerebral palsy is a physical disability mostly affecting muscles and posture. Cerebral palsy is caused by an injury to a baby's brain before, during or shortly after birth. For many people, the exact cause is unknown. It's one of the most common childhood physical disabilities.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to support people whose disability significantly impacts their life (or is likely to significantly impact their life in the future, without early intervention). People living with cerebral palsy are often eligible for the NDIS.
To find out if you are eligible for the NDIS, you can use the NDIS’ Am I Eligible tool.
Cerebral palsy symptoms can vary greatly for different people. As the NDIS provides individualised funding packages, there is no one answer for what can be funded for people with cerebral palsy in general.
Based on your individual situation, things you could get funding for related to cerebral palsy could include: sessions with various allied health therapists, help from a support worker, assistive technology, home modifications or low-cost consumables.
When it comes to NDIS funding, make sure you discuss your needs and goals with your local area coordinator (LAC) or NDIS planner when putting together your first or next NDIS plan.
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