So many of us find ourselves muttering "this system makes no sense" into our lunches as we mentally process yet another story about a client facing barriers to the NDIS.

"Surely I'll just write-up evidence of the functional impacts?" you’ve probably thought—only to be ambushed by a cascade of follow-up questions: "Wait, can I even do that?" and "What does gathering evidence actually involve?" and, of course, "How do I report that?!" A real cacophony of uncertainty and apprehension.

As psychologists, we didn’t sign up to be case managers, support coordinators, or policy translators… so how do we actually help Autistic kids and adults within our scope? ​Let's untangle the chaos with practical tips and, obviously, fandangled slides.