Finding & Managing Support Workers for ADHD
How support workers help with ADHD, how to find the right one on Novida, and how to manage them well under your NDIS plan.
Support workers provide the hands-on, everyday help that makes an NDIS plan real — personal care, getting out into the community, and building daily-living skills. This guide covers what they do for ADHD, how to find the right person, and how to manage them well.
What support workers do for ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity that go beyond what is typical for a person's…
Finding the right support worker
The right match matters as much as the right skills. On Novida you can:
Managing your support workers
However you engage them, a few things keep support working well:
Self-managing, plan-managing or agency
How you manage your plan affects which workers you can use: self-managed and plan-managed participants can engage independent workers as well as agencies, while NDIA-managed plans use registered providers. See "NDIS…