Guides, tips and real stories for Australian families navigating the NDIS.
When your child is non-verbal, illness is invisible — you can see a cough, but not the pain inside. Here's the time a cold put Rocco in intensive care, what went wrong, and the one thing I'd tell any parent in the same position.
Scott Imrie
29 June 2026
When Rocco was diagnosed, we didn't even know what a special school was — how you got in, or whether it was right. Here's our honest journey, including the one thing nobody tells you: getting in isn't the finish line.
Scott Imrie
23 June 2026
My son Rocco is eight, autistic and non-verbal. The only nappies left are night-time ones — and we haven't even started on those yet. Here's the slow, no-pressure way we got here, and what I'd say to any parent who feels like it's never going to happen.
Scott Imrie
19 June 2026
For years we couldn't vacuum if Rocco was home. He'd run from the room screaming, hands over his ears. Here's the slow, strange way that changed — and what it taught me about small steps.
Scott Imrie
16 June 2026
Most of what I write here is about the hard parts. Not today. Today I just want to tell you about my son Rocco — the funniest, most affectionate, most full-of-mischief kid I know.
Scott Imrie
12 June 2026
Everyone knows NDIS waiting lists are long. Nobody tells you what the waiting does to you — or the hard lesson I learned about why the fastest help isn't always the right help.
Scott Imrie
10 June 2026
When your child is diagnosed, people tell you about therapies and funding. Nobody tells you about the admin, the budget questions, or the grief that ambushes you in a supermarket. Here are the things I wish someone had warned me about.
Scott Imrie
8 June 2026
From 2028, children with "low to moderate" needs will move off the NDIS into a new program called Thriving Kids. I'm an NDIS dad, not a policy expert — here's what I've pieced together about what's changing, what isn't, and the honest uncertainty we're all sitting in.
Scott Imrie
3 June 2026
Another parent tells you a speech therapist was fantastic with their autistic son. But you can't ask the one question that actually matters. Here's why recommendations and glossy websites tell you so little when your child is non-verbal — and what actually helps.
Scott Imrie
28 May 2026
My son Rocco is non-verbal and seven years old. One morning he dragged a step into the garage, pressed the button, and let himself out of the house. He was gone for 40 minutes. This is what happened, and what we built afterwards so it could never happen again.
Scott Imrie
26 May 2026
Nobody warns you about this part. They tell you about the diagnosis, the therapists, the waitlists. But nobody tells you what it does to your marriage, your other children, and your relationship with the world outside your front door.
Scott Imrie
21 May 2026
We stayed with a speech therapist for longer than we should have. The waiting list was fourteen months — so we assumed she must be exceptional. Here's what I wish someone had told me before we started, and how you know when it's finally time to leave.
Scott Imrie
19 May 2026
What to ask every NDIS provider — speech therapists, OTs, psychologists — before your first session. The five questions an NDIS dad wishes he'd asked from day one, and the experiences that taught them.
Scott Imrie
14 May 2026
My son is seven, autistic and non-verbal. We've had four occupational therapists in four years — and right now, we're not using one. Here's what I wish someone had told me before we started, and what to look for in an OT for a child with sensory processing difficulties.
Scott Imrie
12 May 2026
My son has had fifteen speech therapists in four years. Here's what I wish someone had told me before we started — about experience, billing, conflicting advice and how to know when you've finally found the right one.
Scott Imrie
8 May 2026
My son has never had a haircut. He's seven years old. And in seven years, we have never found someone we trusted enough to try. This is what we're actually looking for — and why FindLocalNDIS exists.
Scott Imrie
5 May 2026
Nobody gives you a map when you start navigating the NDIS. Here's the one I wish I'd had — from a dad who figured it out the hard way.
Scott Imrie
2 May 2026
