24/01/2026
My story: when my son’s funding didn’t work
For two years, my son’s NDIS plan didn’t work.
On paper, he had funding.
In real life, it wasn’t enough — and it wasn’t structured properly.
We ran out early, not because his needs were small, but because:
• the supports didn’t match how he lived
• there was no planning for the year
• everything was reactive instead of designed
Each time the funding ran out, everything stopped.
I was trying to hold life together as a parent while fighting a system I didn’t yet understand.
It was exhausting and frightening.
Not because I didn’t care.
But because I hadn’t been shown how to build a plan that truly reflected my son’s life.
What changed
Eventually, I stopped accepting the plan I was given and learned how to structure it so it could last.
When I built a plan that matched real life, something changed.
The funding lasted.
The supports stayed.
My son had consistency.
And I stopped living in fear of it running out.
That experience is where my work began.
Why I care
No parent should have to:
• explain why supports suddenly stop
• live in fear of funding running out
Running out of funding isn’t a personal failure.
It’s usually a planning failure.
And planning can be learned.
That’s why I help families:
• build clear, structured plans
• plan for the full year
• match funding to real life
• protect their child’s supports
Because when the plan works:
Parents breathe again.
Children get consistency.
And families stop living in crisis mode.
