Condition-specific FCA frameworks
While every Functional Capacity Assessment follows the same core 6-stage methodology, the assessment tools, interview probes, scoring frameworks and recommendation patterns vary significantly depending on the participant's primary disability. A psychosocial FCA for treatment-resistant schizophrenia uses a very different assessment toolkit to an FCA for an adult with cerebral palsy — and the funding pathways they unlock are also distinct. The condition pages below explain those frameworks in detail.
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Eight detailed condition pages cover the most commonly-referred presentations. Each page includes the assessment framework, common functional impacts, NDIS funding pathways and links to relevant case studies and supporting articles. If your participant's condition isn't listed, get in touch — we assess the full spectrum of NDIS-eligible disabilities.
Multiple conditions and complex presentations
Most NDIS participants present with multiple co-occurring conditions — autism with co-occurring ADHD and anxiety, intellectual disability with epilepsy and behaviours of concern, ABI with mood disorder, MS with depression. A defensible FCA does not treat these as separate problems — it documents the cumulative functional impact and the way the conditions interact (for example how fatigue from MS amplifies cognitive load in a participant who also has ADHD). Our clinicians are specifically trained in multi-condition formulation.
Adult and paediatric FCAs using neurodiversity-affirming, sensory-aware methodology.
Cognitive, behavioural and physical sequelae after stroke, trauma or anoxia.
Relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive and primary progressive MS pathways.
Hemiplegic, aphasic and post-stroke fatigue presentations across the recovery arc.
Motor and non-motor symptoms, fluctuations, and the role of FCAs in progressive disease.
Schizophrenia, bipolar, severe depression, anxiety and complex PTSD pathways.
Mild through profound ID, including Down syndrome and chromosomal conditions.
GMFCS levels I–V across paediatric, adolescent and adult assessments.
- Different conditions require different FCA methodologies and assessment tools.
- 8 detailed condition pages cover the most-referred NDIS presentations.
- Most participants present with multiple co-occurring conditions — we document cumulative impact.
- Don't see your condition listed? We assess the full spectrum of NDIS-eligible disabilities.
We deliver defensible NDIS FCA reports nationwide in 7 business days.
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Many autistic adults walk out of a Functional Capacity Assessment with a report that systematically under-states their support needs. The reason is almost always the same — masking went undetected.
Neurological conditions combine motor, cognitive, behavioural and fatigue impairments in ways that vary dramatically across individuals — and across time. A generic FCA often captures only one dimension of this complexity.