Guides

The system, explained plainly.

Longer guides to the parts of the NZ disability support system people get lost in. Written in plain language, sourced from the current official pages, and dated so you can see they are not stale.

How these work

Current, sourced, dated.

The support system changed a lot in 2026, and much of what search engines and AI tools serve up is older than the changes. Every guide here names its official sources and shows when it was last checked against them. Where the honest answer is "nobody publishes this", the guide says exactly that.

Shorter, single-question answers live on the Funding Q&A page. These guides are the longer maps.

The guides

What is a NASC? The front door to disability support in New Zealand. What a needs assessment is, how to get one, and what happens after. How the IF host providers differ Nine organisations can host your Individualised Funding. What a host actually does, what each one publishes, and how switching works. Getting assessed for ADHD in New Zealand A calm map of the paths to an adult ADHD assessment, with a guide you can ask questions in your own words. Includes a chat guide.

More guides are coming. If there is a part of the system you wish someone explained plainly, email Jamie and it goes on the list.

More complicated than a general guide?

Talk it through with a person.

Jamie has worked inside the support system for fifteen years. The Discovery Call is free, 15 to 30 minutes, no commitment. Or email jamie@neurosupport.co.nz.

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