Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this report mean.

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Autism

Autism can affect how you: 

  • think 
  • feel 
  • communicate 
  • connect and deal with others.

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Behaviour

Your behaviour is what you do.

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Complaint

When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something: 

  • has gone wrong 
  • is not working well. 

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Funding

Funding is money from the government to pay for public services.

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Infringement notice

An infringement notice is a document that explains:

  • that someone has broken the law
  • what they need to do now.

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Participants

Participants are people with disability who take part in the NDIS.

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Providers

Providers support people by delivering a service.

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Quality

Quality is about services that:

  • support participants in the ways they need
  • give participants choice and control.

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Restrictive practices

Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

  • moving 
  • doing what they want.

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Review

When you review something, you check to see what: 

  • works well 
  • needs to be better.