Dyspraxia support in Adelaide, SA
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1 experienced with Dyspraxia · 9 other registered providers·How we chose these
Adelaide, SA and 5 othersAlso servesCentral Coast, NSW · Hurstville, NSW · Mount Barker, SA · Renmark, SA · Sydney, NSW · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Allied health, Cleaning
Aura Care Service is among the highest-ranked NDIS registered providers in Adelaide, South Australia in our data. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They have supported participants with dyspraxia. Families most often connect with them for personal care and allied health.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Other registered providers in Adelaide
Registered in Adelaide with no demonstrated Dyspraxia track record on Carevo — listed for completeness, not as Dyspraxia specialists.
Adelaide, SA and 40 othersAlso servesAberfoyle Park, SA · Adelaide Airport, SA · Ballarat East, VIC · Balwyn, VIC · Balwyn North, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Box Hill, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Brunswick, VIC · Camberwell, VIC · Chadstone, VIC · Christies Beach, SA · +28 more · National provider
- 25+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, Allied health
Apex Health Professionals works across 15 NDIS support categories in Adelaide, South Australia. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. They have a track record of following through on more than 40 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for support coordination and allied health.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Team includes Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
Adelaide, SA and 78 othersAlso servesAirport West, VIC · Armadale, WA · Bairnsdale, VIC · Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat East, VIC · Bendigo, VIC · Bentleigh, VIC · Boronia, VIC · Broadmeadows, VIC · Bulla, VIC · Bunbury, WA · Carrum, VIC · +66 more · National provider
- 50+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, SIL
CarePro is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for personal care and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
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Adelaide, SA and 58 othersAlso servesAlderley, QLD · Ashmore, QLD · Avoca, QLD · Baldivis, WA · Banks Creek, QLD · Beenleigh, QLD · Benowa, QLD · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Browns Plains, QLD · Bundaberg West, QLD · Bunya, QLD · +46 more · National provider
- 50+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, Social support
Heart For Care Disability Services works across 13 NDIS support categories in Adelaide, South Australia. Most enquiries to them come from participants directly. They have a track record of following through on more than 50 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Responded to my enquiry straight away
Verified care seeker, South Brisbane
Adelaide, SA and 8 othersAlso servesCranbourne West, VIC · Geelong, VIC · Glenroy, VIC · Meadow Heights, VIC · Melbourne, VIC · Richmond, VIC · Shepparton, VIC · South Morang, VIC · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Support coordination, Personal care, Nursing
Adapt Family Health Solutions is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 15 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for support coordination and personal care. Registered across 13 NDIS support categories, including daily personal care, Therapeutic Supports and community nursing.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Adelaide, SA and 15 othersAlso servesGreenacres, SA · Magill, SA · Mawson Lakes, SA · Modbury, SA · Munno Para West, SA · Para Hills, SA · Parafield Gardens, SA · Plympton, SA · Prospect, SA · Rosewater, SA · Salisbury, SA · Salisbury North, SA · +3 more · State-wide provider
- 25+ families connected
- Fast responder, usually replies within 2 hours
- Specialises in Personal care, Nursing, Cleaning
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, SA Nursing Care is an NDIS registered provider. Personal care and nursing are among their most-requested supports. They have a track record of following through on more than 30 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Registered across 14 NDIS support categories, including household tasks, Support Coordination and community nursing.
Adelaide, SA and 5 othersAlso servesMawson Lakes, SA · Mount Gambier, SA · Munno Para, SA · Port Augusta, SA · Salisbury, SA · State-wide provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Personal care, Cleaning, Nursing
TwinView Health works across 11 NDIS support categories in Adelaide, South Australia. They operate across South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 20 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. They are most often contacted for personal care and cleaning.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Cleaner, Developmental Educators, Disability Support Worker
Adelaide, SA and 9 othersAlso servesElizabeth Downs, SA · Elizabeth East, SA · Ingle Farm, SA · Mawson Lakes, SA · Mount Gambier, SA · Para Hills West, SA · Parafield Gardens, SA · Salisbury, SA · Salisbury North, SA · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Allied health, Personal care
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Disability Support Worker
Adelaide, SA and 5 othersAlso servesCentral Coast, NSW · Elwood, VIC · Perth, WA · Sydney, NSW · Sydney Olympic Park, NSW · National provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Nursing, Allied health, Support coordination
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Intensive Care At Home is an NDIS registered provider. Registered across 8 NDIS support categories, including Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports, Assistive Products for Personal Care and Safety and household tasks. Nursing and allied health are among their most-requested supports. They operate across multiple states.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
Adelaide, SA and 12 othersAlso servesAlbury, NSW · Blue Mountain Heights, QLD · Brisbane, QLD · Brisbane City, QLD · Central Coast, NSW · Maroochydore, QLD · Melbourne, VIC · Perth, WA · Shepparton, VIC · Southport, QLD · Sydney, NSW · Tweed Heads, NSW · State-wide provider
- 10+ families connected
- Specialises in Allied health, Cleaning
Blue Fox Health is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. They have a track record of following through on more than 10 enquiries from families who connected through Carevo. Families most often connect with them for allied health and cleaning. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Exercise Physiologist
How we rank providers
Rankings in Adelaide are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here offer therapy, allied health, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, support work, and social and community support, the support types most relevant to dyspraxia. They are then ranked by demonstrated experience with dyspraxia, providers who have actively claimed and supported dyspraxia referrals rank above those who only list it as a capability.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Condition-specific track record. Providers who have accepted and worked with dyspraxia referrals on Carevo rank above those who only list the condition as a capability. We weight providers using their demonstrated experience with this cohort, not self-declared specialisations.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in Adelaide rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
10
providers in Adelaide
32,111
providers nationally
What "Verified care seeker" means. Any care-seeker feedback shown above is from a real person who used Carevo to connect with that provider and then told us how it went. We only publish feedback tied to a genuine, matched enquiry, never anonymous, unsolicited, or paid reviews.
What people with Dyspraxia in Adelaide usually need help with
Dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD), is a neurological condition that affects motor planning and coordination, making everyday physical tasks more difficult. NDIS participants with dyspraxia often benefit from occupational therapy and physiotherapy to develop motor skills, build self-care independence, and participate in school and community activities. Early identification and tailored support can greatly improve outcomes for children and adults with DCD.
For developmental conditions, the strongest local pages are the ones that help families compare actual fit: who understands sensory needs, who can support school or childcare transitions, and who can work on the same goals across therapy and day-to-day support rather than offering isolated sessions.
What people usually compare locally
- • Whether therapists have experience with developmental and neurodivergent conditions locally
- • Availability of early intervention or specialist programs in the area
- • Staff continuity and how well workers adapt to communication differences
- • Wait times for key therapies like speech, OT, and behaviour support
Language support in Adelaide
Adelaide has a large Mandarin-speaking community (17.8% of residents), so finding dyspraxia support in a shared language matters here. These are the main languages spoken at home locally (ABS Census 2021). When you get matched, ask providers which of their staff speak your language and whether they can keep that worker as your regular. Interpreters are free through TIS National for NDIS appointments, and My Aged Care can arrange them for aged care assessments.
Speaker counts are persons using the language at home in this postcode. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (table G13). Carevo connects families with providers and does not deliver care itself.
Services and providers to compare first in Adelaide
For developmental conditions, compare the services that remove the biggest daily bottlenecks first: communication, regulation, behaviour, routines, and participation. The strongest providers usually coordinate across therapy and support work instead of leaving families to stitch everything together. Use the service links below to pressure-test provider fit, not just to browse every option in the area.
The Dyspraxia provider network on Carevo
15 providers on Carevo have supported people with dyspraxia through real matched requests.12 are registered NDIS providers. Matching is based on real provider history, not self-described claims.
Supports they provide
- • Support workers
- • Social and community support
- • Therapy
- • Allied health
Where providers are
Providers experienced with dyspraxia are listed in more than 180 suburbs across New South Wales, Western Australia, the ACT, Queensland, and other states.
Often supported alongside
Providers who support dyspraxia most often also have experience with Autism, Psychosocial Disability, ADHD, Amputation, and Vision Impairment.
About Adelaide, SA
Population
15,115
Local government area
Adelaide (City)
Providers listed
10
Adelaide sits within the Adelaide (City) local government area in SA. Providers serving this area often cover surrounding suburbs in the same LGA, so it is worth checking neighbouring areas if you cannot find an exact match.
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionCare Services Available in Adelaide
Provider counts by service type in Adelaide
* Services commonly accessed for this condition
What happens after you request support in Adelaide
1. Map current barriers
Identify whether the main gaps are in communication, daily routines, behaviour, social participation, or independence at home.
2. Compare therapy and support options
Look at providers who offer the right therapy mix and support workers who understand how to work with developmental conditions in practice.
3. Check rapport and consistency
Ask about staff continuity, how therapists adapt to the person's communication style, and whether you can trial before committing.
For NDIS participants with developmental conditions, it also helps to confirm whether the provider can coordinate across therapies (e.g. OT and speech working together on the same goals) and whether support workers are trained in the specific condition.
Adelaide at a glance
Nearest hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Public transport
Adelaide Metro trains
Pharmacies
Chemist Warehouse Rundle Mall • Priceline Pharmacy Adelaide
Community support
City of Adelaide seniors programs • COTA SA
Village-like atmosphere with strong community bonds. High proportion of elderly population. Significant Greek and Italian communities.
Flat grid layout ideal for accessibility. Free tram service is accessible. New RAH is fully accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can occupational therapy through the NDIS help children with dyspraxia in Adelaide?
Yes, occupational therapy is one of the most commonly funded supports for children with dyspraxia under the NDIS in Adelaide, helping develop fine motor skills, coordination, and daily living tasks. Carevo connects families in Adelaide with OTs and other allied health providers who work with children with developmental coordination disorder.
Does dyspraxia qualify for NDIS funding in Adelaide?
Dyspraxia can qualify for NDIS funding in Adelaide where it results in substantial functional impairment that is permanent or likely to be permanent. A formal DCD diagnosis and supporting evidence of functional impact is required. Carevo can connect you with support coordination providers in Adelaide to help navigate the NDIS access process.
What occupational therapy can help children with dyspraxia in Adelaide?
OTs who work with children with dyspraxia in Adelaide focus on building fine motor skills, handwriting, self-care, and sensory processing through play-based and task-specific approaches. NDIS-funded OT can be delivered at home, school, or in a clinic. Carevo lists OT providers in Adelaide with paediatric and DCD experience.
What early intervention is available for children with DCD in Adelaide?
Early intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder in Adelaide through the NDIS includes OT, physiotherapy, and speech pathology to address motor, coordination, and communication development. Earlier support leads to better long-term functional outcomes. Carevo lists early childhood intervention providers across Adelaide.
How can support workers help adults with dyspraxia in Adelaide?
Support workers for adults with dyspraxia in Adelaide assist with daily tasks where coordination difficulties create barriers, such as cooking, transport, and community participation. Workers familiar with DCD can provide practical strategies alongside active support. Carevo connects you with support worker providers in Adelaide.
Understanding Dyspraxia / Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Dyspraxia (developmental coordination disorder, or DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting motor planning, coordination, and execution of movement. It affects approximately 5-6% of school-age children in Australia, making it one of the more common developmental conditions, though it remains under-recognised. Dyspraxia affects both gross motor skills (running, jumping, balance) and fine motor skills (handwriting, buttons, using cutlery). It is not caused by muscle weakness or intellectual disability, but by the brain's difficulty planning and coordinating movements. Dyspraxia often co-occurs with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and anxiety. Many children are not diagnosed until school, when the demands for motor coordination increase. Adults with dyspraxia may continue to experience difficulties with driving, cooking, organisation, and tasks requiring manual dexterity. The NDIS funds support for people whose dyspraxia causes permanent and significant functional impairment.
How dyspraxia affects daily life
Dyspraxia affects daily life through clumsiness, poor coordination, difficulty learning new motor skills, and problems with planning and organisation. Children struggle with handwriting, using scissors, tying shoelaces, catching balls, and participating in sport. Daily routines like getting dressed, eating neatly, and packing a school bag take longer and require more effort. Adults may find driving, cooking, and manual tasks at work challenging. The executive function component means that organisation, time management, and planning are also affected. The hidden nature of dyspraxia means people are often told they are clumsy, lazy, or not trying hard enough, which damages self-esteem over time.
What to look for in a provider
Good dyspraxia providers use task-specific training and cognitive approaches rather than generic motor exercises. Ask whether their OTs use evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP), how they work with schools to support the child, and whether they can address the organisational and planning aspects alongside motor skills. Red flags include providers who focus only on gym-based exercises without connecting to real-life tasks, who do not coordinate with teachers, or who dismiss dyspraxia as something the child will grow out of.
How to access funding
Dyspraxia (DCD) is not named on any of the NDIS condition lists (List A, B or D), so access is assessed individually against the disability requirements using functional-capacity evidence, or via the early childhood approach for young children. A paediatrician, neurologist, or developmental assessment team provides the diagnosis, typically using the DSM-5 criteria for developmental coordination disorder. Functional assessments from OTs and psychologists document the daily living impact. Many children access the NDIS through the Early Childhood approach. Plans are reviewed annually. For children with mild dyspraxia, Medicare-funded therapy through a GP mental health plan may be a more accessible first step.
Sources: AIHW, Australia's children: Children with disability · NDIS Our Guidelines: Conditions likely to meet the disability requirements (List A)
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Funding and costs for dyspraxia support in Adelaide
Lower
$5,000
per year
Typical
$15,000
per year
Higher
$35,000
per year
Plan size depends on the severity of motor and executive function difficulties, co-occurring conditions, and whether the child or adult needs support worker hours in addition to therapy. Most dyspraxia plans are therapy-focused.
Illustrative ranges only. An individual plan is set by the NDIA on assessed need, not by diagnosis, and varies widely. Pricing basis: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27.
OT sessions cost $193-$234/hr under the NDIS. Physiotherapy sessions are billed at similar rates. Many families use a combination of NDIS-funded therapy and school-based support.
Figures are indicative and based on the current NDIS Price Guide and published Home Care Package rates. Actual costs depend on your plan, provider, and location.
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