Schedule Sch 3 - Child Disability Assessment Determination 2001 - List of Recognised Disabilities

Schedule 3 List of Recognised Disabilities

(section 3.1)

Part 1 Recognised Disabilities

Moderate to severe multiple disability or moderate to severe physical disability (including neurological disability) where the child is, or is likely to be, dependent for mobility indoors and outdoors from the age of 3 onwards.

Example: A child who has cerebral palsy, lower limb deficiencies or spina bifida and is dependent on a stroller, wheelchair, crutches or walking frame.

Severe multiple or physical disability (including uncontrolled seizures) requiring constant care and attention where the child is less than 6 months of age.
Epilepsy (uncontrolled while on medication).
Chromosomal or syndromic conditions that are not specified elsewhere in this Part and where there is moderate or severe intellectual disability and/or multiple, major and permanent physical abnormalities as diagnosed by a paediatrician, paediatric subspecialist or clinical geneticist.
Neurometabolic degenerative conditions including lysosomal storage disorders where there is moderate or severe intellectual and/or moderate or severe physical disability and where the condition is diagnosed by a paediatrician, paediatric sub-specialist or clinical geneticist.
Neurodegenerative disorders where there is moderate or severe intellectual and/or moderate or severe physical disability and where the condition is diagnosed by a paediatrician, paediatric sub-specialist or clinical geneticist.
Any of the following neuromuscular conditions: (a) Duchenne (or Becker) muscular dystrophy; (b) Autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy; (c) Spinal muscular atrophy conditions (e.g. Werdnig‑Hoffman); (d) Friedreich’s ataxia.
Moderate, severe, or profound intellectual disability where IQ is less than 55, (including a child with a known syndrome).
Autistic Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder (not including Pervasive Developmental Disorder not otherwise specified) when diagnosed by a psychiatrist, developmental paediatrician, or a psychologist experienced in the assessment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders and using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
The following conditions diagnosed by a psychiatrist using the current DSM: (a) Child Disintegrative Disorder; (b) Major depression of childhood; (c) Childhood schizophrenia.
Any of the following sensory impairments: (a) Bilateral blindness where: (i) visual acuity is less than or equal to 6/60 with corrected vision; or (ii) visual fields are reduced to a measured arc of less than 10 degrees; (b) Hearing loss - a 45 decibels or greater hearing impairment in the better ear, based on a 4 frequency pure tone average (using 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000Hz); (c) Deaf-blindness - diagnosed by a specialist multidisciplinary team, including a professional audiological and opthalmological evaluation.

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Title	Date of notificationin Gazette or FRLI registration	Date ofcommencement	Application, saving ortransitional provisions
Child Disability Assessment Determination 2001	4 December 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S479)	1 January 2002
Child Disability Assessment Amendment Determination 2003	13 August 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S311)	1 July 2003	—
Child Disability Assessment Amendment Determination 2005	8 June 2005 (see F2005L01434)	1 July 2005	—
Child Disability Assessment Amendment Determination 2006	26 September 2006 (see F2006L03174)	1 October 2006	—

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