Reports & Assessments
Clear, practical documentation to support feeding, swallowing and mealtime needs
THRIVE provides high‑quality, easy‑to‑understand reports and assessments to support families, GPs, educators, support teams and NDIS providers.
Our reports use clear, accessible language and focus on practical recommendations that can be implemented across home, school, childcare, SIL and community settings.
Types of Reports We Provide
A clear summary of findings from your initial assessment, including:
These reports help families, GPs and support teams understand the full picture and support consistent mealtime approaches.
Used to review:
These are often requested by families, schools, support coordinators or other providers to ensure everyone is working from the same guidance.
We provide reports for:
Reports are aligned with NDIS language and requirements while remaining clinically accurate, practical and family‑friendly.
For clients with swallowing or mealtime safety needs, we can provide:
These plans support safe eating and drinking across environments and help teams understand exactly what is required.
Clear, practical guidance for educators, including:
These reports help create consistency between home and education settings and support confident mealtime participation.
What our reports focus on
Our goal is to make reports genuinely useful — not overwhelming.
When you might need a report
How reports are completed
Fees for reports
Reports are billed at our standard hourly rate of $193.99 per hour.
The time required depends on the type of report and the complexity of the presentation.
Your clinician will discuss expected timeframes before proceeding.
Need a report for your child or participant?
We can help you get the documentation you need for school, NDIS, medical teams or support workers.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support infants, children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Feeding and swallowing needs change across the lifespan, and our approach adapts to each stage.
A feeding or swallowing assessment explores what is happening during mealtimes, how feeding skills are developing, and whether medical, developmental, sensory or oral‑motor factors may be contributing to difficulties. It includes discussion, observation and evidence‑based clinical reasoning to guide next steps.
Yes. Most feeding assessments include both Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy.
Families often seek support when feeding feels stressful, effortful or uncertain, or when mealtime routines are becoming difficult to manage. If you have concerns about safety, comfort, skill development or mealtime confidence, an assessment can help clarify what’s happening.
Yes. We collaborate with GPs, paediatricians, lactation consultants, dietitians, OTs and other clinicians to support coordinated, consistent care.
No. You can contact us directly to arrange an appointment. Referrals from GPs, paediatricians or other health professionals are welcome but not required.
You’ll receive clear information about the findings, along with practical strategies and recommendations tailored to your goals and routines. If further support or collaboration with other health professionals is helpful, we will discuss this with you.
We are based in Newcastle, NSW, and support families across the Hunter region and Central Coast, including Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens.
Yes — we support self‑managed, plan‑managed and NDIA‑managed participants through our parent company’s (EduCare) NDIS registration.
Yes. We support families with early feeding development, including challenges related to coordination, endurance, transitions to solids and mealtime routines. We work alongside medical teams and other professionals involved in your infant’s care.
Never. We use a low‑pressure, child‑led, neurodiversity‑affirming approach.
Yes — including neurological conditions, disability‑related dysphagia and age‑related swallowing changes.