12 Oct 2012, 11:16 AM I desperately need housing for my daughter. This does not mean my caring role would stop but I am getting to the point I can't have her at home any longer. She is continually violent and aggressive and the stress is dreadful. She is miserable and so am I. She deserves an independent life where she can live and socialise with her peers. I am sick of hearing that I have to abandon her at respite to get housing for her. It is just outrageous. I don't know how the NDIS will change any of this but I certainly hope so. Deb Robins Comment 16.1 2 Nov 2012, 3:03 AM My relationship with my 24yr old son is deteriorating too. Like our new "proffered" NDIS out of budget, this week I sought to investigate, on the recommendation of a well meaning "transitions officer", a new program in Queensland where a PWD between 16-24yrs of age can access help from 22 million dollars worth of flexi-respite made newly available in 2012. There was a flyer about it at DSQ - as if it were really something one could access. On the flyer were lots of words and rules and official looking jargon and so lulled into the illusion that here was more... Tania Hornberg Comment 17 14 Oct 2012, 5:28 PM What would be the key features of successful planning? 1. How can you be supported to develop a plan that responds to your current circumstances