Fees And Funding

Dyslexia Therapy Fees And Funding: NDIS, Medicare And Private Health

Dyslexia therapy with Dr Lauren Crumlish is $193 a session. Every child starts with an assessment. Where reading or spelling is the concern it is $890 or $1,290. The NDIS rarely funds dyslexia on its own. A Medicare rebate may apply with a doctor's referral, for a limited number of sessions a year, if your GP decides your child is eligible.

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Fees

What Dyslexia Therapy Costs

Every child starts with an assessment. Where reading or spelling is the concern it is $890 or $1,290.

Therapy and tutoring

Session

45 minutes of therapy, plus 15 minutes of preparation and notes

$193

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The first assessment, three levels

$590

Short Assessment

A shorter assessment, for concerns other than reading and spelling
$890

Mid-Length Assessment

A focused look at reading, spelling and the language underneath
$1,290

Long Assessment

A fuller look at both language and literacy

The Mid-Length and Long assessments are the two that apply where reading or spelling is the concern. Fees are in Australian dollars.

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Medicare figures checked 15 November 2026

The NDIS and dyslexia

Rarely on its own. The NDIS draws a line between disability support and education. Its guideline on mainstream supports says the school education system is responsible for supports where the main purpose is to help a child learn, study and achieve education outcomes, and it lists tutors among the things the NDIS does not fund. The NDIS guideline on mainstream supports has the wording. A child whose only diagnosis is dyslexia will seldom have NDIS funding for reading and spelling teaching.

Some children with dyslexia do have an NDIS plan, for another reason. Dr Lauren is not NDIS registered. Families who self-manage their plan, or who use a plan manager, are welcome. NDIA-managed funding cannot be used with her. Whether a plan can pay for a particular support is decided by the plan and the NDIS, not by Dyslexia Therapy.

Medicare rebates for dyslexia therapy, step by step

There is no Medicare item for dyslexia. A rebate for speech pathology comes through a GP chronic condition management plan, and it works like this.

Your GP decides. The plan is for a patient with a chronic condition and complex care needs, and your GP decides whether your child is eligible. Dyslexia Therapy cannot tell you in advance what your GP will decide.
The plan names speech pathology. A rebate needs a referral from the GP to a speech pathologist, made as part of the plan.
Five sessions a calendar year, in total. Medicare pays a rebate on up to five allied health sessions each calendar year. The five are shared across every allied health profession on the plan, so sessions used with another therapist come out of the same five.
The rebate is $63.40 a session. That is the Medicare benefit for a speech pathology session by video, from MBS Online item 93000 (a schedule fee of $74.55, as updated on 1 July 2026).

A worked example

Session	Fee	Medicare rebate	You pay
A rebated session (up to five a calendar year)	$193.00	$63.40	$129.60
Every other session that year	$193.00	None	$193.00

At most, the rebate returns $317.00 in a calendar year (five sessions at $63.40). A child seen weekly or fortnightly has many more sessions than five, so most sessions are paid at the full fee.

Private health insurance

Some extras policies pay a benefit for speech pathology. The amount and the yearly limit depend on the policy. Before you apply, ask your fund two things: what it pays for a speech pathology session, and whether it pays for sessions delivered by video.

What the fee covers

Each $193 session is one hour of Dr Lauren's time: 45 minutes of therapy with your child and 15 minutes of preparation and notes. Dyslexia tutoring with Dr Lauren is the same session at the same fee. Sessions are typically weekly to fortnightly, and how the work runs is set out on how online dyslexia therapy works, including the first assessment. For what other professionals charge, see who does what. This page is part of the guide to dyslexia support at home and school.

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Fees And Funding Questions

Dyslexia Funding Questions, Answered

Is dyslexia covered by the NDIS?

Rarely on its own. The NDIS says supports whose main purpose is to help a child learn are the school education system's responsibility, and it does not fund tutors. Where a child already has an NDIS plan, Dr Lauren can work with self-managed and plan-managed participants. She is not NDIS registered, so NDIA-managed funding cannot be used.

Can we get a Medicare rebate for dyslexia therapy?

A Medicare rebate may apply with a doctor's referral, for a limited number of sessions a year, if your GP decides your child is eligible. The rebate comes through a GP chronic condition management plan. It covers up to five allied health sessions in a calendar year, shared across every allied health profession on the plan.

Is the fee different for dyslexia tutoring?

No. Dyslexia tutoring and dyslexia therapy with Dr Lauren are one service: the same 45 minute session, the same $193 fee and the same first assessment.

Why is a 45 minute session $193?

The fee covers one hour of Dr Lauren's time for each session: 45 minutes of therapy with your child, and 15 minutes of preparation and notes.

Do we pay for an assessment if our child already has a diagnosis?

Every child starts with an assessment with Dr Lauren, because it is what the teaching plan is built on. Where reading or spelling is the concern it is $890 or $1,290. If you already have a psychologist's report, mention it in your application.

Does private health insurance cover dyslexia therapy?

Some extras policies pay a benefit for speech pathology. The amount and the yearly limit depend on your policy, so ask your fund what it pays for speech pathology delivered by video.