DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY NUTRITION SUPPORT
Nutrition plays a vital role in supporting children with developmental disabilities. Our Gold Coast dietitians provide practical, family-centered support to help your child thrive. We understand that every child is unique and create personalised plans that work for your family.
We focus on:
Mealtime Success
We help with:
- Establishing routines
- Managing food selectivity
- Building positive experiences
- Family-friendly strategies
Nutritional Balance
Ensuring complete nutrition through:
- Comprehensive assessment
- Practical meal planning
- Simple recipe ideas
- Supplement guidance when needed
Expected outcomes and benefits:
Developmental Progress
- Support for physical development
- Enhanced cognitive function through nutrition
- Better energy for therapy sessions
- Improved concentration
Mealtime Achievements
- Greater food acceptance
- Better self-feeding skills
- Reduced food anxiety
- More independent eating
Family Success
- Simplified meal planning
- Practical shopping guides
- Reduced mealtime stress
- Whole-family nutrition support
Your path to nutrition support:
Starting your nutrition journey with us is straightforward:.
Book your consultation
- Call us on 07 5533 8866
- Choose between in-clinic or telehealth appointments
- Wait times vary from 1-4 weeks
Initial Assessment
- Detailed dietary evaluation
- Food preference assessment
- Nutritional adequacy review
- Family mealtime assessment
- Growth and development monitoring
Ongoing support
- Progress monitoring
- Strategy adjustment
- Recipe modifications
- Ongoing family support
Choose your dietitian
Tess Prendergast
Dietitian
Tess is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated from Griffith University and grew up in Queensland. Tess is passionate about working with people and building trusting relationships by providing accurate nutrition information that helps people reach their goals. Tess is great at making people feel at ease talking about their diet and health goals and is great at explaining how food and nutrition impact health. Tess has an interest in:
IBS and other gastrointestinal conditions
Weight management
Endometriosis
Women's health
Chronic disease management
Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN)
Jacqui Palmer
Paediatric Dietitian
Jacqui has been a Dietitian for 20 years in both Queensland and London. Jacqui has worked in some of London’s largest hospitals and witnessed such courage and determinate in the children she helped that she became committed to improving their quality of life though better nutrition. In London, Jacqui worked as a clinical paediatric dietitian at the prestigious Royal London, St Barts and Lewisham Hospitals. Jacqui has developed significant experience in complex allergies, faltering growth, gut health and Autistic Spectrum disorder. Please note that Jacqui offers telehealth appointments only. We find that this works well with busy parents and children feel more comfortable.
Specialist areas:
Fussy eaters
Growth and weight issues
Food allergies and intolerances
Autism and spectrum disorders
Gut issues in children
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