An NDIS dietitian assesses what a person eats and drinks alongside their medical history, preferences and culture, then builds a practical nutrition plan around their goals. In disability support that often means managing weight and nutrition, conditions like diabetes and reflux, food textures and mealtime safety, tube feeding, and helping a support team follow the plan day to day.
Specialist disability nutrition
We have a strong focus on working with individuals living with intellectual disability, neurological conditions and mental health challenges.
Our dietitians conduct thorough assessments that consider medical history, dietary preferences and cultural needs, then create personalised nutrition plans designed to help each participant achieve their health and lifestyle goals.
Our commitment
- Practical, evidence-based advice
- Respectful, tailored care
- Empowering participants and their support teams with the tools and knowledge to make informed food choices
Our goal is to promote optimal health, greater independence and improved quality of life through safe, supportive and inclusive nutritional care — including mealtime management plans that work hand-in-hand with our dysphagia-trained support teams.
When it is worth involving a dietitian
The obvious triggers are weight loss or gain, swallowing difficulties, tube feeding, diabetes and constipation that will not settle. The less obvious one is mealtimes themselves: refusal, very restricted ranges of accepted food, or distress around eating are often treated as behavioural when there is a physical or sensory reason underneath them.
Because our dietitians work alongside the psychology, behaviour support and nursing teams, a mealtime problem can be looked at from more than one direction rather than bounced between providers. If mealtime management is in your plan, or a support worker or GP has raised concerns about nutrition, that is the point to ask — not after weight has already changed.
Common questions
What does an NDIS dietitian do?
A dietitian assesses what you eat and drink alongside your medical history, preferences and cultural needs, then builds a practical nutrition plan around your goals. In disability support that often covers weight and nutrition concerns, managing conditions like diabetes, constipation and reflux, food textures and mealtime safety, tube feeding, and helping support teams put a plan into practice day to day.
How is seeing a dietitian funded under the NDIS?
Dietetics is generally funded from the Capacity Building budget — commonly 'Improved Daily Living', and sometimes 'Improved Health and Wellbeing' depending on how your plan is written. Our intake team will check what your plan allows before anything begins.
Can a dietitian help with mealtime management or swallowing difficulties?
Yes — our dietitians develop mealtime management plans that work hand-in-hand with our dysphagia-trained support teams, so what is written down is actually followed at the table. Where a formal swallowing assessment by a speech pathologist is needed, we will work alongside them rather than around them.
Who do your dietitians commonly work with?
We have a strong focus on people living with intellectual disability, neurological conditions and mental health challenges — situations where standard nutrition advice often does not fit, and where the plan has to work for the support team as well as the participant.