NDIS Specialised Dietitian, Karina helps with:
FULL NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
Assess Nutrient Gaps in Severely Restricted Eaters and provide personalised plan to ensure all nutrient needs are met.
Guidance on supplementation where needed.
Includes children with ARFID, NGT/PEG Feed.
EXPAND VARIETY OF FOODS
Karina Assesses your child’s current variety of foods and gives you practical strategies that will work for your child especially those who mainly eat white/beige foods.
Small intentional changes that work with your child, can make a big difference.
MANAGE SENSORY CHALLENGES
Karina Assesses your child’s sensory challenges and then provides specific guidance to get your child trying new foods based on their individual sensory preferences.
This can involve food chaining and other strategies to improve acceptance and variety.
NDIS Specialised Paediatric Dietitian
Over the past 25 years Karina has supported children with special needs. The first 12 years of her career she worked as a Senior Paediatric Dietitian at The Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, specialising in children with special needs and children with complex gut disorders.
Karina works closely with many NDIS patients to support them with their nutrition, gut health and feeding issues. Karina liases with other professionals such as speech patholgists and OT’s when needed.
Since having her own children, works privately - mainly consulting families online across Australia.
She has expert knowledge in the following areas:
Autism
ADHD
Cerebral Palsy
Other Neurological Conditions and Syndromes
Sensory Feeding Issues.
Families can utilise NDIS funds to access Karina’s services. PLAN MANAGED or SELF MANAGED