Ascend Dietetics -
Build a Healthier Relationship With Your Food
It’s not just about food. It’s about creating lasting change, increasing confidence, and helping individuals live life to the fullest!
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What Does a Dietitian Do?
Our Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) provide compassionate, evidence-based nutrition support that empowers individuals to live healthier, more independent lives. Our APDs are qualified health professionals trained to assess nutritional needs, create personalised plans, and help individuals use food and nutrition as tools to support health, function, and independence. We also work closely with clients, families, support workers, and the broader allied health team to improve not just nutrition outcomes, but overall quality of life and wellbeing.
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Our dietitians can help with:
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Building healthy relationships with food
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Managing food allergies and intolerances
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Enhancing sporting and athletic performance, optimising recovery
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Supporting sensory-based food aversions or restricted diets
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Providing strategies for low appetite, underweight, or nutrient deficiencies
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Supporting chronic health conditions like diabetes, coeliac disease, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders
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Assessing and managing swallowing or texture modification needs (in collaboration with speech pathologists)
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Support athletes to optimise performance and recovery
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Prescribing and monitoring nutritional supplements or tube feeding regimens
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Supporting goal-setting and documentation for NDIS plans
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Educating families and support teams to build mealtime routines and skills
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Dietitians & the NDIS
Nutrition support can play a crucial role in achieving NDIS goals related to health, independence, mealtime function, and daily living.
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Dietitians are typically funded under:
Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living & Improved Health and Wellbeing
For skills-based work such as increasing mealtime independence, building food literacy, and supporting behaviour change.
Core Supports – Assistance with Daily Life
For support with daily nutrition needs, meal planning, accessing suitable food, or managing health through diet.
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Our team also supports:
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Functional assessments for nutrition-related needs
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Reports and goal alignment for NDIS reviews
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Education for support teams and carers
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Advocacy for appropriate food-related supports
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A Collaborative Approach
We believe in empowering our clients with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to make meaningful and sustainable changes, no matter how small. Dietitians at Ascend work hand-in-hand with medical and allied health professionals such as GPs, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech pathologists and more to ensure our clients receive consistent care.
How to refer:
We accept referrals from:
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Support coordinators
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Plan managers
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General practitioners (GPs)
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Other allied health professionals
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Parents, carers, and participants themselves
To refer or learn more about how our dietitians can support your clients, visit our 'Get in Touch' page or call us today.
Who We Work With:
Our dietitians support a wide range of individuals, including those with:
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Autism: sensory sensitivities, food refusal, dietary gaps, gut health
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Intellectual or developmental disabilities: mealtime assistance, nutrient adequacy, weight concerns
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ADHD: appetite and energy regulation, nutrition for attention and focus
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Mental health conditions: managing food-related anxiety, eating disorders, emotional eating
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Chronic illness: diabetes, coeliac disease, gastrointestinal conditions, high cholesterol or blood pressure
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Neurological conditions: cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, progressive neurological diseases
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Feeding disorders or eating challenges: ARFID, disordered eating, low appetite, tube feeding
Clients with physical disabilities: energy support, oral or enteral nutrition, functional eating strategies