Health visitor Health visitors are specially trained nurses responsible for the promotion of the health and development of pre-school children. Concerns about development may be first raised with or by a health visitor during routine developmental assessment in the home or clinic, leading to referral on to other professionals. The school nurse may work with one or more schools, and provides an important link between the school and health services. The school nurse's particular interest and expertise is in relation to conditions that may affect children's ability to learn in school. Portage worker Portage workers may work with the learning disabilities service, or with CDTs and will have particular expertise in working with parents of pre-school children, helping them with developmental difficulties using a home teaching method devised in Portage, Wisconsin in North America.
Dietician Dieticians provide advice, information and teaching on nutrition and diets.
They work with parents, professionals and the general public. Your GP, paediatrician or hospital consultant can refer your child to the dietician. Other professions There may also be individuals or services with particular expertise, such as specialist dentists, audiologists, chiropodists, or orthoptists, but this varies in each Health District. Information about who is available can be obtained from your local CDT or learning disability centre. The National Autistic Society 393 City Road, London, EC1V 1NG, United Kingdom.