Kimberley Dutkowski
Neurodiversity Nutrition
About
Hello, my name is Kim and I'm an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist and founder of Neurodiversity Nutrition. As a dietitian specialised in disability for many years, my passion lies in working with neurodivergent children, adults and families. I look forward to working with all neurospicy brains and providing a flavourful service — as unique as you.
I provide a dietitian service that meets your or your child's medical needs, learning style, sensory profile, regulation and lifestyle. When possible I like to be hands on and practical with food and exploring it through sensory play, food preparation, cooking, supermarket visits, pantry clear outs, personalised recipes, food games or eating out together. As a proud ADHDer I bring an ND lens to working with you.
Neurodiversity Nutrition celebrates the diversity of the human mind and the diversity this means for someone's eating and nutrition. This is a no-pressure approach to eating emphasising responsive feeding, environment modification, education and safe client-led food adventures.
Approach: Neuroaffirming, no-pressure, hands-on and practical; celebrates neurodiversity; responsive feeding focus; client-led; lived experience as an ADHDer informs her practice.
Weight Loss Approach
Weight management is listed as an area of practice, but the practice's primary focus is on neuroaffirming, non-pressure nutrition support for neurodivergent individuals. The approach emphasises responsive feeding, environment modification, education, and a positive relationship with food rather than weight-centric goals.
Areas of Expertise
Pricing
Medicare Rebates
Location
Neurodiversity Nutrition
Floreat, Perth WA 6014 (home base; no fixed clinic — services delivered via telehealth or home/community visits)
Multiple Locations
Mobile service covering Perth within 30 minutes of Floreat: North (Joondalup, Kingsley, Balcatta), East (Noranda, Bayswater, Cloverdale), South (Bentley, Fremantle, Booragoon). Telehealth available Australia/NZ wide.
Qualifications
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- Accredited Nutritionist (AN)
- Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (University of Wollongong
- 2011)
- Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition (ACU
- in progress)
- Royal Children's Hospital Paediatrics Course
- CBT-ARFID trained
- Responsive Feeding trained
- SOS Approach to Feeding trained
- Talk Tools trained
- Professional development in enteral feeding
- blended tube feeds and neuroaffirming care
Memberships
- Dietitians Australia
Rebates & Insurance
Medicare
Medicare rebates available with a referral. Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Plan: up to 5 sessions per year, rebate ~$61.80 per session (MBS codes 10954, 93000, 93013). M10 Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders (<25 years): up to 10 sessions per referral / 20 per lifetime, rebate ~$96.65 per session (MBS codes 82030, 82035, 93033, 93036, 93041, 93044). Referrals accepted from GP, Paediatrician, Psychiatrist or other specialist. GPs can include autism or ADHD as a chronic neurodevelopmental condition for CDM referrals.
NDIS
NDIS provider for self-managed and plan-managed participants. Funding can be used under Capacity Building – Improved Health and Wellbeing, Improved Daily Living, Early Childhood Intervention, or potentially Core – Assistance with Daily Life. Service agreement required before or at first appointment. 48-hour cancellation policy. Agency-managed not mentioned.
Private Health
Most health funds provide rebates for dietitian services. Clients pay in full and claim from their health fund. HICAPS not available. Specific funds not listed.
Referral
No referral required for private or NDIS clients. Referral required for Medicare (CDM from GP, Paediatrician, Psychiatrist or specialist; M10 from Paediatrician, Psychiatrist or other specialist).
Book a Consultation
Adults: 60 minutes covering nutrition and life goals, current home/work/study situation, medical history, medications, clinical symptoms, food preferences, eating patterns. Identifies 1–2 easy wins to work on. Children: As above plus growth history, current growth (height and weight if appropriate), feeding history, parent-child feeding relationship, mealtime routines and behaviours.
NDIS initial assessments are most often 90 minutes. For children under 16, parents are recommended to attend the first session without the child.
Medicare rebate available with GP referral
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