The Role of Consultation Clinics in Services for Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism.

Background:   Consultation and supervision are familiar to many professionals, and their relevance to those working with children with learning disabilities and autism is discussed.

Method:   Consultation Clinics for Community Learning Disability Nurses and others were set up by a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health team servicing an area with a general population of 750,000. They were provided by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist, and data on their use were collected over a 16 month period.