Significantly, from the first interviews a clear definition of multimodal did not emerge. A distinction was drawn between multimodal and multidisciplinary. A multimodal approach could be implemented by one professional or collabora-tively by a team of professionals from diverse fields. Multimodal was multifaceted and one participant stated that there was ‘not necessarily one multimodal approach’. Multimodal was deemed to be an approach that addressed the various areas of functioning rather than specific techniques, and was most effective when designed specifically for the presenting needs of each child and family, as opposed to a universal prescription of interventions.