Depends on the context, if you are using these as general descriptions of a profession rather than specific job titles (as you are in the sentences above), then lower case is appropriate. If they are used as part of a specific title, (eg: John Smith, Speech Pathologist, Queenland Early Intervention Service), then they should be capitalised. In a research publication Autistic Spectrum Disorder should be capitalised, although it refers to a group of disorders it is a proper noun in of itself. However, it could be abbreviated or written as lower case after the first instance.
The following would also be correct ...'children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder may benefit from early intervention such as speech pathology and psychology, such as services provided at the 'X' Early Intervention Centre'
ETA: I really, really should check if the thread has been updated if I go off to feed and change children before posting LOL.
Last edited by suse; December 11th, 2010 at 04:17 PM.
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