Paediatric Feeding Assessment – The Nuts and Bolts Of It

• Designed for clinicians who are new to the area of paediatric feeding (ie <5 years experience)
• How to differentiate picky eating, oro-motor disordered eating, Paediatric Feeding Disorders, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorders and more
• How to do an oral motor examination on infants, toddlers and children with loads of practical strategies to make it a success
• How to interpret what you see; dentition, facial features, respiration, swallow pattern, biting, chewing and more
• What you need to know about the tongue – tongue tie, tongue thrust and tongues that aren’t doing what you’d expect
• The impact of anxiety, trauma, sensory overwhelm and other pervasive difficulties
• Collecting data that you can measure change with
• Setting goals that you can measure change against
• When to refer on to team members like Dietitians, or medical specialists

All of this is supported by handouts, video footage, case examples and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and work collaboratively.