As described in previous chapters, dysphagia is an impairment of swallowing function and
may occur at the oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal phases of swallowing. Children with …

Assessment of infants and children with dysphagia (swallowing problems) and feeding
disorders involves significantly more considerations than a clinical observation of a feeding …

Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management, Third Edition provides
information to practitioners interested in and involved with children who demonstrate …

The clinical evaluation of infants and children with swallowing and feeding problems is
typically the starting point for clinicians to begin sorting out multiple factors that may be …

Early diagnosis and treatment of feeding and swallowing problems may improve a child's
health status and quality of life and reduce health care costs. Pediatric nurse practitioners …

By understanding health conditions, impairments, and impact on quality of life for pediatric
feeding disorders, assessment and treatment approaches can target multiple levels of health …

The staff is well versed in training strategies that are effective for chil-dren with the range of
deficits that affect attention, cognition, socialization, and motor learning. There is the …

Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders are complicated and are often the result of a
combination of difficulties. As such, feeding and swallowing disorders provide a particular …

The scope of pediatric swallowing disorders includes latching, sucking, feeding, and
breathing, as well as the sensory and motor components that coordinate these functions …

Over the past two decades, the definition of the state of health has been expanded from a
disease-based condition to one that includes the impact of the disease on an individual's …