This first of five sessions in Empowering Providers Through Transforming Pediatric Feeding Journeys provides a strong clinical starting point for understanding pediatric feeding challenges, with a focus on identifying, assessing, and making sense of Pediatric Feeding Disorder in young children. Designed for pediatricians and speech-language pathologists, it helps you recognize early feeding differences, connect them to developmental patterns, and make more confident decisions about next steps.
Guided by presenters Dr. Amy Delaney, PhD, CCC-SLP, Dr. William Sharp, PhD, and Jaclyn Pederson, MHI, and moderated by Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, this session walks through the diagnostic criteria for Pediatric Feeding Disorder, including the four-domain framework of medical, nutrition, feeding skill, and psychosocial factors. It also highlights the critical role of caregiver experience in both assessment and intervention, helping you see the full picture behind each child’s feeding journey.
You will explore typical feeding development in early childhood, along with early signs that may indicate disruption. The session also clarifies the relationship between Pediatric Feeding Disorder and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, including key similarities, differences, and how feeding challenges can evolve over time. You will leave with greater clarity on when referral for specialized support is appropriate, supporting more confident and timely clinical decision-making.
Other courses in this series:
Session 2: Interprofessional Management of the Medical Domain of Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Session 3: Social Context in Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: NICU to Schools
Session 4: Trauma-Informed Care in PFD and ARFID: Psychologist-SLP Collaboration
Session 5: Interprofessional Management of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: A Case-Based Approach for Pediatricians and SLPs
Guided by presenters Dr. Amy Delaney, PhD, CCC-SLP, Dr. William Sharp, PhD, and Jaclyn Pederson, MHI, and moderated by Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, this session walks through the diagnostic criteria for Pediatric Feeding Disorder, including the four-domain framework of medical, nutrition, feeding skill, and psychosocial factors. It also highlights the critical role of caregiver experience in both assessment and intervention, helping you see the full picture behind each child’s feeding journey.
You will explore typical feeding development in early childhood, along with early signs that may indicate disruption. The session also clarifies the relationship between Pediatric Feeding Disorder and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, including key similarities, differences, and how feeding challenges can evolve over time. You will leave with greater clarity on when referral for specialized support is appropriate, supporting more confident and timely clinical decision-making.
Other courses in this series:
Session 2: Interprofessional Management of the Medical Domain of Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Session 3: Social Context in Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: NICU to Schools
Session 4: Trauma-Informed Care in PFD and ARFID: Psychologist-SLP Collaboration
Session 5: Interprofessional Management of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: A Case-Based Approach for Pediatricians and SLPs
