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Feeding Series - several articles on this one page
Kennedy Krieger Institute and most practitioners define "Pediatric Feeding Disorder" as the inability or refusal of a child to take in enough nourishment to gain weight and meet nutritional needs. While it may seem like your child has a rare and unusual condition, statistics provided by Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. estimate that 6 to 35 % of infants and young children have a feeding disorder. The condition is much more prevalent in children with developmental problems
http://www.reflux.org/reflux/webdoc01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/FeedingSeries.htm?OpenDocument 		smadaynnep
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Jesse's Mom Speaks Out By Susan Sorger
This is relevant because she feels that the poor muscle tone also extends to his tongue which, as a muscle, is responsible for discerning food sensations in the mouth. We have been working on a series of exercises to strengthen his tongue to lessen the gag reflex and to increase the sensory information that can be gathered by the tongue.
http://www.empoweredparents.com/pickyeating/pickyeating5.htm 		smadaynnep
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Mealtime and Children on the Autism Spectrum: Beyond Picky, Fussy, and Fads
A frequently suggested strategy for many children with eating and feeding disorders involves withholding food until the child is hungry enough to eat. This approach has been shown to be dangerous and not appropriate for a child on the autism spectrum. Unfortunately, some children do not seem to have much appetite at all. They may not have the ability to feel or interpret the feeling of hunger.
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/Medical/mealtime.html 		smadaynnep
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Picky Kids, Eating, And Autism Creative ways for healthy nutrition
In some autistic children, sensory issues can make introducing new and nutritious foods extremely hard for parents and professionals. If that was complicated enough – dealing with children who like “sameness” and routines even when it comes to the food they eat each day provides another interesting challenge. Oral sensitivity issues can also make this difficult situation worse.
http://www.tacanow.com/Picky_Kids_Eat.htm 		smadaynnep
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The Obscure "Eating" Disorders: Feeding Disorders and Picky Eating in Infants and Children (Diagnosis)
Feeding problems are real; they are hard-wired and neurological. Their far-reaching effects are nutritional, interpersonal, behavioral and developmental, altering the sense of self and self-esteem, family relations, sociability, as well as academic and professional performance.
http://www.empoweredparents.com/pickyeating/pickyeating1.htm 		smadaynnep
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The Obscure "Eating" Disorders: Feeding Disorders in Infants and Children / Picky Eating in Adults (Recognition and Response)
People commonly believe that if children are hungry enough, they will eat; they will not starve themselves. Though this theory may be true for 96 percent of children, it does not apply to the 4 percent of kids with feeding problems who are, in fact, capable of inadvertently starving themselves. For these children, food smells, textures and feeding literally hurts, and no amount of hunger will overcome that fact. Through their efforts to protect themselves from pain, eventually the appetite becomes suppressed and in time, they no longer respond correctly to appetite as a cue to eat.
http://www.empoweredparents.com/pickyeating/pickyeating2.htm 		smadaynnep
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The Picky Eater by Kelly Dorfman, M.S.
Developmental delays and picky eating frequently occur together. Generally, neither clever recipes nor attempts to hide healthy foods in "accepted" ones will correct poor intake. Better to determine the cause and correct the problem from the inside out.
http://www.autism.org/pickyeater.html 		smadaynnep
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