A
Four-part Approach to Assessing Feeding Disorders in Children.
- An Article. A diagnosis of "feeding disorder" is given
when an infant or child is unable to consume adequate or age-appropriate
food or liquid to support growth and development. Feeding disorders
are especially prevalent in children with prematurity, cerebral palsy,
Down syndrome, autism, and gastrointestinal disorders. Not
Rated
Feeding
Disorders - Penn State Children's Hospital. A feeding disorder
of infancy or early childhood is the failure of a young child to gain
weight over time because he or she does not take in the proper amount
of nutrients. However, no medical condition is causing the problem.
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Feeding
Disorder of Infancy and Early Childhood - Overview - A feeding
disorder of infancy or early childhood is the failure of a young child
to gain weight over time because he or she does not take in the proper
amount of nutrients. However, no medical condition is causing the
problem. .
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Kids
and Eating Disorders - Children who are still growing and developing
need a healthy diet to fuel all of this activity. At times children
go through food phases or become picky eaters but these phases are
distinct from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge
eating disorder. 3/5
The
Mental Health Group - The British Dietectic Association - Eating
disorders have a higher risk of death than any other psychiatric condition.
They are serious and sometimes life threatening conditions in which
the sufferer expresses distress through behaviours such as over or
under- eating.
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What
are Childhood Feeding Disorders? - Eating disorders are widely
recognised as complex, mental health conditions which have a severe
impact upon the sufferer's mental, physical, psychological health
and well-being. 3/5
What
do I do about it? - So you have read the “so you think your
child has a feeding problem” page and you are now convinced
that your child has this feeding problem or disorder. 3/5
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