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• Archive: Faculty:Dr.
• Kay A. ToomeyDuration:2 Hours 15 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:May 15, 2020 Description With the increased use of the ARFID diagnosis, the field of Feeding Disorders has seen children being incorrectly diagnosed and treated as if they have an Eating Disorder.
• Not only has this created situations in which some children did not get the help they needed early enough, in some cases the inaccurate intervention has actually made the child’s feeding problem worse or even resulted in trauma to the child.It is imperative that physicians, mental health providers and rehabilitation therapists clearly understand how to identify children in need of intervention, as well as being skilled in differentially diagnosing children with feeding, eating and growth difficulties.A Differential Diagnosis Decision Tree will be a critical tool for Clinicians to use in delineating which children are picky eaters versus those with a Pediatric Feeding Disorder versus children with ARFID.With an accurate differential diagnosis, Clinicians can then appropriately guide children and their families into the most helpful intervention programs for the child.
• Handouts Manual - ARFID vs Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) vs Picky Eaters (1.3 MB) 82 Pages Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Self-study Instructions (28.5 KB) Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) Available after Purchase Outline Scope of the ProblemDefinitions and PrevalencePicky Eating Problem FeedersIdentifying Who Would Benefit from Intervention Early Why is Early Intervention important?DiagnosisPediatric Feeding DisorderARFIDProblems with the ARFID diagnosisPrevalenceDifferential Diagnosis Decision TreeTreatment Approaches EducationalClinicalCase Studies – ARFID vs PFD vs Picky Eater?Recommendations for Intervention Faculty Dr. Kay A. Toomey Related seminars and products: 3 Toomey & Associates, Inc. Dr. Kay A. Toomey, is a pediatric psychologist with over 30 years of clinical experience assessing and treating children with a wide range of feeding challenges.
• She developed the SOS Approach to Feeding as a family-centered program for assessing and treating children with feeding problems.