Feeding and Nutrition Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Name: Feeding and Nutrition Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (6128 reviews)

Course: #5027Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 6128 Reviews

This course reviews the feeding behaviors and habits of children with autism, as well as the brain/gut relationship and nutritional implications for feeding. Participants will be instructed on how to create appropriate plans of care and intervention for feeding specifically for the ASD population, with an emphasis on nutrition.

Acute Care, Community and Home Health Feeding and Swallowing Pediatrics

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, 01649; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-770627; IACET/0.1; IBCCES/1.0; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Pediatrics

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify common feeding problems in children with ASD related to gut/brain connection and gastrointestinal factors.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize the brain/gut connection, specifically identifying how foods (nutrients) impact neural functioning.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize the role of food/nutrition in feeding therapy for children with ASD.

Course created on February 5, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Autism diagnosis and common feeding problems; general overview
10-15 Minutes	Brain/gut connection general overview/research
15-20 Minutes	Factors impacting food choice: socio economics, education, access
20-30 Minutes	Specific macro/micronutrients that impact neural functioning
30-40 Minutes	Gastrointestinal dysfunction in children with ASD, possible causes for poor gut microbiome
40-55 Minutes	Current Research on interventions and treatment for feeding therapy for children with ASD, with emphasis on nutrition
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q and A

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Presented By

Samantha Heidenreich
OTD, MOT

Samantha Heidenreich, OTD, MOT, Samantha completed her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences and completed her Masters in OT at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences with a Bachelors in Special Education K-12 from Coastal Carolina University. Samantha has been in clinical settings with a focus on pediatric occupational therapy, and an emphasis on feeding intervention. She has completed advanced coursework in multiple areas of pediatric intervention, including sequential oral sequencing approach to feeding, AEIOU, primitive reflexes, and sensory integration, and Hanen SPARK communication. For her OTD program, her capstone project focused on nutritional implications for feeding for children with autism, sparking her interest and professional investment in this topic area.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Samantha Heidenreich received an honorarium for presenting these course materials. Non-financial: Samantha Heidenreich has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 01649. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs/contact hours (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

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International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards

The continued family of websites, including OccupationalTherapy.com, is a Certified Training Partner of IBCCES. This course is offered for a maximum of 1.0 CE hours for the autism certifications issued by IBCCES.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

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