Complex feeding in Paediatrics: What health professionals need to know
Understanding Paediatric Feeding: ARFID, PFD & Autism
A half-day online CPD event for health professionals
Feeding challenges in Paediatrics are becoming more common and also increasingly complex. Clinicians are meeting more children than ever before with these challenges, but they are unsure of the presenting diagnosis and also how to support them and their families.
Conditions like ARFID, Paediatric Feeding Disorder and even Autism may appear similar at first, but differ greatly in etiology and presentation and require different assessment and interventions.
This 3.5-hour online session gives you the foundational knowledge on these conditions and practical frameworks you need to know where to start.
This is a one-of-a-kind training opportunity. It's by a clinician working in this specialist area with families from all over the world, bringing real, current clinical experience into every part of the session, not just theory. This training moves beyond existing feeding programmes, to a top down approach where the needs of the child come first.
Who this is for
This session is designed for any clinician who has children with feeding difficulties on their caseload and wants to know exactly where to start. Occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, psychologists, paediatricians, and any allied health professional supporting children who have feeding difficulties and their families.
What we'll cover
The most common feeding presentations-ARFID, Paediatric Feeding Disorder & Autism. How to identify each one and differentiate between presentations.
Assessment protocols-both for diagnosis but also to guide intervention.
The evidence base and diagnostic criteria for ARFID and PFD, and where autism fits into the picture
Sensory, motor, medical and psychosocial contributors to feeding difficulty across these presentations
A neuro-affirmative, child-led approach to assessment and treatment planning-where to start
Red flags, referral pathways and when to escalate for multidisciplinary input
Case-based application to bring the frameworks to life
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Confidently differentiate between ARFID, PFD, and other feeding presentations using current diagnostic frameworks
Identify how autism can influence feeding presentation, assessment, and intervention planning
Apply a neuro-affirmative, family-centred lens to your own clinical assessment and goal-setting
Recognise red flags requiring onward referral or multidisciplinary involvement
Leave with practical tools and resources to apply in your very next clinical session.
CPD certificates will be sent afterwards. Resources for use in clinical practice will be provided to all attendees.
Understanding Paediatric Feeding: ARFID, PFD & Autism
A half-day online CPD event for health professionals
Feeding challenges in Paediatrics are becoming more common and also increasingly complex. Clinicians are meeting more children than ever before with these challenges, but they are unsure of the presenting diagnosis and also how to support them and their families.
Conditions like ARFID, Paediatric Feeding Disorder and even Autism may appear similar at first, but differ greatly in etiology and presentation and require different assessment and interventions.
This 3.5-hour online session gives you the foundational knowledge on these conditions and practical frameworks you need to know where to start.
This is a one-of-a-kind training opportunity. It's by a clinician working in this specialist area with families from all over the world, bringing real, current clinical experience into every part of the session, not just theory. This training moves beyond existing feeding programmes, to a top down approach where the needs of the child come first.
Who this is for
This session is designed for any clinician who has children with feeding difficulties on their caseload and wants to know exactly where to start. Occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, psychologists, paediatricians, and any allied health professional supporting children who have feeding difficulties and their families.
What we'll cover
The most common feeding presentations-ARFID, Paediatric Feeding Disorder & Autism. How to identify each one and differentiate between presentations.
Assessment protocols-both for diagnosis but also to guide intervention.
The evidence base and diagnostic criteria for ARFID and PFD, and where autism fits into the picture
Sensory, motor, medical and psychosocial contributors to feeding difficulty across these presentations
A neuro-affirmative, child-led approach to assessment and treatment planning-where to start
Red flags, referral pathways and when to escalate for multidisciplinary input
Case-based application to bring the frameworks to life
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Confidently differentiate between ARFID, PFD, and other feeding presentations using current diagnostic frameworks
Identify how autism can influence feeding presentation, assessment, and intervention planning
Apply a neuro-affirmative, family-centred lens to your own clinical assessment and goal-setting
Recognise red flags requiring onward referral or multidisciplinary involvement
Leave with practical tools and resources to apply in your very next clinical session.
CPD certificates will be sent afterwards. Resources for use in clinical practice will be provided to all attendees.