Shawn Manvell is a licensed speech-language pathologist and iOS app developer who works in five counties surrounding Los Angeles, California.
This evidence-based workshop is directed towards professionals and parents who work with and care for toddlers, children, and adolescents who demonstrate feeding difficulties. You will learn strategies and hands-on techniques that will reduce mealtime strug-gles and increase food intake. The presentation will also discuss the prevalence of feeding disorders and factors that contribute to feeding problems, as well the difference between picky eaters and feeding disorders.
Learn how to expand the child’s repertoire of food choices and decrease refusals and other problems to make mealtime a success! At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Explain the prevalence of feeding disorders in all children.
- List the factors that contribute to feeding problems in children in ASD.
- Explain the difference between “picky eaters” and “feeding disorders.”
- List effective strategies and interventions used to treat feeding issues with children with ASD.
For more information on the conference and to register please visit Autism Services, Inc.