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31(5) Children and Weight: Providing Help, Preventing Harm Part 1 – Nutrition Assessment
Parents and caregivers receive so many different messages about children, weight, and food, and it can be difficult and confusing to navigate for families and health care providers alike. What is sound advice? What is dangerous? How can health care … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, behavior, CSHCN, energy, family centered care, growth, growth charts, obesity, overweight, resources, team members
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23(6) Nutrition Management of Children with Rett Syndrome: An update
With the identification of the “Rett gene” in 1999, much has been learned in the last decade about the etiology and diagnosis of Rett Syndrome (RTT). RTT, first described in 1966 by Andreas Rett, is now considered a neurodevelopmental disorder, … Continue reading
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Tagged feeding, fluid, GI, growth, growth charts, ketogenic diet, nutrition management, oral health, reflux, resources, rett syndrome, RTT, supplements, VitalStim, VNS
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