Assocate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois
where she teaches graduate level courses in Pediatric and Adult Dysphagia. She received her bachelor's and master's
degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from Baylor University and her doctoral degree in Speech and Hearing Science
from the University of Illinois. She completed post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago where she
was involved in pediatric and adult dysphagia research and therapy. She is currently the director of the Pediatric
and Adult Dysphagia Clinic at Northern Illinois University.
Summary
It's here. This book finally condenses all current information on pediatric dysphagia into an easily accessible
guide for SLP's working with children having swallowing disorders. In addition to management, etiology of disordered
swallowing is emphasized. Neurodevelopment, oral-motor feeding skills, and anatomy/physiology of normal swallowing
are detailed to reinforce clinical evaluation skills. All aspects of working in neonatal intensive care units/pediatric
intensive care units (NICU/PICU) are covered. Communication Disorders / Nursing / Medicine
Benefits:
Highlights the relevant, essential facts about pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders for immediate access
and application
Easy-to-use forms, guidelines for feeders, and questionnaires can be reproduced and used easily during the
work day
Core knowledge sections review fundamentals of normal development complemented by the assessment and treatment
sections containing clinical protocols, guidelines, and strategies
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: CORE KNOWLEDGE.
Setting the State, Neonatology, Normal Developmental System Changes, Gastrointestinal Tract: What Does the Feeding
Specialist Need To Know?, The Role of Respiration in Swallowing, Physiology of the Suck-Swallow-Breathe Sequence,
Brain Stem and Cortical Control of Deglutition, Developmental Feeding Skills, Alternate Methods of Nutritional
Intake, Overview of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
SECTION 2: MEDICAL DISORDERS AND OTHER ETIOLOGIES OF PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA.
Gastrointestinal / Gastroesophageal Tract Disorders, Respiratory Disorders, Central Nervous System Damage, Peripheral
Nervous System Damage, Cardiac Defects, Extracorporeal Membraneous Oxygenation, Prematurity, Structural Abnormalities.
SECTION 3: PROCEDURES.
General Diagnostic Procedures, Clinical Feeding Evaluation of Infants and Older Children, Videofluoroscopic
Swallow Study.
SECTION 4: THERAPY FOR FEEDING AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMS.
