CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Failure to Thrive - A condition in which an energy deficit is suspected and a child is not growing as he or she should.
• Cerebral Palsy (CP) - A group of disorders that affect muscle control, coordination, tone, reflexes, balance, and posture.
• (Failure to Thrive)

  Causes

  • Digestive problems such as gastrointestinal reflux or celiac disease
  • Asthma or breathing problems
  • Neurological conditions such as seizures
  • Pediatric AID
• (Failure to Thrive)

  Risk factors

  • Premature infants
  • Result of Abuse
  • Medical neglect
• (Failure to Thrive)

  Dietary Management and Intervention

  • A nutritious diet containing adequate calories for catch-up growth (about 150% of normal caloric requirement)
  • Individualized medical and social supports
  • Treatment of underlying disorder
• Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease - Diarrhea episodes of three or more watery loose stools per day for at least 4 weeks
• Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease - Develops between the ages of 6 months and 3 years
• Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease - Research have found out that drinking too many sugar-sweetened beverages, especially those high in high-fructose corn syrup and sorbitol can cause this
• (Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease)

  Causes

  • infections of the digestive tract
  • celiac disease
  • functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders
  • food allergies NIH external link and intolerances
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
• (Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease)

  Symptoms

  • bloody stools
  • chills
  • fever
  • loss of control of bowel movements
  • nausea or vomiting
  • pain or cramping in the abdomen
• (Toddler Diarrhea and Celiac Disease)

  Dietary Management and Intervention

  • Check for other causes like food intolerances, malabsorption and celiac disease
  • Restriction of food with high fructose corn syrup and sugar alcohol
• Celiac Disease

  • People who are sensitive to gluten
  • Avoid food with gluten (wheat, barley and rye)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders - A group of developmental disabilities characterized by deficits in communication, social interaction, and behaviors that meet diagnostic criteria in standardized testing
• Autism Spectrum Disorders - Symptoms apparent before age 3 years
• Autism Spectrum Disorders - Sensitive to all types of sensory information
• Autism Spectrum Disorders - Sensitivity often results in a rigid, self-restricted range of food choices
• (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

  Feeding Problems

  • Constipation, diarrhea, and steatorrhea
  • Failure to adapt to medication and nutritional status
  • Metabolic disorders and nutritional deficiencies
  • Eating disorders, eating tantrums, picky eating, a refusal to eat, food obsessions, and hyperactivity
• Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Dietary Management and Intervention

  • Vitamin and mineral supplementation
  • Ketogenic diet (very low in carbohydrates, high in fat, and sufficient in protein)- ketone bodies as fuel leads to a reduction in symptoms by reducing the metabolic disturbances
  • Gluten-free casein-free diet- gluten casein peptides trigger an immune response resulting in Gis inflammation and damage to the central nervous
• Cerebral Palsy - a group neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination
• (Cerebral Palsy)

  Cause

  • Caused by damage to or abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain's ability to control movement and maintain posture and balance
• (Cerebral Palsy)

  Dietary Management and Intervention

  • Vitamin and mineral supplementation
  • Ketogenic diet