Pediatric Dysphagia Resource Guide

A Volume In The Singular Resource Guide Series. Pediatric Dysphagia Resource Guide presents up-to-date and pertinent information on pediatric dysphagia, condensed into an easily accessible guide that every speech-language pathologist working with children with swallowing disorders must have. It covers information regarding normal aspects of neurodevelopment, oral-motor feeding skills, and anatomy/physiology of swallowing. Additionally, this book orients clinicians to all aspects of working in the NICU/PICU environment including how to monitor the equipment, effects of medications on feeding and swallowing, and etiologies of swallowing disorders. Case studies, charts, graphs, indexes, and reproducible forms are especially helpful for the new speech-language pathology graduate.

A Volume In The Singular Resource Guide Series. Pediatric Dysphagia Resource Guide presents up-to-date and pertinent information on pediatric dysphagia, condensed into an easily accessible guide that every speech-language pathologist working with children with swallowing disorders must have. It covers information regarding normal aspects of neurodevelopment, oral-motor feeding skills, and anatomy/physiology of swallowing. Additionally, this book orients clinicians to all aspects of working in the NICU/PICU environment including how to monitor the equipment, effects of medications on feeding and swallowing, and etiologies of swallowing disorders. Case studies, charts, graphs, indexes, and reproducible forms are especially helpful for the new speech-language pathology graduate.

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Designed to help speech-language pathologists who work with children with swallowing disorders. Covers information regarding normal aspects of neurodevelopment, oral-motor feeding skills, and anatomy and physiology of swallowing, as well as aspects of working in the NICU/PICU environment, including how to monitor the equipment, effects of medications on feeding and swallowing, and etiologies of swallowing disorders. Includes case studies, a list of resources, and reproducible forms. Hall is director of the Pediatric and Adult Dysphagia Clinic at Northern Illinois U.. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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.