Swallowing and Feeding Disorders in Children

ASHA Policy Documents

• Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists Providing Services to Individuals with Swallowing and/or Feeding Disorders
• Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Swallowing and Feeding Disorders
• Position Statement
• Technical Report
• Knowledge and Skills for Speech-Language Pathologists Performing Endoscopic Assessment of Swallowing Functions
• Guidelines for SLPs Performing Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies
• Guidelines for SLPs Providing Swallowing and Feeding Services in Schools
• Preferred Practice Patterns for the Profession of Speech-Language Pathology
• Swallowing and Feeding Assessment – Children
• Swallowing and Feeding Intervention – Children

Research

• Swallowing guidelines (from the Compendium of EBP Guidelines and Systematic Reviews)
• Swallowing systematic reviews
• Treatment Efficacy Summary: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders [PDF]

Related Resources

• The January, 2000 issue of Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (LSHSS) is devoted to the treatment of dysphagia in school settings.
• Special Interest Group 13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders [Dysphagia]
• Competency Checklist: Swallowing and/or Feeding Disorders [PDF] (from Guide to Verifying Competencies in Speech-Language Pathology)
• Dysphagia Teams [PDF] – Prepared by Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders [Dysphagia])
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Use of Electrical Stimulation to Treat Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in the Pediatric Population [PDF] - Prepared by Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders [Dysphagia])
• Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)
• Dysphagia Services in Schools
• Professional Development programs on pediatric dysphagia
• Consumer Information: Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Children