An Intro to Feeding Challenges: Session 206 with Melissa Gonzalez

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 6:29 p.m.

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In Session 206, I spoke with Dr. Melissa Gonzalez, BCBA-D, about Pediatric Feeding Disorders, and what Applied Behavior Analysis can offer in this area.\\xa0

Melissa is the Clinical Therapy Director at the Siskin Children\'s Institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee, arriving there by way of Louisiana State University\'s Clinical Psychology program and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, amongst other waypoints.\\xa0

In this episode, we discussed how she got into working with individuals with Pediatric Feeding Disorders, what are the diagnostic criteria for this repertoire, what we know what works for PDFs, the difference between picky eaters and individuals with PFDs, the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, and much more!

This is a topic I\'m not terribly familiar with, so I learned a ton. If you have the same reaction to this podcast, please share it with friends and colleagues!

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