The goal of the workshop is to:
1) highlight the anatomical and physiological differences between an adult and a child;
2) explain the difference between sucking and suckling;
3) explain neural control of swallowing;
4) discuss normal reflexes and normal development of self feeding skills;
explain the difference between sucking and suckling;
5) explain main signs of referral, and differences in referral for infant vs adult;
6) discuss differential diagnosis of feeding disorders;
7) step-by-step feeding and swallowing evaluation;