April 30, 2025
8PM ET
Diagnosing and treating children with neurodevelopmental disorders – including autism, cerebral palsy, and other genetic conditions – presents a unique set of challenges for gastrointestinal disorders. These children often experience a higher prevalence of GI issues which can exacerbate their behavioral and sensory sensitivities. The overlap between GI symptoms and behavioral issues can make it difficult to identify the root cause of distress, complicating diagnosis and treatment.
Communication barriers due to diagnoses, caregiver and patient-imposed dietary restrictions, pediatric feeding disorders and variable growth charts can further complicate nutritional management. Providers need a lower threshold for considering diagnostics and treatment, and the patient may benefit from a collaboration between their provider and behavioral therapists, psychiatrists, neurologists and developmental pediatricians.
30,000 Foot View of GI Issues in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders aims to provide high-yield evidence and experience-based practical clinical tools, and will touch on innovation, research, technology and advocacy in this area. Register now!
