CONTENTS
DIET AND NUTRITION
COVER STORY
- 22 EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH I/DD TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES THROUGH EFFECTIVE NUTRITION EDUCATION By Jenny Torino, MS, RDN
- 26 REASONS FOR THE RISE IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY By Mary Pittaway, MA, RDN
- 30 THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM By David Geslak, ACSM EP-C, CSCS
- 36 MEALTIMES FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH ASD By Heather Seid, MS, RDN, CPS, CNSC, CLC and Jane Ziegler, DCN, RDN, LDN
- 40 A FOCUS ON FEEDING, CHEWING AND TEETHING By David A. Tesini DMD, MS, FDS RCSEd
BEST OF EP: FEB 2019
- 42 ADHD AND A WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED DIET By Teri Yunus
FEATURES
- PERSON-CENTERED COMMUNICATION METHODOLOGIES By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
- 48 HELPING PREPARE YOUR BILINGUAL CHILD WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS FOR SCHOOL By Alma L. Contreras-Vanegas Ph.D. and Corinna Villar Cole, Ph.D.
- 50 WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? By Carl K. Lange, M.D.
- 52 A BIGGER PURPOSE By Carl K. Lange, M.D.
- 54 SPECIAL NEEDS MOM BURNOUT TIPS By Hina Kalhoro
ON OUR COVER
EP's Annual Diet and Nutrition Issue presents a range of articles addressing effective nutrition education, childhood obesity, exercise and diet advice for individuals on the autism special, and much more. An EP special section focuses on health issues across the lifespan for older people with I/DD, and our Features section focuses on education and children with developmental delays. Coverage begins on page 16.
