ASHA Learning Pass

This discussion provides the latest available information on communication and feeding development in late preterm. infants. The presenter shares ideas on ways to best support these children and their families during initial early intervention (EI) visits.

This course was recorded at the 2023 ASHA Convention in Boston (session 1216).

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Describe two key influences on communication development in young children born late preterm
• List three feeding behaviors in late preterm infants as reported by parents
• Discuss information to share with caregivers of children born late preterm during an initial EI visit

Presenter Information

Jennifer Casteix, MS, CCC-SLP, is an SLP and clinical professor at The University of Arizona, with over 30 years of experience supporting infants, toddlers, and children with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) and their families. Jennifer has worked at both of Tucson’s tertiary medical centers in the NICU, PICU, and pediatric acute units and led the interprofessional NICU Feeding Task Force at Diamond Children’s Medical Center. Jennifer currently teaches UArizona’s PFD course and has presented nationally and internationally.

Financial Disclosures:

• Salary from the University of Arizona; employment includes the ArizonaLEND Maternal and Child Health grant

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Member of the 2023 Convention PFD Committee
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on the Identification and Prognosis of Low-Birth-Weight Babies in Disability Determinations
• Past president and past Government Affairs Chair for the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: November 2023
End date: February 10, 2030

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).