Feeding Evaluation

This evaluation requires both a medical and a mental health evaluation. During the evaluation, the provider evaluates:

• Your child’s general medical and developmental functioning
• Your child’s food intake, including the types of food and liquids offered, accepted, or refused
• Feeding patterns and approaches
• Overall social environment, including family conditions and stressors and the number of caregivers and their relationship to your child

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Access

Your child’s pediatrician can evaluate your child for a feeding disorder. In some cases, the pediatrician will refer to other providers. In some cases, an evaluation can be done through Early Intervention.

Providers

• Child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Gastroenterologist
• Pediatrician
• Psychologist
• Speech-language pathologist

Location

Evaluations are done in a provider’s office at a hospital, community mental health center, or private practice.

Learn more about mental health evaluations