TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract The treatment and care of persons with a disability should and must be all encompassing. With the expansion of the knowledge that proper dieting can make a difference in the individual’s development and quality of life, attention must be focused on using proper food intake to remediate the negative impact of a disability. Food is related to proper healthcare; therefore, we must include proper nutrition in working with learners with exceptionalities. We must add to the list of treatments not only educational intervention, social interaction, and independent living, but also food intake. This chapter looks at the dietary needs of several disabling conditions, and addresses how particular dietary food selections help in their development and their ability to learn integration, playing skills with others, and working independently when called on to do so. Therefore, for the purposes of this chapter, we focus on exceptionalities such as cognitive disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Down syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), muscular dystrophy, and cystic fibrosis.
VL  - 30B
SN  - 978-1-78441-663-8, 978-1-78441-664-5/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-40132015000030B015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-40132015000030B015
AU  - Grant Patrick A.
AU  - Grant Nia A.
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Roles of Nutritionists/Dieticians in Assisting Exceptional Learners
T2  - Interdisciplinary Connections to Special Education: Key Related Professionals Involved
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 139
EP  - 157
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -