{"id":156103,"date":"2017-09-10T08:07:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T02:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.developmentlogics.org\/article\/understanding-specific-nutritional-needs-children-special-needs"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T11:08:31","slug":"understanding-specific-nutritional-needs-children-special-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/article\/health-nutrition\/understanding-specific-nutritional-needs-children-special-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Specific nutritional needs of children with special needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many children with disabilities have health issues that can impact their nutritional well-being and eating habits. This makes meeting your child\u2019s nutritional needs even more important. It is therefore important to understand the specific nutritional needs of children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>We have created a booklet that addresses the Dos and Don&#8217;ts to help tackle common food-related challenges commonly seen in children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>Many thanks to Dr Nina Vaidya for reviewing the booklet and giving us valuable feedback<\/p>\n<p>Use this toolkit to keep a <a href=\"https:\/\/nayi-disha.org\/article\/nayi-disha-food-diary-keep-track-your-childs-food-needs-and-challenges\/\">food diary<\/a> of your child&#8217;s nutritional challenges. You can freely download this <a href=\"https:\/\/nayi-disha.org\/article\/understanding-specific-nutritional-needs-children-special-needs\">nutrition booklet<\/a> that gives an overview of common nutritional needs that children with <a href=\"https:\/\/nayi-disha.org\/article\/guide-address-nutritional-needs-children-down-syndrome\">Down Syndrome<\/a> often face, and ways to manage it through dietary changes.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities, or have concerns about developmental delays in a child, the Nayi Disha team is here to help. So, for any questions or queries, please contact our FREE Helpline at<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send\/?phone=918448448996&amp;text&amp;app_absent=0\">844-844-8996<\/a><\/strong>. You can either call or what&#8217;s app us. Our counselors speak different languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, and Bengali.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: Please note that this guide is for information purposes only. Please consult a qualified health practitioner for safe management.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detailed booklet about nutritional challenges and nutritional changes for children with special needs.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":26480,"featured_media":165603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3212],"tags":[25],"conditions":[2694,2699,2696,2802,1156,2703,2698,2695,2702,2700,2704],"age_group":[2739,2738,2737,2736],"article_group":[2747],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26480"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156103"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296822,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156103\/revisions\/296822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156103"},{"taxonomy":"conditions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conditions?post=156103"},{"taxonomy":"age_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age_group?post=156103"},{"taxonomy":"article_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_group?post=156103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}