Cerebral palsy feeding and nutrition screening tool (FNST)

Published: 16 August 2023

The cerebral palsy feeding and nutrition screening tool (FNST) is for children and young people, 2 to 19 years old who have cerebral palsy. Use it to assess your child's feeding habits when they are at home. It helps you check if your child might benefit from seeing a dietitian or speech pathologist for nutrition or feeding issues.

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  • Audience General public; Health professionals
  • FormatDocument
  • Information typeStandards and guidelines; Forms
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Last updated16 August 2023

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If your child scores 3 or 4 on the FNST talk to your GP or health professional for more help.

The FNST is only to help identify long-term feeding issues. Don't use it if your child is very sick or needs emergency care.

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