How do we know if a child with cerebral palsy is growing well, and what happens when the regular growth chart says they're "failing"? Recorded live at AACPDM 2026, this episode features Dr. Richard D. Stevenson of UVA Health Children's, who has spent decades studying how children with CP grow.
Why standard CDC and WHO growth charts can mislead families of children with CP
How CP-specific growth charts by GMFCS level work, and how to ask your doctor
PICNNIC, an international consensus on malnutrition that includes Argentina, Colombia and Mexico
How the SGNA (Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment) could help families and clinicians with limited resources
And more!
About our guest:
Dr. Richard D. Stevenson is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Professor of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He joined the UVA faculty in 1989, after fellowship training in Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Iowa.
His research focuses on growth, nutrition and nutrition assessment in children with CP, and on how malnutrition affects their health, abilities, social participation and quality of life. He was principal investigator of the North American Growth in Cerebral Palsy Project, a past president of AACPDM, and co-editor of the 2018 book Children and Youth with Complex Cerebral Palsy: Care and Management
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