Whether you are a parent challenged by your child’s difficulty with eating and diet or a parent who has been told that your child may need therapy for a swallowing disorder, our program can help. Our therapists are specially trained in treating feeding and swallowing disorders in children.
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Our Program:
We use several different trained and licensed practitioners based on the needs of the patient. We have skilled Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Lactation Consultants, Nutritionists, Registered Dieticians, and Child Development Specialists/Parent Instructors trained in family education and meal planning.
Our Feeding Program is designed for any type of feeding issue including failure to thrive, picky eaters, severe reflux etc. This program is executed by a skilled Occupational Therapist or Speech Therapist and is sometimes co-treated by a Nutritionist or Registered Dietician based on the patient’s needs.
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Signs and symptoms of feeding and swallowing problems in children include:
- Arching or stiffening of the body during feeding
- Irritability or lack of alertness during feeding
- Failure to accept different textures of food
- Prolonged feeding times (more than 30 minutes)
- Excessive drooling or leaking food/liquid from the mouth
- Wet/gurgly, hoarse or breathy voice quality
- Coughing or gagging during meals
- Recurring pneumonia or respiratory infections
- Difficulty coordinating breathing with eating or drinking
- Frequent spitting-up
- Less than normal weight gain or growth
- Difficulty transitioning to age-appropriate methods of oral intake (bottle to cup, spoon feeding, self-feeding etc.)
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Our Feeding Program can help with:
- Food Aversions
- Picky Eating
- Poor Growth
- Food Allergies or Intolerances
- Nutritional Deficits
- Metabolic Disorders
- Failure to Thrive
- Poor Weight Gain
- G-Tube Feeding Management
- Autism
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- And many other conditions!
