Indicators for Therapy
Common feeding struggles that benefit from feeding therapy
- Food/Drink refusal or aversion
- Prefers to drink while sleeping
- Inability to chew/swallow
- Difficulty with food textures
- Congestion during or after feeding
- Gagging/Vomiting with food
- Failure to Thrive
- Tube dependency
- Behavior issues associated with eating (tantrums, inability to sit still, spitting out food)
- Eats less than 20 different foods
Common Parent Challenges that benefit from feeding therapy
- Unable to change food brand
- Doctor says "it's just a phase"
- Mealtime is a battle
- My child's food choices are not logical
- Eating out of the house is stressful