What is feeding therapy? Does your child or toddler need therapy, and if so, how do you get a feeding evaluation for them? Get answers...
Discover a list of the top feeding therapy spoons in this brief article from ARK Therapeutic. This list includes textured, flat, weighted, and vibrating spoons.
I remember as a new SLP, feeding therapy scared me. It felt way out of my wheelhouse because I (Allyssa) was much more used to speech and language therapy. However, with some shadowing of other SLPs, a few good trainings and CEUs, and infinite help from Janae (the other half of Red Rose Speechies),
Lots of children with autism struggle with picky eating, and yet, these challenges are highly individual. The reason why your child with autism and picky eating might refuse to eat new foods could be very different than another child on the spectrum.
Feeding Problems in Children: Assessment, Therapuetic Intervention and Treatment Planning for Sensory Related Feeding Difficulties. Resources for Occupational Therapist and Speech Language Pathologists.
What is feeding therapy? Does your child or toddler need therapy, and if so, how do you get a feeding evaluation for them? Get answers...
Pediatric feeding therapy can be complex, but it can also be a lot of fun! Check out these effective feeding therapy tips, techniques, and activities.
Feeding Problems in Children: Assessment, Therapuetic Intervention and Treatment Planning for Sensory Related Feeding Difficulties. Resources for Occupational Therapist and Speech Language Pathologists.
Tongue lateralization is the ability to move the tongue from side to side inside the mouth. Learn more about this oral motor skill and read this article!
Pediatric feeding therapy can be complex, but it can also be a lot of fun! Check out these effective feeding therapy tips, techniques, and activities.
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You may have seen the series of oral motor posts here on The OT Toolbox. All of these oral motor issues and additional resources are described on this oral motor problem post where you can check out common oral motor issues that interfere with eating and drinking like jaw clenching, jaw instability, jaw clenching, exaggerated ... Read more
Learn how to teach your baby to chew with these 5 suprising tips from an occupational therapist! I'm also talking about chewing problems in toddlers...
Made to fit Infinity Feeding Pump
April is Autism Awareness Month and, to celebrate, we are discussing the unique feeding concerns parents have with children with autism. Research shows that children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to have feeding challenges than their typical peers. When working with these kiddos and their families in feeding therapy, I often discover that a child’s severe [...]
As the publisher of The Sensory Spectrum, I'm often asked to make specific tool recommendations or toy ideas for birthdays and Christmas. I've broken them into separate categories to help you pinpoint what your child may like and need.
Learn exactly what pocketing food is, strategies for how to move past it, and why kids, toddlers, and even babies will pocket their food!
Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. Check out some easy oral motor exercises to try today!
These healthy meatballs are going to change family dinners! Kid-approved and loaded with three kinds of veggies and a flavor that you expect from a meatballs. Freezer-friendly, egg-free and gluten free, this easy meatball recipe is going to become a family favorite.
If your child has autism and/or sensory processing disorder, we’ve got 16 simple to set-up oral motor activities for kids to help with a variety of challenges like picky eating and inappropriate chewing, sucking & biting.
Wondering about oral motor skills development or where to start with oral motor therapy? Below you will find information related to the development of oral motor skills. This oral motor development information can be used to guide oral motor exercises and oral motor skills for feeding. Development of Oral Motor Skills Oral ... Read more
Oral Motor Exercises for Children, skills refer to the appropriate functioning and use of the facial muscles lips, jaw, tongue, cheeks etc.
Make your favorite take-out dish right at home! Best of all, these can be baked or fried. Make a huge batch today and freeze as needed!
This plate for picky eaters is a simple idea to encourage kids to try new foods. Use a "Taste Plate" and take some stress out of mealtime.
Tongue tip elevation and lifting exercises are useful when learning certain speech sounds. Use these tips and tools to teach tongue tip elevation!
Why do children have sensory food aversions? And, how can you help them overcome sensory issues with food? Get the answers and 8 simple...
