Our Feeding TEAM has helped countless children build healthy, happy feeding habits. Beginning with a thorough evaluation, we start by listening to parents and caretakers to better understand each family’s unique journey. 

Our Feeding TEAM has helped countless children build healthy, happy feeding habits. Beginning with a thorough evaluation, we start by listening to parents and caretakers to better understand each family’s unique journey.

The underlying cause of a feeding disorder can be complex. For example, a child may have weak oral-motor muscles, structural abnormalities, and /or negative associations with food due to allergies, acid reflux, or gastrointestinal discomfort.

Feeding challenges may be combined with sensory food aversions to new and unfamiliar textures and tastes. Our highly qualified, multi-disciplinary TEAM of therapists is well equipped to partner with families to problem-solve even the most complex and involved feeding and swallowing challenges.

Children with feeding disorders are often at an increased risk of airway obstruction due to potential aspiration of food or liquids. Children’s Therapy TEAM therapists work directly with parents and care providers to ensure proper positioning while feeding.  

Common symptoms of feeding and/or swallowing disorders:

• low weight gain and growth
• strong aversion to certain textures and/or tastes
• breastfeeding difficulties
• high frequency of pneumonia or respiratory infections
• refusal of food or liquid
• gagging or coughing during meals
• food or liquid coming out the nose
• spitting or spitting up frequently 
• vomiting frequently