Pediatric feeding and swallowing

At A&A Speech and Swallow Therapy we specialize in helping children who have difficulty with eating and drinking. Feeding is a complex task that any child must do on a daily basis for nourishment and hydration. Some children may experience difficulty learning this process. At our Feeding and Swallowing program, our therapist works with your child to overcome these difficulties. We work with a diverse range of clients with a wide variety of diagnoses to evaluate, diagnose and treat feeding and swallowing disorders. 

 

Safe and efficient feeding and swallowing skills are important to meet every child’s nutritional needs as they grow and develop. 

 

If your child experiences any of the following, they might benefit from feeding and swallowing therapy: 

 

• Has less than 20 foods in their diet

• Has difficulty with chewing and swallowing foods

• Coughs, gags or vomits during meal time

• Has meltdowns and tantrums around eating foods and during meal time 

• Avoids food due to their texture

• Refuses foods if not the preferred brand, shape, color or prepared how they expect

• Stops eating foods they used to like

• Refuses to touch foods and often wipes hands

• Easily bothered by smells

• Suffers from sensory integration disorders

• Struggles gaining weight

• Struggles at mealtime

 

At A&A Speech and Language Therapy, we offer feeding and swallowing therapy services for children 3 and up. We address feeding and swallowing needs during therapy in a variety of settings such as home, daycare centers and schools in order to maximize carry over and progress. All therapy goals and objects are personalized to each client in order to meet all personal and therapy goals. We provide extensive education with family and caregivers in order to ensure carry over and successful outcomes.