Feeding difficulties are common in children and can impact on growth and nutrition, oral motor skills, communication, general health, developmental outcomes and quality of life. Our feeding therapist supports children and their caregivers with:
- Delayed feeding skills for age
- Delayed oral motor skill development
- Restricted food variety
- Medical conditions impacting feeding
- Safety concerns at meal times which may present as choking, aspiration, gagging, vomiting, and/or fatigue
- Faltering growth
- Infant sucking and swallowing concerns
- Sensory issues influencing food choices
- Oral aversion
- Food refusal and unwillingness to try new foods
- Positioning difficulties
- Behavioural issues at mealtimes
- Psychosocial concerns contributing to feeding difficulties
