Feeding & Mealtime Therapy

What is a feeding therapist?
A feeding therapist is typically a speech pathologist or occupational therapist who has completed additional training in feeding and has a particular interest in the area.

How can a feeding therapist help my child?
Our feeding therapists are skilled in helping children in all of these areas:
  • Making bottle and/or breastfeeding easier
  • Increasing the range of foods that a child eats
  • Making chewing and swallowing safer and easier
  • Reducing stress and anxiety at mealtimes for the whole family
  • Feeding difficulties associated with tongue tie
  • Starting solids
  • Setting up ideal seating and positioning for mealtimes
  • Understanding sensory preferences

We have feeding therapists trained in these approaches:​
  • SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Feeding Therapy

​All of our speech pathologists have experience working with children with disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Kabuki Syndrome, William's Syndrome
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