Have a little girl 3:0 who has no interest in food. Parents maintain nutrition with pediasure, bananas and sometimes bread; that is all she will eat. Mouths often. No noticed difficulty with teeth brushing or oral sensitivity. Has shown interest in non edible items i.e. wall, rocks/dirt. Low muscle tone in face and oral cavity; open mouth at rest. Goal of expanding on texture aversions and increasing food interactions. What treatment strategy ideas and/or talk tools could she benefit from? Hoping to purchase and looking to attend courses.
I would ask if this therapist has taken a sensory motor approach to feeding. It sounds like they need to do a task analysis of this child’s motor skills With food as a pre-requisite to figuring out what to do! –Lori L. Overland MS CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC, FOM