I have a 4 year old student with CHARGE SYNDROME. He has minimal intake and could be looking at a feeding tube if this declines any more. Mom is totally fighting with him (holding one hand with her mouth, the other with her non-feeding hand and then spoon feeding with the other!). Feedings take at […]
Ask A Therapist: Feeding Therapy with Bite Straws
Hi Lori. Without seeing the student, can you tell me if this sounds like accurate application of the Feeding Therapies we learned in your workshop? When using the bite straws with a one year old girl with Down’s, she moves her head to the side to which the straw is presented to instantly suck the applesauce […]
Ask A Therapist: Oral Motor Strengthening
I was just assigned a 13 month old who was diagnosed at birth with bells palsy. He is much better now and the weakness on one side only shows up when he smiles (mom showed me how it droops in pictures). I want to do some oral motor strengthening. I have chosen a combination of […]