Aspiration & Lessons from Steven Leder by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com, reposted here with permission http://www.swallowstudy.com (original post) A tribute to Steven Leder, PhD, CCC-SLP Aspiration can mean “a strong desire to achieve something high or great,” per Merriam-Webster, or “a hope or ambition of achieving something,” per Google. Steven Leder, Keep Reading >>
Drinking: Straw vs. Cup
Many feeding therapists will find themselves in a position to help their clients move from bottle, breastfeeding, or even tube feeding to cup drinking. Which cup do you choose? Do you start with straw, sippy, or open cup? I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer nor is the answer always clear cut. But there are many factors to consider. The choice should be made based Keep Reading >>
Blog updates
Blog updates Recommended products- please check out the store or recommended product link on the top of the home page. This is new with the blog upgrade. I have posted books and products (cups, spoons, chewies, and feeding supplies) I like, have found helpful, or that I have heard that other feeding therapists like. If you click on the product I have written a short blurb about why I like the Keep Reading >>
GI Testing in Kids
GI Testing in Kids This is written from the perspective of an SLP/feeding specialist, and should not replace the advice of a physician, PA, or NP. Fact - most tests in GI management are used to rule out something out rather than identify something. I heard a gastroenterologist say this a few years back and it has helped me understand why some of our patients with significant feeding Keep Reading >>
On the research front…
Summaries of new research! Simons JP, Greenberg LL, Mehta DK, Fabio A, Maguire RC1, Mandell DL. Laryngomalacia and swallowing function in children. Laryngoscope. 2016 Feb;126(2):478-84. doi: 10.1002/lary.25440. Epub 2015 Jul 7. Swallowing dysfunction is common in children with laryngomalacia regardless of disease severity or other medical comorbidities. Swallowing Keep Reading >>
ezpz interview with Marsha Dunn Klein
Reprinted with permission from Dawn Winkleman, M.S., CCC-SLP, EZPZ Thank you Dawn! To celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, I had the honor of interviewing Marsha Dunn Klein, M.ED., OTR/L, who is an authority in the field of feeding therapy and co-author of my favorite feeding therapy book Pre-Feeding Skills. (You can order the book on Marsha’s website under the title: Keep Reading >>
UNC Pediatric Feeding Clinic
UNC Pediatric Feeding Clinic I received a question from a reader asking about how our clinic is organized and how the children are set up through the clinic. Awhile back, I wrote a post on how our clinic started, if interested in that post just go to the search button at the bottom of the screen and search feeding clinic development. Philosophy: Our team uses a medical/nutritional, Keep Reading >>
Nourish is here!
This is the press release from Functional Formularies. Nutritional Medicinals, LLC Announces Organic Pediatric Whole Foods Feeding Tube Formula And Complete Meal Replacement With Nourish™ Product Makers of Functional Formularies brand say Nourish is first of its kind for kids (CENTERVILLE, OH) [April 20, 2016] – Shelby Huerta cried all the time. The food through Keep Reading >>
Should we feed NICU infants on HFNC? (high flow nasal cannula)
Should we feed NICU infants on HFNC?(high flow nasal cannula) The question whether to feed infants in the NICU on HFNC was posted to the ASHA SIG 13 list serve. Dr. Gosa and Dr. Dodrill gave permission for their insightful answer to be reposted here. Should we feed NICU infants on HFNC? Dr. Pamela Dodrill and I have discussed this topic at length together, and with many other clinicians Keep Reading >>
Attending the CHOP conference
Last weekend, I attended The CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) conference, When Feeding Becomes Disordered: Strategies to Improve Pediatric Health Outcomes, with my feeding team from UNC, we had a good time! It was a great weekend despite the April snow in Philly. Thank you CHOP for hosting such an informative meeting! Here are the highlights: On Friday, there was a Keep Reading >>
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