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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC this blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.
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Cases From Clinic This is my second post highlighting some of our kids and how we provide multidisciplinary intervention using a medical/nutritional/behavioral approach. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There are many ways to treat feeding and swallowing difficulties, so my intention is not to promote a certain technique or method but only to provide ideas Keep Reading >>
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 >>
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Washington DC October 7 - 11, 2015 Check out the UNC Feeding Team Poster at NASPGHAN today. Way to go Team! Keep Reading >>
Clinical Thoughts for the week G-tubes can be a bridge to becoming a healthy oral eater. (not a failure) It takes a village to help children and parents with these complicated feeding issues. When you help a child learn to be a successful eater- you change a family's life. If progress is to be made, it is essential for caregivers and parents Keep Reading >>
History: 4 year old healthy male with the following presenting symptoms: pocketing and holding solid foods in his mouth for prolonged periods of time coughing during and after meal time wet vocal quality toward the middle to end of the meal reduced intake at meal time and some food refusal need for supplement to maintain weight intermittent vomiting effortful Keep Reading >>
Case Study: Long Meal Times and Poor Chewing: A feeding Team Approach Referral:B.T. - a 6 year old female with prolonged meal time (meals can take 45-60 minutes). B.T. also pockets and holds solids in her cheeks and needs verbal cues to chew. Feeding Team Evaluation and Management: Medical history taken during assessment included: 30 week preterm infant Attention Keep Reading >>
I thought I would write about 3 different but interesting cases of dysphagia with total food refusal. These children were all different ages but previously healthy children with no significant medical issues who began to refuse food to the point of total food refusal. They refused even their favorite foods, snacks foods, and candy. They each were referred for evaluation and were living on liquids Keep Reading >>
I want to share some simple ideas for assessing children with feeding disorders, specifically toddlers with feeding difficulty, g-tube dependence, or food refusal/ extreme picky eating and prioritizing intervention. Think about the whole child when assessing. The oral motor pattern is the last thing you should address(I realize this is the opposite of what most of us have been Keep Reading >>