Why do we use purees in feeding therapy? To improve intake of food with an easy texture. To stimulate midline and lateral tongue movement (pre-exercise for chewing) To introduce new textures and flavors in an easy to manipulate form. This post is inspired by my latest trainee who said one of her take home messages after spending this past week with our feeding team was the benefits Keep Reading >>
Hello and Happy New Year!
Hello and Happy New Year! I hope everyone is getting off to a great start to their New Year! I want to sincerely thank everyone for their support of this blog. Each year I have doubled or even tripled my blog traffic and it has been a lot of fun as well as educational for me to interact with clinicians and families form all over the world. So, Thank You! I want to let you know some of the Keep Reading >>
Differentiating milk allergy (IgE and non-IgE mediated) from lactose intolerance: understanding the underlying mechanisms and presentations
Differentiating milk allergy (IgE and non-IgE mediated) from lactose intolerance: understanding the underlying mechanisms and presentations by Joanne Walsh, Rosan Meyer, Neil Shah, James Quekett, and Adam Fox. Children with food allergy and, in particular, infants with suspected adverse reactions to cow’s milk, commonly present to primary care. It is thought that 6–8% of children aged <3 Keep Reading >>
Autism studies hampered by lack of reliable test for gut problems
Autism studies hampered by lack of reliable test for gut problems BY DANIELE FALLIN, CALLIOPE HOLING , original post at spectrumnews.org In his first description of autism in 1943, Leo Kanner described children with social problems, repetitive behaviors and language difficulties. But one more feature in his description would become a mainstay of autism: gastrointestinal distress1,2. Read Keep Reading >>
Should You Be Worried About the Arsenic in Your Baby Food?
By RONI CARYN RABIN, DEC. 7, 2017, The New York Times Rice cereal is often a baby’s first solid food, but it contains relatively high amounts of arsenic, a source of growing concern. Now an advocacy group reports that while the levels of this potentially toxic substance in infant rice cereals have dropped slightly in recent years, rice cereals still contain six times more inorganic arsenic, on Keep Reading >>
Learning in Feeding Therapy
by Jenny McGlothlin MS, SLP-CCC, CLC “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin As I finish my 16th year as a feeding therapist, I have come to realize that I have learned a few things about learning. Learning is at the crux of what I do every day. Helping parents understand how learning to eat happens and teaching them how to transition Keep Reading >>
Feeding Flock News
I love being apart of this wonderful group of researchers! Read about the Feeding Flock in Carolina Nursing, pages 12-15 https://nursing.unc.edu/files/2017/10/Carolina-Nursing-Fall2017-v9-WEB.pdf Keep Reading >>
High Pain Sensitivity Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Milla Bengtsson, RELIAWIRE A link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and pain sensitivity has been confirmed in new research by a University of Texas neuroscientist. The study, led by Dr. Xiaosi Gu, looked at alternations in pain perception faced by people on the autism spectrum and how those changes can affect them in social functions. Read more Keep Reading >>
Dysphagia Diets: IDDSI Replaces NDD
Dysphagia Diets: IDDSI Replaces NDD Standardized Diets: IDDSI Replaces the National Dysphagia Diet by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com You may hear doctors and health care professionals use terms like: “Soft,” “Mechanical Soft,” “Chopped,” “Ground,” “Blended smooth,” etc, but what does it mean? Ambiguous terms without standardized definitions lead to dangerous Keep Reading >>
Food Insecurity as a reason for feeding difficulty
In this post, I would like to discuss the delicate issue of food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food”. Specially, I want to address how not having enough food can affect a child’s oral motor function, weight gain, nutrient intake, eating behavior, and health. And how food insecurity can Keep Reading >>
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