Feeding & Swallowing Therapy
Our Speech & Feeding Therapists help individuals with:
Fussy or Picky Eating
Difficulties with Swallowing
Bottle Feeding Difficulty
Difficulty Weaning off Tube Feeding
Limited or Restricted Diet
Difficulty Biting or Chewing on Foods
Difficulty Transiting from Puree to Solids
Oral Hypo or Hypertonia; Hypo or Hypersensitivity
Drooling or Mouth Breathing
Assessment
We provide both standardised evaluations including Videofluoroscopy (VFS) and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Clinical Bedside Evaluations including cervical auscultation, and Feeding Evaluations with parent case history taking and feeding observations.
Examples of Intervention Used:
- The SOS Approach
- The DIR®/Floortime™ Therapy
- TalkTools® Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
- Neuro-Developmental Therapy
- The Food Chaining Approach
- Baby-Led Weaning Approach
- Family-Centred Approach
