INNOVATIVE THERAPY SERVICES-PEDIATRIC SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY CORPORATION

Innovative Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, is here to help. We offer various levels of care for patients from 3 months  through age 10 for feeding related issues.  Our outpatient program is designed for children and adults with mild to moderate feeding difficulties. We offer treatments tailored to the patient and their family. Our services focus on their unique needs and help them develop skills and strategies to be successful with mealtimes. Children in the feeding disorder programs may have complicated medical histories, neurodevelopmental disabilities, psychological disorders or disruptive mealtime behaviors. We commonly treat children with conditions such as:

Autism
Cerebral palsy
Dysphagia (swallowing problems)
Failure to thrive
Food allergies
Prematurity
Food avoidance etc.

Pediatric feeding disorders are often a combination of feeding and swallowing problems. These issues keep children from developing feeding behaviors appropriate for their age. Children with these difficulties often don’t consume enough food or liquid to gain weight and reach optimal growth. Children with feeding disorders are not just picky eaters. They can have longstanding feeding problems, including:

Difficulty transitioning to new textures of food
Disruptive mealtime behaviors
Gastrostomy (G-tube) or nasogastric (NG-tube) dependence
Oral motor and sensory problems
Refusal to accept particular food groups
Refusal to swallow non-preferred foods
Total food and liquid refusal