Feeding difficulties are present in around 25% of typically developing children, rising to around 80% in children with developmental difficulties such as Autism, Downs Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy.
Helping children who find mealtimes a challenge can be stressful and hard work. Natalie has put together some practical ideas and strategies, to help make mealtimes, good times.
Natalie is CEO and Founder of The Feeding Trust, a not-for-profit social enterprise for children with complex feeding difficulties. She is a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who specialises in neuro-developmental disabilities and feeding difficulties. Natalie runs a multi-disciplinary feeding clinic in the Midlands with a team of specialist feeding therapists from Occupational Therapy, SLT, Psychology and Nutritional & Dietetics.
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What this webinar covers:
0:00 – 1:56: Introduction.
1:57 – 5:28: What are feeding difficulties? Looking at motor-based, sensory-based and respiratory-based difficulties.
5:29 – 8:37: Oro-Motor, Swallowing and Speech and Language.
8:38 – 13:22: Sensory Processing – How does it affect eating and drinking?
13:23 – 15:34: Fine motor and self-help skills.
15:35 – 19:24: Seating posture and positioning and how this affects eating.
19:25 – 23:13: Family routines and communication style.
23:14 – 27:22: Medical and nutritional factors.
27:23 – 29:50: Sleeping and toileting routines.
29:51 – 35:20: Social and emotional factors.
35:21 – 37:59: Conclusion and session takeaways.
