A Sensory Motor Approach to Feeding
By Unknown Author.
Description
Children who refuse foods, or are not gaining weight are often referred to our offices for a feeding consult. Well meaning parents and therapists have given children food they do not have the sensory-motor skills to handle. They have not gone through the "typical" development of oral sensory-motor skills due to medical issues, postural issues, tone issues, or sensory processing issues. Their compensatory motor skills are not adequate to handle the food they are offered. They have had scary experiences with food, and have reacted with "fright, fight, flight mode." For man...
ISBN(s)
1932460071, 9781932460070
