Feeding therapy

Tips for Feeding Evaluation, feeding checklist, food jags, oral motor vs sensory, messy play, food inventory

While I believe that individual therapy and professional guidance are the best ways to troubleshoot and ensure your kid is getting the support they need, I have a few general guidelines to help your child with autism eat better and meet nutritional goals.

This resource covers therapy for picky eaters and support for extremely picky eaters. Let's go through how food therapy might look.

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While I believe that individual therapy and professional guidance are the best ways to troubleshoot and ensure your kid is getting the support they need, I have a few general guidelines to help your child with autism eat better and meet nutritional goals.

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Sensory food aversions, selective and picky eating from texture, flavor, smell, and appearance can be hard. Help kids overcome sensory issues with food with play, food activities, desensitization, and feeding therapy strategies from an occupational therapist. Food ideas for picky eaters, extreme picky eaters, kids with Autism, Sensory processing disorder (SPD), and neurodivergent;babies, toddlers, preschoolers, school aged kids, and even teens

My favorite go-to to mention first is the Probe. For feeding therapy, I dip it into purées and let kids use it as a “dipper spoon.” The bumpy nubs work well to hold yogurt, applesauce, some baby foods, etc. The bumps/ridges on the tip add texture to the purées to help encourage texture acceptance.