Feeding Therapy
TCTCI offers feeding therapy to address both oral-sensory issues and motor impairments that can impact feeding. Our therapists are trained in using the Sequential-Oral-Sensory therapy approach to feeding developed by Dr. Kay Toomey, Pediatric Psychologist. The goal of the SOS feeding approach is to increase familiarity and build tolerance of novel foods in a fun and interactive way, while expanding the child’s food repertoire. This SOS approach incorporates a systematic desensitization approach while the child moves up the sequential major steps to eating.
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“There are 32 steps that a child must pass through to successfully chew and swallow a food.”
Our pediatric therapists offer evaluation, intervention and consultation in the following areas:
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