Pediatric Feeding Program
- Our Pediatric Feeding Program offers evaluation and treatment services for children with feeding difficulties and their families.
- Our continuum of services allows our feeding experts to evaluate and treat from the simple to the most complex feeding difficulties.
Examples of common problems our feeding experts evaluate and treat include children who:
- Are dependent on tube feedings
- Are not growing the way they should
- Eat only a few foods
- Have behavior problems at meals
- Have difficulty chewing
- Have difficulty sucking
- Have difficulty swallowing
- Have sensory difficulties that impact meals
Pediatric Feeding Program: Evaluation Services
Each child’s feeding behavior is unique. Our feeding experts will partner with you to identify your child’s feeding strengths and challenges, to individualize your child’s evaluation, and to assess your child’s unique needs. We offer these evaluation services:
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Interdisciplinary Outpatient Feeding Team Evaluation (Team of feeding experts)
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Feeding and Swallowing Evaluation (Speech-Language Pathologist specialized in feeding)
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Intensive Day-Treatment Program Feeding Evaluation (Feeding experts from the intensive program)
After an evaluation, we may recommend treatment:
Pediatric Feeding Program: Treatment Services
Each child’s feeding behavior is unique. After the evaluation, our feeding experts will partner with you to develop an individualized treatment that will address your child’s unique needs. We offer these services:
Need Help? Contact our Feeding Intake Coordinator, call 908-301-5915