Development of the Swallow & Oral Motor Skills: From Infancy to Toddlerhood

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Population:

Pediatric

Discipline:

SLP

Diagnosis:

Feeding and Swallowing
This resource provides caregivers and clinicians information about swallow development, including anatomy and physiology development from infancy to toddlerhood. The handout also outlines specifically how the pediatric swallow anatomy is not just a smaller version of adult anatomy and how these anatomical differences can impact dysphagia for the pediatric population.
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