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Teaching Kids to Self-Feed

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed to give parents and caregivers ideas to teach the important self-care skill of self-feeding. 
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Spoon Feeding

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout for feeding specialists to share with parents and caregivers at/around 6 months of age, when babies are ready to begin spoon feeding. The handout outlines 4 quick tips to help ensure success.
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Pediatric Taste Development

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes how the sense of taste develops when we are young with a specific focus on kids on the autism spectrum as well as tips to enhance taste development for picky eaters.
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Open Cup Drinking

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is written in accessible language for parents, family, staff, and caregivers and provides concrete strategies and timelines for when and how children can best transition to open cup drinking.
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Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout includes signs/symptoms included in an ARFID diagnosis as well as a list of populations most at risk. The handout references speech-language pathologists as part of an interdisciplinary team that can address this disorder.
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Guidelines and Goals for Pediatric G-Tubes

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
G-tubes can be scary, intimidating, and misunderstood by parents and caregivers. This resource offers basic guidelines and goals for SLPs to follow when beginning the g-tube journey with a client.
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Guide to Laryngomalacia and Feeding Safety and Outcomes

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Laryngomalacia is a common diagnosis for infants that is often misunderstood by parents in both the short and long-term. This resource provides a quick guide to the condition, ways to assist, and evolution over time.
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Goal Ideas for Feeding Therapy

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This goal bank can be modified by adding more detail or customizing based on the child’s current skill level and needs.
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Functional Oral Motor Exercises using Foods/Liquids

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Feeding therapists may use certain tools for oral motor exercises prior to or in conjunction with eating. When these tools aren’t accessible or available, food and drink can be used in functional activities to meet oral motor development goals. This resource contains quick and functional exercises using various food items to improve the strength, coordination, […]
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