Fort Myers feeding therapy
Feeding Therapy Strategies for Family Mealtimes With Your Picky Eater
Mealtime should be a nourishing experience—both nutritionally and emotionally—for families. However, for parents of picky eaters, the dinner table can become a battleground of frustration, worry, and stress. At FOCUS Therapy, we understand the unique challenges faced by families navigating…
May is Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month
FOCUS offers Fort Myers speech therapy, feeding and swallowing therapy, ABA therapy, occupational therapy, and ADOS testing. Call (239) 313.5049 or Contact Us online.
Child Feeding Therapy: Strategies for Healthy Eating & Nutrition
For many families of children with developmental delays and disorders, mealtime can be a source of significant stress and frustration. Challenges with feeding and swallowing are common among children diagnosed with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, sensory processing disorder, brain…
What to Expect in a Feeding Therapy Evaluation
Many people think of the role of speech therapists as being limited to speech and language. However, we also play a key role in pediatric feeding therapy evaluation and treatment. Our Fort Myers speech-language pathologists are experts in oral mechanics…
Fort Myers OT Tips: When Your Child Might Need Feeding Therapy
When does picky eating become a disability? Fort Myers OT (occupational therapy) services for children may be necessary for picky eaters when severe aversions to certain foods morph into “problem feeding,” a significant hindrance to healthy growth and development. Parents…
“Is My Child Just Picky, Or Does She Need Food Therapy?”
Every parent of a toddler at some point has lamented their eating habits – with a common refrain being, “She’s soooo picky!” But how do you know whether this is “just a phase” or if you should seek feeding therapy?…