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*winged
I saw below that you are a speech pathologist. Do you ever work with kids with food texture issues? We are starting Katelyn on solids, and her GI mentioned she would need to see a speech pathologist if she has trouble with the new textures. Just wondering what we should expect if we have to go down that road.
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Re: *winged
I'm a lawyer, not a speech pathologist, so I can't answer your question, but just wanted to comment on how much I love these new pictures of your daughter. She's a doll.
My niece's daughter has had pretty severe food allergies since infancy and had great success with feeding therapy when she could try new things. She's 10 now and is beginning to outgrow some of her allergies. Good luck with trying new things!
That is so sweet of you! And it is so good to hear positive stories. I have no idea what the future holds, and it is scary to think about sometimes.
And of course you know this, but your son is adorable!
I'm not a speech pathologist, and I don't even play one on tv. Can somebody help me out on connecting food texture with speech pathology?
I work in a different area on the language side but many of my kids have food sensitivity issues as well. I am in the schools and it doesn't happen there, but many receive private therapy.
Early intervention is really key in anything we work with, and I am sure you have been told that by the doctor. It is good that they are bringing it up now. I am not up on the specific therapeutic techniques in that area, though.
What to expect with any therapy is that you will be evaluated by a speech pathologist who will write a comprehensive assessment that will discuss her current levels, what she needs to achieve and then will have a treatment program that they are proposing with both short and long term treatment goals. They will recommend a certain amount of therapy and you will go from there.
I am not sure how early childhood programs are set up in your area. A vast majority here is set up that the provider comes to the home. I personally think that is a preferential program for infants since I feel (and most therapists) that the most successful treatment program happens in the natural setting.
All Speech pathologists must have their CCC (Certificate of Clinical Competence) through ASHA (American Speech Language Hearing Assoc) http://www.asha.org/ You can look there to find providers in your area and even narrow by specialities. There are also state licensing agencies.
Any good therapist is going to be very communicative with you and set up a home program from the start that you will use to supplement the therapy.
I am sorry that this is probably pretty general, but I wasn't sure how much, if any, information you already had. And since this is not an area I am totally comfortable in, it is hard for me to be very specific.
Let me know if you have any questions through any stage of this. I would be happy to help even if I am limited.
Yes, SLPs help with feeding, swallowing, reading, cognitive processing, memory, problem solving and a bunch of areas that lie outside of just speech. Kristen and Kay are correct. Kay just had a funnier way of saying it.
Thanks so much for your response! I literally know nothing about this, so every bit of information helps.
We had her GI follow-up last week (to talk about her scope results) and since the results were negative for the disease they were testing her for, he said we can start solids. He said that if she can't tolerate new food textures in the next two months, they want her to see a speech pathologist ASAP.
So far we have tried broccoli and corn. It has started off slow, but every day seems to get better. It gives me hope that after a few days she may get used to the textures, and we won't have a problem.
Thanks again for responding!
Your mom had a funnier way of saying it.
Ha! I actually knew that because my mom has Parkinson's and a potential for swallowing problems as it progresses.
I haven't heard of them!!! Maybe I should call! I can't believe I didn't think of this! I am so excited!!
I really hope everything works out and she does fine with textures. But if not, therapy is a great thing and can be helpful. It is nothing to be scared of, except maybe this Cat person.
I really hope everything works out and she does fine with textures. But if not, therapy is a great thing and can be helpful. It is nothing to be scared of, except maybe this Cat person.
I really hope everything works out and she does fine with textures. But if not, therapy is a great thing and can be helpful. It is nothing to be scared of, except maybe this Cat person.