Back from feeding eval…need opinions

i can completely understand your reaction to the feeding evaluation. as a matter of fact, this same reaction came from me when we had hannah evaluated when she was about a year old. according to the feeding therapist, the whole problem of eating/ appetite/ gagging would be solved if hannah would drink milk from a cup. (she was mspi and we hadn’t yet trialed milk, so needless to say, this idea was preposterous). so what we did was use what made sense to us, even the stuff that scared us a bit, but we did find that adapting to a new schedule really did help. i will also say that hannah didn’t lose any weight, but she certainly didn’t gain any. and one more thing, at 2 years old, she still only drinks maybe 4 oz of milk a day.

if i had an opportunity to, i would have taken her to someone different. in our county there has to be more than one type of delay to qualify for EI, but i did inquire about other OTs through them, the problem being i am a working mom and couldn’t schelp all over the state to find more amenable help. but if you can, i’d find someone else to talk to, another feeding clinic…just to run the suggestions by them and see what direction they would recommend.

i am not sure if i’ve posted this link for you, but i found it very helpful:

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/swallowing/feeding-and-swallowing-disorders-in-children/

then follow the “find a professional” link. i emailed several of these people in my area and got some very good recommendations. i am sorry for your frustration. it would be nice if this were an exact science. then perhaps the professionals that are supposed to help would actually do so consistently.