Need help for Food aversions / anxiety - try your local Speech Therapy Department (SALT)!
HI
My 2 sons hav e eating problems resulting from an undiagnosed gut condition where years of pain led them to develop an anxiety surrounding food.
Our eldest son couldn't eat anything but puree for years and used to vomit and gag. Our local speech therapy department had a speech therapist who specialised in oral problems and she was able to advise us. She arranged for us to go on a 'messy food play' course to ge tmy son used to different food textures. she also guided us on getting him used to oral stimulation so that he may come to tolerate lumps, finger foods, teeth brushing etc. She also did home visits to observe him eating to see if the problem was physical or psychological etc.
She was also able to refer on to more specialist teams (e.g. at Great Ormond Street) if things didn't improve - which she did for us.
If your child has eating problems then it may be worth consulting your local speech therapy department to see if they can help you.
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