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My 4 year son will not eat any table food. He will only eat Gerber babyfood. Most of the time he will not feed himself. He had focal seizures between 10 months and 13 months old and was on medician for 2 years. He has been in theropy for 8 months now and nothing has changed. We just don't know what to do anymore to help him. We would like to get some advice, even if it something we have tried.
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Does he see speech or occupational therapy for feeding? Have you seen a feeding psychologist to assist you with handling with any behaviors? Does he have any swallowing issues? (e.g. does he aspirate on food?) have you tried a feeding team approach?
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I agree with Dawn's advice and AJC does ask some good questions.
Please check into sensory integration (aka sensory processing disorder).
My almost 6 year old has problems with sensory processing. One of his problems is with food textures. He has been in therapy for 2 years now and it has made a HUGE difference in him. He still has days where food textures bother him, but for the most part, he is able to tolerate most things now. With his therapy, we noticed great improvement right away in other areas. Food textures took a while before he was able to tolerate some things. We had to do an oral tactile therapy along with his brushing and joint compression therapies.
Seek out an occupational therapist that is trained and certified to evaluate for and provide therapy for sensory integration if you haven't already.
Has he always been a picky eater ? or did this just start???.. I have a 2 yr old granddaughter who has sensory integration disorder with feeding/eating disorder real bad with small motor skill problems and malnutrition and test 2 times in the last 4 month positive for fecal fat that is where her body DOES NOT ABSORB FAT. This sensory problem really has a effect on ALL HER SENSES. We will be going to Cincinnati Childrens hospital to a feeding clinic to see how they want to handle this. The docotrs here 4 different specialist want her to have a feeding tube but my daughter wants a 2nd opinion. She has birth to 3 since she was 10 months and they are really helping her too.. SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO Cincinnati to feeding clinic HOPE THEY CAN HELP US.. Hope you do find out your problems.
