Selective Eating Program

 The Elemenoe Selective Eating program is designed to decrease selective eating, improve family mealtimes and increase the number of foods a child will taste. To do this, our program involves collaboration among a speech-language pathologist (SLP), Board Certified Behaviour Analyst® (BCBA) and supportive personnel who can design specially tailored interventions. Each discipline plays a distinct invaluable role in the assessment and treatment process.

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Our program is designed for children who:

• Are selective eaters

• Exhibit packing

• Have difficulty chewing

• Exhibit liquid avoidance

• Have choking phobias

• Struggle with rapid eating

• Experience dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

• Exhibit tongue thrusts

• Need assistance self-feeding

How It Works

  • • We begin with a review of medical history/determine that medical issues have been ruled out. We then determine if there are any chronic issues that need consideration or require additional professionals.
    • Determine the goals of our intervention and whether behavioural strategies or child-led strategies should be implemented.
    • Conduct an oral-motor pre-screening.

  • • You fill out and complete our questionnaire.
    • Our BCBA® and SLP professionals have individual interviews with you and observe feeding with your child.

  • • Combining the efforts of our SLP and BCBA® professionals we develop a protocol and training procedures.
    • We then assist you in learning how to utilize these protocols to achieve your particular goals with your child.

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