Right now the #1 concern I have for Autumn is her eating. You would not believe the number of hours I have spent online searching and searching for anything that could help my daughter eat. I have talked to SLPs, OTs, pediatricians, chiropractors, counselors, nutritionists…you name it. Everyone has their ideas of what is going on. Nothing has helped. No one has even given me a label besides oral aversion or texture aversion. Finally tonight I found the right combination of words that landed me in a new world. I typed in “texture aversion clinic” and I found THIS. I feel like I’ve landed on a goldmine. Feeding disorder. Pediatric feeding disorder clinic. There is one in Detroit. Wow. Thank God for the internet.
May 5, 2009 at 3:12 pm
That was an interesting link. That reminded me that it was my 9 year old nephew that was finally able to get my oldest daughter with a limited diet due to oral sensitivities to try a piece of pizza. So, yeah, having encouragement from agemates/cousins etc, can be helpful. Good luck!