Feeding Therapy Services
Sequential Oral Sensory • SOS• Sensory Motor • Food Restriction • Picky Eating • ARFID • Oral defensiveness
Evaluations
Feeding evaluations help us understand your child’s relationship with eating and mealtimes. Our therapists use observation, family input, and evidence-based tools to assess oral motor skills, swallowing safety, sensory responses to food, and overall mealtime behaviors. We look at both the physical and emotional aspects of feeding, identifying strengths and challenges that may impact nutrition, growth, and daily routines. From this evaluation, we design a personalized plan to support safe, positive, and stress-free mealtimes for your child and family.
Our Specialties
S.O.S.
Our therapists are trained in and use a Sequential Oral Sensory, or SOS, approach
SOS is the only results-driven feeding program with 30 years of proven clinical experience helping children learn the skills they need to eat well, we measure our success by the positive impacts we create and have developed our program to make this easier by:
Understanding that eating is a learned skill which all children can acquire
Considering the physical, medical, nutritional, developmental, learning, environmental, oral motor, postural and sensory factors involved in a child’s current eating abilities
Focusing on child-directed, family-centered feeding
Ensuring our program is individualized for each child’s specific needs
Equipping professionals with the tools necessary to help you and your family succeed
Educating professionals and caregivers around the world to help children eat well
Continuously evolving our strategies
Actively giving of our time because of our deep-rooted passion
Collaborating and learning on a daily basis to help our program and our families improve
Food restriction
Food restriction happens when a child consistently eats only a very limited range of foods, avoids entire food groups, or becomes distressed when offered new foods. This can go beyond typical “picky eating” and may affect nutrition, growth, or family mealtime routines.
Feeding therapy helps children with food restriction feel safe and supported as they gradually expand what they’re comfortable eating. Through use of play-based and sensory-friendly approaches, we create positive food experiences that reduce stress, build confidence, and encourage curiosity. Together with families, we work toward making mealtimes more balanced, nourishing, and enjoyable.
A.R.F.I.D
A.R.F.I.D (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
A.R.F.I.D is more than just “picky eating.” Children with A.R.F.I.D may avoid foods due to sensory sensitivities, fear of choking or vomiting, or little interest in eating at all. This can lead to highly limited diets that affect nutrition, growth, and overall well-being.
In feeding therapy, we take a gentle, step-by-step approach to help children feel safe around food while addressing the underlying causes of their avoidance. Through play, sensory exploration, and family-centered strategies, we support each child in expanding their diet, reducing mealtime stress, and building a healthier relationship with food.