Who should be assessed

Babies having attachment issues with breast/bottle feeding.
Starting solids the right way to prevent later difficulties.
Premature or full term babies who are having difficulty co-ordinating sucking, swallowing and breathing.
Babies with chronic lung disease and respiratory difficulties.
Infants and children who are failing to thrive/ grow (poor weight gain).
Infants or children who are coughing or choking on any feeds/liquids/solids.
Children gagging or choking on lumps.
Children with chewing difficulties.
Oral-motor feeding difficulties.
Children vomiting milk/food regularly.
Gasto-oesophageal reflux - 'Reflux'.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE).
Difficulty starting solids or transitioning onto lumpy textures or finger foods.
Infants/toddlers that are ‘stuck’ on purees.
Infants and children with medical, neurological, anatomical or physical conditions that are affecting their feeding e.g. cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, trachea-oesophageal fistulas)
Transitioning from tube feeding to oral feeding.
Behavioural feeding difficulties.
Sensory based feeding difficulties.
Stress around mealtimes and problematic mealtime behaviours.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Fussy, picky and selective eaters.
Family stress around mealtimes.
Children with oral aversions and sensory defensiveness.
Babies/children with food allergies.