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CNS Clinic
09-24-2010, 01:46 AM
Slow feedings characterized by meal times longer than 30-40 minutes
Change in feeding patterhsn or new problems with feeding
Breathing is interrupted or stops during feeding
Gurgly/wet vocal quality before or after swallows
Unable to coordinate swallowing with sucking
Drooling or oral motor weakness
History of recurrent pneumonia
Behavioral outbursts during meals
Unexplained food refusals
Failure to gain weight over a 2-3 month period
Diagnosis of a disorder associated with feeding & swallowing problems
Does not achieve age appropriate feeding behaviors

Not spoon feeding by 9 months
Not chewing table food by 18 months
Not cup drinking by 24 months