Eating and Drinking Difficulties in Children

Clearly illustrated, this is the ultimate practical handbook for all professionals working with children with eating and drinking difficulties, and an essential guide for all students studying this area of therapy. Covering the complex issues involved in the field of eating and drinking difficulties in children, this text: - examines the theoretical background while maintaining a clear focus on its practical application - provides essential information on all the relevant issues - contains an invaluable range of photocopiable material for each chapter, which can be given to families and professional colleagues - provides a range of appendices with details of useful resources including a reference list and suppliers of equipment.

April Winstock is a Speech & Language Therapist who is registered with the Health Professionals Council and has worked at the Bobath Centre, London, special schools and hospitals. She has been running courses on eating & drinking difficulties in children for many years. April currently has her own practice in which she sees children with a range of communication and eating problems.

List of figures, List of tables, List of practical exercises, Foreword by Dr Lewis Rosenbloom, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Families and mealtimes, 2. Normal development of eating and drinking, 3. Swallowing dysfunction and aspiration, 4. Motor factors that limit oral-motor skills, 5. Positioning, 6. Communication at mealtimes, 7. Sensory influences and their management, 8. Nutrition, 9. Gastro-oesophageal reflux, 10. Tube feeding, 11. Health and safety, 12. Assessment, 13. Management, 14. Oral hygiene, 15. Saliva control, 16. The child with a visual impairment, 17. School mealtimes, 18. Staff training, Appendices, Resources, Glossary, Bibliography, Index