Feeding Therapy

Feeding Therapy

At High Hopes, our Feeding Therapy program supports children with difficulties in eating, chewing, swallowing, or food acceptance, often due to sensory, oral-motor, or medical challenges. Led by our Speech and Language Therapists, and supported by a multidisciplinary team, therapy is tailored to each child’s needs using evidence-based approaches such as the SOS Approach to Feeding and oral-motor techniques. Sessions are play-based and child-focused, promoting safe feeding, increased food variety, and improved nutritional intake. We also work closely with families to ensure strategies are carried over into home and school routines.

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Our Expertise Areas

The Feeding Therapy Department has the expertise and the experience to effectively handle the following conditions:

Feeding & Swallowing

Addressing challenges with sucking, chewing, swallowing, and texture transitions.

Oral-Motor Skills

Strengthening the muscles and coordination needed for safe, effective eating.

Picky Eating & Food Refusal

Reducing mealtime stress with play-based, child-led strategies.

Sensory Feeding Difficulties

Helping children manage sensitivities to food textures, tastes, and smells.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Structured, sensory-informed support for children with ASD.

Neurodisorders

Specialized feeding approaches for cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cleft lip/palate, and more.

Growth & Nutrition

Supporting healthy intake for children with poor weight gain or nutritional concerns.

Tube Weaning

Guiding safe transition from tube to oral feeding in partnership with medical teams.

Cleft Lip & Palate

Safe feeding support using specialized positioning, pacing, and oral-motor strategies.

Expert Feeding Support

Therapy led by Speech & Language Therapists, in collaboration with other specialists.

Therapy tools and strategies

SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach

TalkTools® Oral Placement Therapy

NOMAS (Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale)

McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP)

Responsive Feeding Therapy (RFT)

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To transform the quality of life for kids with moderate to complex special needs through offering integrated, best-in-class therapies.

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