feeding and swallowing team Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

What does saliva do? Saliva (spit) helps us to: clean our mouths taste food and drink get food ready for swallowing and digesting Why does my child drool? Young children and some older children may drool a lot. They do not start to control drooling until they can: keep their head upright keep their...

Why do some children struggle to move on to lumpy food? There are a number of reasons why children struggle to accept lumpy or textured food. These include: Development This means they are just not ready. Children need to be offered food which is appropriate for their level of general development....

What is normalising sensation? A normalising sensation programme helps children who have not been ready to eat and drink. It helps children to feel relaxed about their face being touched. This can help them to get ready for eating and drinking in future. It will also help with keeping their mouth...

A training video on working with children with restricted diets – information for professionals. Time: 1 hour 2 minutes Presented by Ailish Harrison (Speech and Language Therapist).

A videofluoroscopy is a moving X-ray of children swallowing. Children will only be referred for this if their consultant thinks this is necessary. The majority of children with eating and drinking difficulties do not need videofluoroscopy. Here is a video about what happens during a videofluoroscopy...

If your child has a communication difficulty you may find these pictures useful when you come to videofluoroscopy clinic. Download here: videofluoroscopy visuals If your child has a communication aid, please bring this to the appointment. Other resources which may be helpful can be found at...

If your child has a communication difficulty you may find these pictures useful when you come to the feeding clinic.  Using pictures and key words instead of sentences can help your child understand what is going to happen. Download here: feeding clinic visuals If your child has a communication...

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Sheffield Children’s offers a service to help children who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. Our speech and language therapists who specialise in supporting families with eating, drinking and swallowing are based within the early years, schools and special schools speech and...

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The feeding and swallowing team assess children’s eating, drinking and swallowing. The team advise on the safety of children’s swallowing and provide strategies and advice to help with eating, drinking and swallowing. The team sees: children who have complex needs which affect their eating and...