Our Speech Pathologists support feeding, swallowing and mealtimes from the newborn stage through to older adults. Therapy can be delivered in clinic at Norwest, at home or school, or online via Zoom.
What we support
- Feeding and latching difficulties in newborns
- Tethered oral tissues (tongue ties, lip ties and buccal ties)
- Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) and mealtime management across all ages
- Positive mealtime experiences, food exploration and sensory awareness
- ARFID and anxious eating
Training
- Babble & Munch: Infant Feeding Foundation Workshop (Carly Veness)
- Your Feeding Toolkit (Melanie Potock)
- ARFID: The Anxious Eater (Melanie Potock)
- Tongue and Oral Control PD (Julianne Burgess)
- Circles to Feeding™ - GI & Allergy course (Carly Veness)
Feeding groups
During school holidays we have offered Feeding Groups that support positive mealtime experiences, food exploration, sensory awareness and the development of feeding-related skills in a supportive group environment. See our group programs.
Feeding and orofacial myology often go hand in hand. Learn more about orofacial myology, or about NDIS and Medicare funding.