Food Play!

Another Trader Joe's snack find--"Fruity Flakes". These are similar to "fruitaboo" roll ups in taste. Here is Adalyn eating "fruity flake leaves" off of our picture! To help your child become familiar with a new food---Play! Today he may feel o.k. with placing the leaves on the tree, tomorrow he may bring one up to his nose or mouth!

"Sensory Processing Issues Explained"

Here is a wonderful article explaining the complexity of children with Sensory Processing Disorder. 

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2011-10-26-sensory-processing-issues-explained


"It's like a traffic jam in your head, with conflicting signals quickly coming from all directions, so that you don't know how to make sense of it all."

"What parents often notice first is odd behaviors and wild mood swings, strange at best, upsetting at worst. Often it's an outsized reaction to a change in environment—a radical, inexplicable shift in the child's behavior."

Feeding Issues in the Schools

http://speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/Article/Feeding-Issues-in-the-Schools-2.aspx

Freeze Dried Mangoes

One of my Trader Joe's finds. I love using freeze dried fruits in therapy to help teach lateral biting and munching. They are also great snacks for the child who prefers crunchy foods. These crumble into fine crumbs which is great for small tastes on fingers or Nuk brushes, teethers and toys! Keep in mind for babies and children who are learning about food and who are tube-fed!