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Pediatric feeding disorders occur when a child has difficulty preparing food or liquid in the mouth to be swallowed.
214-456-8000
Fax: 214-456-1206
Ste F4500
A child who struggles to prepare (chew) food or liquid in their mouth and swallow it may have a feeding disorder. Oftentimes, feeding disorders go hand in hand with dysphagia (swallowing disorders) and affect the child’s ability to get nutrition from eating and digesting food.
* Age of infants as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).
**Age of toddlers as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Pediatric feeding disorders can be caused by a variety of illnesses, diseases and congenital (present from birth) defects. The most common include: