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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:19:37 -0700
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i never see the going address until after i click
send. so i had to foward again.

--- ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:07:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: FW: [feeding] Re: Gag reflex
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> they use this tatic with the children at the school
> where judy works.
> --- Cheryl Kloss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Amy,
> >
> > Just a thought...we have a 10 year old now...who
> at
> > your daughter's age sounds very similar.  The
> great
> > news is now...he eats anything and
> > everything...hamburgers to french fries...to
> > pizza...yes the good American diet.
> >
> > A couple of ideas that worked for us...one was to
> > give him one of those plastic (rubber) soft
> therapy
> > toys to mouth...it was a spider with legs and
> little
> > spiny things on the legs....I think this helped to
> > desensitize is gag reflex....he would play with it
> > and repeatedly slightly gag himself...he loved the
> > toy...and eventually didn't play with it
> > anymore....I think it played a great role in
> > desensitizing him...painlessly...ie. he did it
> > himself...as much or as little as he wanted.
> >
> > Second...I made all of his and his twin's baby
> > food...I know that sounds like a lot ...but it was
> > really easy...actually easier than going to the
> > store and hauling all of the baby food jars.  By
> > making the baby food I could slowly control the
> > texture...it was not an all or nothing task....and
> > eventually...by age 3 he was eating everything.
> If
> > you are interested I would be willing to
> share....I
> > will reiterate it was simple...(it had to be ...we
> > had very sick twins...and a rambunctions 2 year
> old
> > all at the same time).
> >
> > It was so worth it...because his oral skills are
> now
> > great...and nobody would have ever predicted
> > it....but it took lots of a patience.
> >
> > Cheryl Kloss
> >
>
>
>
>
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