What is the SOS approach to feeding?

The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach integrates motor, oral, behavioral/learning, medical, sensory and nutritional factors and approaches in order to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth concerns.

What is the sequential oral sensory approach?

The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) approach is a multidisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding and weight problems. This program uses a systematic desensitization hierarchy of skills necessary for children to progress with eating various food textures.

What is a feeding evaluation?

What is a clinical feeding and swallowing evaluation? We do a clinical feeding and swallowing evaluation (called “CSE”) to see if your child has trouble swallowing (called dysphagia). During the evaluation, the therapist will observe your child eating and drinking in their typical manner in a treatment room.

What is sensory feeding?

Sensory based feeding difficulties occur when a child has a sensory aversion to certain types of food, usually based on their texture, taste, smell or look of the food. An assessment is required to discover the root cause of the food aversion and to identify what is the particular aversion.

What is AZ Vibe?

Innovation with Vibration ARK’s Z-Vibe® is an innovative vibratory tool that can help those children — or adults — with an articulation disorder. It can also be used for a feeding disorder, sensory issues or oral motor difficulty. The Z-Vibe’s gentle vibration draws more attention to the lips, tongue, cheeks and jaw.

How do you conduct a feeding evaluation?

Ask about your child’s developmental and medical history. See how well your child is able to eat and swallow. Look at your child’s oral motor skills and chewing and the strength and movements of their muscles involved in swallowing. Look to see if there are signs for the risk of food or liquid going into the lungs.

What is SOS feeding protocol?

“SOS” Feeding Approach. The SOS Approach to Feeding is a program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties. This program integrates sensory, motor, oral, behavioral/learning, medical and nutritional factors and approaches in order to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems.

What is SOS course?

Erin Ross , PhD, CCC-SLP. Basic Course: SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to Feeding is a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems of all ages, with a special focus on children from 12 months to 5 years old.

What is SOS training?

A: The SOS Certified Training Institute is a two day train-the-trainer that prepares participants to provide a number of trainings in their schools and communities (including the SOS Implementer Training).

What is SOS feeding?

The SOS Feeding approach is appropriate for children that are “problem feeders” and not “picky eaters”, which can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between. Picky eaters are those that have a limited variety of foods and will not easily eat, but they often will reluctantly touch or taste a new food.