Nutrition & Weight Loss

Brighton - Kirch Developmental Center

We provide a Comprehensive Feeding Program with a transdisciplinary team in Psychology, Nutrition and Speech Pathology. Your child’s needs will be assessed by any individual or combination of services, as needed.

We see children through a range of ages and abilities. Please review the list of feeding related concerns below. The list is not all inclusive, if you have a concern not listed please contact us.

• Not eating enough foods or enough variety of foods
• Not drinking enough liquids, or the appropriate liquids
• Reliance on tube feeds or formula/breast feeding past age expected limits
• Weight loss or malnutrition or poor nutrition
• Inappropriate calorie intake - Unable to meet calorie needs (e.g. Cystic fibrosis) or TOO MUCH calorie intake
• Comprehensive dietary analysis, assist with supplementation including formula and calorie needs
• Food allergies/reactivity that has interfered with feeds
• GI concerns that interfere with feed

• Coughing and choking and gagging with eating and drinking
• Evaluation of swallowing concerns
• History of aspiration or pneumonia or breathing issues related to feeding
• Difficulty with feeding and swallowing safety and efficiency
• Failure to advance textures and modalities
• Food selectivity: only eating certain brands or kinds of foods
• Disruptive mealtime behaviors and food refusal
• Difficulty advancing to solid foods
• Anxiety surrounding trying new foods, especially with children with allergic food reactions or choking incidents