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Helpful Food Tips for “Picky Eaters”

Feeding Therapy, Interoception, Sensory Diet | Jan 27, 2023

Written by: Chandon Hines, M.S.OTR/L Did you know that there are at least 32 steps to eating?! That makes feeding and eating THE MOST complex action that humans perform on a daily basis. It involves all 8 of our sensory systems (taste, smell, touch, hearing, sight, proprioception, vestibular, and interoception) as well as each of […]

What is Sensory Diet?

Feeding Therapy, Occupational Therapy Blogs, Sensory Diet | Apr 9, 2019

If you have ever researched sensory processing difficulty, you have probably seen the term sensory diet. At first glance you may assume you are going to have to change your child’s entire diet to improve these difficulties. However, a sensory diet has nothing to do with food. In reality it is a daily “diet” of […]