Texas Children’s Feeding Disorders Center

The Feeding Disorders Program offers a multi-specialist approach to the evaluation and treatment of infants and children with problems of sucking, swallowing and/or chewing. It combines the expertise of pediatric gastroenterologists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, and dietitians. Psychological assessment and intervention are also available.

Patients are evaluated as they interact with their caretakers to determine if their disorder is primarily physical or behavioral - or a combination of those factors - and to determine whether further studies are required. Note: patients with disorders of appetite such as obesity, anorexia nervosa or bulimia are seen in the gastroenterology and nutrition clinic.