Making Sense of Selective Eating: Oral Sensory-Motor Development and Feeding Skills

*** Originally aired: 8/6/2024 ***Guest: Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMIEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDIn this Making Sense of Selective Eating episode, Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI, discusses the importance of feeding development in advancing diet textures and provides a brief overview of oral sensory-motor development and how it supports feeding/eating/drinking progress.About the Guest: Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI, is a certified speech-language pathologist and infant massage instructor. She has practiced speech-language pathology since 1980 and has been a feeding therapist since 1983. Her experiences include teaching graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education courses; working with children and adults who exhibit a variety of speech, language, feeding, and swallowing disorders; and publishing/presenting information on oral sensory-motor function, assessment, and treatment. She is the author of the textbook Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages (Allyn & Bacon, 2001). She has also written a book for parents and professionals entitled Nobody Ever Told me (or my mother) That! Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development (Sensory World, 2010).Show Notes:Contact Madi Metcalf: LinkedInContant Diane Bahr: LinkedIn