Eating Update

We have completed 4 days of Caden's intensive feeding therapy. I was trained on Wednesday on the specific protocol to follow during a feeding. Yesterday, Greg and Caden's nurse, were trained as well. Because we are dealing with behavior issues, we have to be VERY careful how we react to him during a session. Any small thing can give him the control and decrease our progress. He was doing really well with Michelle (the therapist) and me. But as soon as the nurse took over, he started testing her big time!

She is a very kind, compassionate person and she is having a hard time not trying to console him when he gets mad. He doesn't get mad very often during a session thankfully. He has handled everything amazingly well. But he knows that his nurse is more compassionate and he is trying to see what he can get away with.

Michelle said she has never really seen a child like Caden before. She said most kids will either scream or cry, outright resist the spoon, or just comply. She said Caden seems to have overcome the fear he was feeling initially and doesn't seem to have an issue swallowing or tasting the food. He still has texture issues though. However she said the way Caden tests us is very subtle. He will almost make a game of it and it might take a couple times before we even realize what he is doing. He is extremely bright and intelligent with how he tests his boundaries. This is a very developmentally appropriate thing for him to do at this age so that is good. It just means we need to be on our toes when we are doing his feedings.

I will try to do one more update after today to let you know how he is doing. But overall we are thrilled!


This is Dr. Patel in the background taking video of Caden eating. She is the director of Clinic 4 Kidz. And Michelle is the therapist doing the feeding.

Day 2 of therapy

Day 4 of therapy

Day 5 of therapy

This video shows him eating avocado for the first time. And getting a few sips of juice at the end as well.