We have been meeting weekly with the lead feeding therapist at Spectrum Pediatrics. We discuss Joy's progress, obstacles, and make changes to her feeding regimen. From the very beginning, the therapist expressed a LOT of concern, particularly because one of Joy's feeding therapists was actually making things worse. I'm glad she did make a big fuss about it. The feeding therapist from the county was pushing the spoon into her mouth without waiting for her to open, which by definition is force feeding.
If someone is shoving food into Joy's mouth, what incentive is there for her to open up for food? How does that give her control and allow her to fully enjoy the experience? We all agreed that this was not best approach for Joy because we don't want her to end up having a stronger aversion to food. So after over a month of therapy with this particular therapist, we decided to fire her. We told her how much we appreciated her but that we needed to go in a different direction.
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