Picky Eating/Food Selectivity
In therapy, we closely work with parents and caregivers to improve food variety through a number of techniques. Exposure and desensitization, which are evidence-based therapy techniques, will be the primary strategies used in most cases. Note that our therapy does not address nutrition or specific medical needs - if this is an issue, we can work with a dietician and/or your physician to improve nutritional intake.
By slowly and gradually exposing the child or adult to new foods in a systematic manner, they will learn to become more comfortable with different foods. More positive experiences (exposure) should help them improve their perception of these foods (desensitization). Therapy will be tailored individually to address the specific needs of the child or adult. The above picture is an example of steps that we take in this process of exposure and desensitization (link to image credit).
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