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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another person whose kid didn't eat in school. I think he ate occasionally in 7th grade and the. When he hit puberty he ate more often. He had/has an IEP but it never addressed eating (even when he was in feeding therapy) because no one felt it interfered with his education. [/quote]

Eating at lunch is part of socialization and peer relationships.  It's sad that a kid in feeding therapy wouldn't have something in his IEP.[/quote]

Feeding, just like swallowing, cannot be addressed in the schools because it is a medical, rather than an educational, issue. That doesn't mean that the medical issue does not impact school functioning, but feeding is not a qualifying disability for an IEP. There would be great liability issues and you'd be hard pressed to find a school slp who would be qualified. [/quote]

Uh, you realize that 'feeding therapy' doesn't just address the biomechanics of eating, don't you?  Guess not.  My DS was in feeding therapy because of anxiety.  Once, he choked on food and developed a phobia.  He was capable of eating but was too fearful.  [/quote]

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