Self Feeding
- Poor postural control that interferes with self-feeding
- Lack of finger feeding beyond 12 months of age
- Poor use of utensils (extended use of an immature grasp pattern, poor bilateral hand use)
- Refusal to use utensils by the appropriate developmental age
- Overly messy or sloppy eater
- Inability to sit still for a meal
- Extreme resistance to finger feeding certain textures of food
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Excerpt from Young Children with Special Needs, by S.R. Hooper, W. Umansky, 2009 edition, p. 203.
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