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Paediatric Dysphagia and Paediatric Feeding Disorder
It is normal for children to experience difficulty while they learn to eat and drink but it’s when the difficulty persists it is a disorder
3 days ago5 min read
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Food Sovereignty
Food Sovereignty is a fairly young movement, and if you haven’t heard of the term before, it was first coined by the organisation La Via...
Mar 65 min read
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Dysphagia and Oral Health
There is a higher risk of pneumonia if the person has poor oral health, rather than if they aspirate from a healthy mouth.
Jan 154 min read
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Dysphagia in Palliative Care
A lot of people associate palliative care with death, however, palliative care is much broader than end of life care.
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk (EDAR)
Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk refers to the decision that a person will eat and drink against speech pathology recommendation
Oct 31, 20245 min read
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Life After Treatment
It can be both an empowering and scary time to complete treatment and survive cancer, and it looks different for everybody.
Oct 2, 20244 min read
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Attitude During Treatment
Treatment is not something that everyone with dysphagia has to endure. For those that do, it can be a hugely intense period of time and part
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Refresh: What is dysphagia?
Dysphagia is any kind of difficulty associated with swallowing including chewing food and sipping drinks.
Aug 8, 20244 min read
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Dumpster Diving
dumpster diving has become a movement amongst many that is underpinned by some very relevant moral and economical factors.
May 9, 20244 min read
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Religion and Food
A discussion about the close relationship between religious traditions and food, and how that can pose a challenge to people with dysphagia
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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Snacking with Dysphagia
A little chat about snacking with dysphagia. How the usual options can be limited but bit of creativity can make life easy and healthy!
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Caring for People with Dysphagia
A quick discussion explaining the impact that dysphagia can have on caregivers
Mar 5, 20244 min read
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Inclusion and Equality Through Food
Sharing meals is a huge part of socialisation and bringing people together but did you know it can also be exclusive?
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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Naturally Occurring Modified Foods: Modified Foods in the Wild
We can build skills to identify foods that fall into a modified category without changing a thing about them, even when they're on the menu!
Nov 15, 20233 min read
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Food and Culture
Food is not just a means of sustenance; it is a mirror reflecting the essence of a country, a people, a culture.
Oct 4, 20235 min read
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Meet the Maker...
My name is Kathryn, I’m a Melbourne based speech pathologist who has been working with and supporting people with dysphagia for over 7 years
Sep 18, 20233 min read
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The (Currently) Young and Fabulous
In the very first ever post, I wrote about what dysphagia is, its prevalence and its impact on people who live with the condition and...
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Natural Meat Tenderisers- Green Paw Paw and Pineapple
Todays solution is brought to you by Natural Meat Tenderisers such as Paw Paw and Pineapple.
Aug 16, 20234 min read
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Meet the Meat: Types of Cuts
One of the biggest and most common issues that I come across when working with clients is difficulty with meat.
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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Memory, Food and the Five Senses
Meals can serve as a means of many different things. A means for survival, creative expression, affection and also a way to access...
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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