If your child withdraws from eating or struggles to drink or swallow, they may suffer from dysphagia. Dysphagia may result from nerve or muscle development, surgery, sensory processing difficulty, cleft lip or palate, tracheotomy, gastro-esophageal reflux, prematurity, or malformations of the oral and pharyngeal structures. kidsFIRST trained dysphagia therapist is able to provide assessments, mealtime observations, therapy sessions, parent consultation, and videofloroscopy review to help your child receive proper nutrition and make mealtimes more enjoyable.