Is a feeding problem sufficient to establish a childs eligibility for the EIP?
An isolated feeding problem in and of itself may not be sufficient to establish a child’s eligibility for the EIP. Feeding and swallowing problems often co-occur in children who have motor disorders, and may be an early indicator of a motor or other developmental or health problem. Feeding and swallowing problems are signs and symptoms, and it is important to determine the underlying cause. A child demonstrating serious feeding dysfunction may experience physical, social, cognitive, and emotional problems related to the feeding dysfunction that significantly impact on their development and functioning. A serious feeding dysfunction, impacting on the child’s physical development and functioning and adaptive development, can be sufficient to establish a child’s eligibility for the EIP under the physical and adaptive domains. See Appendix I, Table IV-5, IV-6, and IV-7, from the Department’s clinical practice guideline on motor development, for clinical clues of a possible serious feeding
Related Questions
- Is a delay in either fine motor development or gross motor development sufficient to establish the childs eligibility for the EIP?
- Are problems with articulation or phonology sufficient to establish eligibility for the EIP?
- Is a feeding problem sufficient to establish a childs eligibility for the EIP?
