Eats a very limited list of foods
Your child accepts fewer than 15 to 20 foods, or refuses entire textures, colors, or food groups.
A family's experience with feeding therapy
Real experiences from parents who found support through Aldea.
Feeding Therapy in Miami and Orlando
When mealtime feels like a fight every day.
You are not doing anything wrong, and your child is not just being difficult.
Aldea matches families with licensed feeding therapists and occupational therapists who treat picky eating, sensory food aversions, oral-motor delays, and mealtime battles. You do not have to figure it out alone.
3-year-old
Sensory food aversion
Matched in Miami
Sara M. · Feeding Therapist, CCC-SLP
Licensed feeding therapists and OTs
No waitlist
Serving Miami and Orlando
Signs your child may need feeding therapy
If mealtime has turned into a nightly struggle, you are not imagining it, and you are not the only family going through it.
Gags, chokes, or vomits on new foods
New textures trigger a strong physical reaction, not just a preference against trying them.
Stuck between purées, bottle, or tube
Your child has a hard time moving to age-typical solid foods.
Mealtimes end in meltdowns
Meals regularly run past 30 minutes or end in tears, bargaining, or a battle over a single bite.
Growth or weight concerns
Your pediatrician has flagged slow weight gain or growth tied to limited eating.
Feeding is a source of family stress
If mealtimes feel like the hardest part of your day, that alone is reason enough to ask for support.
Feeding challenges our matched therapists treat
Whatever is happening at your table has a name, and there is a therapist who has seen it before and knows where to start.
Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)
Difficulty eating that affects nutrition, growth, or your child's ability to eat safely and comfortably.
Sensory-based food aversion
Strong reactions to how food looks, smells, feels, or tastes that go beyond typical picky eating.
Oral-motor and swallowing delays
Difficulty chewing, coordinating swallowing, or managing different food textures safely.
ARFID
Avoidant or restrictive food intake that limits variety or volume enough to affect health or daily life.
Tube-to-oral feeding transitions
Support weaning from a feeding tube toward age-appropriate oral eating, alongside your medical team.
Autism-related feeding challenges
Rigid food preferences, texture sensitivity, or mealtime routines connected to autism or sensory processing.
Get matched with a feeding therapist in three steps
No calling around, no waitlist, and no more feeling like you are managing this on your own.
Tell us about your child
Answer a few questions about your child's needs and the support you are looking for.
Get matched with providers
We help you find vetted providers who fit your child's needs, location, and preferences.
Take the next step
Connect with the provider who feels right for your family and begin your care journey.
What to expect from a feeding therapy evaluation
Your matched therapist will build a plan around your child, not hand you a checklist you have probably already tried.
1
Initial evaluation
A full history of your child's feeding development, current diet, growth, and any medical factors involved.
2
Mealtime observation
Your therapist watches an actual meal, in person or by video, to see what is happening in real time.
3
Oral-motor and sensory assessment
Checking chewing, swallowing, and sensory response to different textures, temperatures, and food types.
4
A plan built for your family
Goals, session frequency, and home strategies that fit how your family actually eats and lives.
5
Parent coaching
You are the one at the table every night, not just once a week in session, so you will get concrete strategies you can actually use at home.
6
Ongoing progress check-ins
Regular updates on what is changing, what isn't yet, and how the plan is adjusted along the way.
Feeding therapy cost and payment options
Cost should not be one more unknown on top of everything else you are already managing.
Insurance Pathway
If your plan covers pediatric feeding therapy, our team verifies your benefits before the first appointment.
Concierge Pathway
Prefer to pay privately and skip the insurance back-and-forth? Concierge scheduling gets your child seen faster.
Every family's coverage looks a little different, and we would rather walk you through yours directly than guess. Reach out and our team will confirm what applies to your plan before you book.
Frequently asked questions about feeding therapy
The questions we hear most from Miami and Orlando parents, answered plainly.
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