Do you or your child have any difficulties:
- Swallowing
- Sucking
- Managing fussy eating behaviours
- Chewing
- Drooling
- Oral hypersensitivity
- Weaning off tube feeding
- Upgrading diet or liquid
- Sensation of food stuck
- Coughing during eating/drinking
If so, our feeding and swallowing team (Speech Therapist and Dietitian) will be able to help you. At Magic Beans, our feeding and swallowing team comprises of a team of Speech Therapists and Dietitian, who will work closely with you and your family, to provide feeding and swallowing therapy. Not being able to feed or eat well can be frustrating, worrying and even miserable. We understand how it feels not being able to take your favourite food, or not able to share the enjoyable experience of eating with you loved ones. The little children with feeding difficulties, are the little beans that we look forward to working with to optimise their feeding, swallowing and growth potential. We are also passionate about helping adults with swallowing difficulties to achieve the safest possible means of oral intake. Our feeding team strives to help each child/adult, parents and caregivers to support oral feeding and safe swallowing, and provide the best nutrition possible. Our aim is to help your child, adults and families enjoy their food as pleasurably and safely as possible. The Speech Therapist and Dietitian specialise in providing feeding and swallowing assessment and intervention across the lifespan.
- neonates/babies or premature infants
- children
- adolescents
- adults
At Magic Beans, we specialise in helping children with:
• Prematurity or low birth weight
• Down Syndrome
• Cerebral palsy
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Neurological and neuromuscular issues
• Respiratory issues
• Cardiac issues (e.g. reflux)
• Head and neck issues
• Multiple medical conditions
• Tracheostomy
At Magic Beans, we also specialise in helping adults who may have swallowing problem as a result of:
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• Cardiac issues
• Respiratory issues
• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurological diseases e.g. Parkinson's disease
• Down syndrome
• Cerebral palsy
• Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• Burns
• Cancer
• Head and neck surgery e.g. thyroidectomy
• Tracheostomy
• General deconditioning
Our Speech Therapist and Dietitian can provide therapy at
Clinic @ Mountbatten in individual or group sessions. OR
Our Speech Therapist can provide therapy at your
Home: available in the West, Central, North, Northeast and East. West (central to Clementi), North (Central to Ang Mo Kio/Thomson), Northeast (Central to Punggol), East (Central to Tampines)
Do contact us to find out more!
