Occupational therapists in pediatric practice are often required to evaluate and treat children with eating problems. The lack of a standardized eating assessment has hindered therapists' ability to define normal oral-motor development, identify unequivocally those children who will benefit from intervention, refine treatment procedures using information gained through accurate assessment, and monitor progress in clinical and research settings. The purposes of this review are to (a) outline the scope of eating problems in children with oral-motor impairments, (b) establish the need for a quantitative eating assessment, (c) review the assessments currently available, and (d) suggest directions for future development.
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