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Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

The Scale for Assessing Sensitivity of the Oral-Facial Complex (Orofacial) in evaluating feeding disorders in children from birth to 3 years of age

Marta Wisniewska , Aleksandra Kaczyńska

Language: PL | Published: 29-12-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-38

The aim of the study was to provide a reliable tool for identifying feeding problems in children from the first month of life up to three years old. This tool is the Scale for Assessing Sensitivity of the Oral-Facial Complex (SASOFC), which consists of two subscales: Sensory Hypersensitivity and Oral Functions, Anatomy, and Functioning of Articulatory Organs. The first subscale is completed by a specialist based on an interview with the child’s parents or caregivers. The assessment using the second subscale is conducted through a physical examination of the child. Construct validity was established in a study of 305 children aged 0–3 years. The normative sample (n = 153) and the clinical sample (n = 152) were recruited from daycare centers. Comparison of the mean scores between the normative and clinical samples achieved high significance in both subscales. The scale also demonstrates high reliability indices (test-retest 0.99; α = 0.96) and validity (Fleiss’ κ 0.65). Based on the obtained results, percentile norms corresponding to the sample were constructed. We conclude that the Scale for Assessing Sensitivity of the Oral-Facial Complex (SASOFC) is an important and reliable tool suitable for assessing sensory-based feeding problems in young children, in both research and diagnostic settings.

2023-12-29



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Feeding Disorders in ASD from a Speech-Language Pathology Perspective

Ewa Małachowska

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-27

Feeding disorders are a common problem in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They include, among others, food selectivity, oral sensory processing difficulties, challenges with chewing and swallowing, and behavioral rigidity related to meal consumption. Although these issues are widely discussed in medical and dietary literature, their significance for the communicative functioning of children with ASD remains insufficiently recognized from a speech-language pathology perspective. Feeding and communication processes, however, exhibit numerous interconnections arising from shared anatomical, motor, and sensory-regulatory foundations. This paper has a theoretical and review character and is based on the analysis of selected empirical studies and clinical reports.

2025-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

The pre-oral phase of swallowing and its disorders among people with severe intellectual disability

Alicja Chilińska-Pułkowska , Katarzyna Kaczorowska-Bray

Language: PL | Published: 29-12-2020 | Abstract | pp. 1-27

The present paper aims, on the basis of the literature on the subject and the surveys carried out among parents/caregivers, at defining the pre-oral phase of swallowing and its course in people with severe intellectual disability. The definitions are presented, the course of this phase and the determinants influencing its disorders are characterized. The paper also indicates the possibility of improving feeding by changing behaviour in its earliest pre-oral phase. In order to collect data to assess the most important behaviours used by caregivers when initiating feeding, surveys were conducted among the caregivers of Rehabilitation, Educational and Pedagogic Center in Pruszcz Gdański. The research is based on the group of people with a certificate of severe disability, with various dysfunctions concerning eating.

2020-12-29