CSD-2259 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15.2: Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate, Hypotonia, Cerebral Palsy

• School: App State
• Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Course: CSD-2259
• Professor: Sheila Temple

Document Summary

A newborn must skillfully implement a coordinated pattern of suckling, swallowing, and breathing. Results fro(cid:373) dysfu(cid:374)ctio(cid:374) of or da(cid:373)ge to a child"s oral-motor system or an inappropriate eating rater. Liquid can create a pool in the valleculae, the space formed when the epiglottis folds down to cover the trachea during swallowing. Delayed motor development and physical deformities affecting the oral-motor area. Children with down syndrome may exhibit hypotonia contributing to a weak suck which can result in a swallowing impairment. Cerebral palsy is a neuromuscular disorder that affects about 1 in. During the first year of life: 57% of children with cp have problems with sucking, 38% have problems with swallowing, 33% exhibit failure to thrive or malnutrition. Children with cp may require supplemental nutrition. Cleft lip or palate is an example of a physical impairment that can affect feeding.