Episode 241: Feeding and Swallowing Therapy One Side Bite at a Time with Cheryl Pelletier, M.S., CCC-SLP
This week, Cheryl Pelletier, a feeding-swallowing specialist, owner of Gnosh, Inc., and creator of the Side Biter tool, joins Hallie to discuss feeding , swallowing and Cheryl's invention, the Side Biter. The Side Biter is an innovative, mouth-safe, chewing and swallowing system designed for people over age 2 with physical, neurological, oral motor, sensory food aversions, feeding, or swallowing impairments.In this episode, you'll hear Cheryl discuss her path to specializing in feeding and swallowing with children and adults with developmental challenges, as well as the rationale behind developing the Side Biter.Cheryl also shares the benefits of the Side Biter tool, the process of inventing and patenting a tool to encourage other therapists to make an impact on the field, and MORE!If this episode has resonated with you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening, post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag Hallie @halliebulkin and Cheryl @side_biterFor more episodes visit www.untetheredpodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.