Commentary: assessing children’s swallowing – parent and professional perceptions

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Assessing children’s swallowing: parent and professional perceptions”.

Design/methodology/approach

The commentary is a narrative review of the paper from a community-based SLT practitioner perspective looking at related, published practices.

Findings

A number of important themes are identified, illustrating the complexity of swallowing assessment procedures.

Originality/value

The paper and this commentary highlight the importance of partnership working in managing dysphagia in children, engaging parents and practitioners and providing empowerment for decision making.

Citation

Rose, S.M. (2016), "Commentary: assessing children’s swallowing – parent and professional perceptions", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-04-2016-0012