Children attempting to swallow different food textures often vomit, gag, or choke while eating. At<unk>  times they may react negatively to attempts to feed them, and refuse to eat. Other symptoms include head turns, crying, difficulty in chewing or vomiting and spitting whilst eating. Many children may have<unk>  difficulties and may be picky eaters, but most of them still have a fairly healthy diet. Children with a<unk>  however, will completely abandon some of the food groups, textures, or liquids that are necessary for human growth and development Children with this<unk>  can develop much more slowly because of their lack of nutritional intake. In severe cases the child seems to feel socially isolated because of the lack of social activities involving foods. Associated problems A few of the medical and psychological conditions that have been known to be associated with this<unk>  include: *Gastrointestinal motility<unk> s *Oral-motor dysfunction *Failure to thrive *Prematurity *Food allergies *Sensory problems *Reflux<unk>  tube placement A child that is suffering from malnutrition can have permanently stunted mental and physical development. Getting treatment early is essential and can prevent many of the complications. They can also develop further eating<unk> s later in life such as anorexia nervosa, or they could become a limited eater—though they could still be a healthy child they may become a picky eater.
Feeding disorder
Craniofacial abnormality
Neural tube defect
Musculoskeletal abnormality
Sexual anomalies
Birth defect
Growth attenuation
Congenital limb deformities