Swallowing & Nuitrition Resources

Eating and Swallowing - Eating and Swallowing Jeff Searle, MS, Department of Hearing and Speech Kansas University Medical Center

Eating and Swallowing Difficulties - 104k PDF format/ HDA UK Fact Sheet #6

Huntington's Disease and Diet - 120k PDF Format/HD UK Fact Sheet #7

Nutrition and Huntington's Disease
HDSA document covers Nutrition needs in different statges of HD, the eating environment, Tips of increasing calorie intake, Tips for Coping with Swallowing problems, Tube feeding and Recipes http://www.hdsa.org/edu/nutrition.html

Nutrition-Benefits of Nutrition in HD
The benefit of a high caloric diet has been beneficial to all in our support group, improving coordination, lessening choking, and improving moods. http://http://ivory.lm.com/~mccarren/n_ca/nutrition.html

The Importance of Dental Care - 45k / HDA UK Fact Sheet #8

HD:Speech & Swallowing
http://www.southshoreneurologic.com/move-dis/hd/hd-speech-swallow.html

Resources for Providing Nutrition to People with Huntington's Disease
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~rd13/hd/nutritn.html which has several
great recipes from HD caregivers.

Others
Good article on the management of swallowing problems which discusses food and liquid thickners as well as other useful hints. It's from MacNeal Speech Language Pathology - Management of Swallowing Problems
http://www.macneal.com/specialty/speech/management.html

Clicking on some of the topics in the left hand column will also provide some information for testing for swallowing problems. Clicking on the "Food and Nuitrition" at the bottom of the page doesn't give you anything except contacting them for help.

Another is Swallowing Disorders And How Food Thickeners Can Help
http://www.bhoffcomp.com/coping/swallow.html

HORMEL HealthLabs, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods.
http://www.thickandeasy.com/

HandSpeak is the largest, fast-growing popular visual language dictionary online. http://www.handspeak.com/

Sign Languages etc. showing you the actual position of hands for the sign.

also

Baby Sign is a prevalent use in North America that babies can communicate basic needs earlier than they can speak. It benefits the lingual development as well.

Fluent signers use International Sign to communicate at ease with other foreign signers in foreign countries and at international gatherings.