Refer a Family

Referral guide for clinicians

Refer a family to The Regulated Table™

When a feeding recommendation isn't landing, the question isn't which recommendation to try next. It's what conditions are making the current one hard to use. That is where an OT feeding lens comes in.

Primary focus: children 0–7. Children up to 12 can book a fit consult or comprehensive feeding assessment. Virtual sessions for families in every Canadian province except Quebec; not available in the territories. No physician referral or diagnosis required.

A parent offering a spoon to a toddler who turns away from the food

When to refer

Refer when nutrition or medical guidance is appropriate but implementation stays stuck, and you see one or more of these:

  • Fewer than 20 accepted foods, or a repertoire that keeps narrowing
  • Mealtime meltdowns, gagging, or vomiting
  • Sensory-driven food refusal
  • Caregiver exhaustion or conflict around feeding
  • ARFID or pediatric feeding disorder with sensory or regulatory drivers
  • Autism or ADHD with feeding restriction
  • Feeding aversion after NICU or tube feeding
  • Infant feeding transition difficulties, 0–18 months

Match the need to the pathway

You don't need to know which service fits. Use this as a guide, or refer and let the fit consult sort it out.

You're not sure yet
Complimentary 20-minute fit consultThe family books directly. Our team clarifies the right next step, including referral elsewhere if ITS isn't the fit.
Direct assessment and intervention for the child
Feeding assessment and therapyStandalone assessment, or a therapy package with assessment included.
Implementation support for the parents
Parent coachingThree parent-only strategy sessions. No assessment required.
Another clinical brain for you, not a referral
Clinical consultationHow consultation works
Swallowing, safety, or medical red flags
Physician and SLP firstSigns of aspiration, faltering growth, dehydration, or acute medical concern need medical and swallowing assessment before feeding therapy.

How to refer

Send the referral form

Complete the referral form and email it to inquiries@intuitivetherapysolutions.com. Our admin team contacts the family to book a fit consult.

Download referral form

Have the family book

Share the booking link with the family. They add your name and referral details when they book their complimentary fit consult.

Family booking link

Alberta FSCD-funded families are welcome, and receipts are provided for extended health benefits. Questions about funding, billing, or the referral process go to our admin team at inquiries@intuitivetherapysolutions.com.

How to explain the referral to a family

Families often ask why they're seeing an OT for eating. You can say:

"An occupational therapist looks at what makes eating hard for your child's body: how they process taste and texture, their feeding skills, and how settled their nervous system is at meals. The ITS team works with you to change the conditions around mealtimes so the plan we already have can actually work."

Download the Clinical Referral Guide
A toddler in an apron eating a snack in the kitchen while her parent looks on