title: Non-organic failure to thrive: growth failure secondary to feeding-skills disorder.
abstract: In this article the authors propose that non-organic failure to thrive (FTT) is a growth failure secondary to feeding-skills disorder, and that this disorder is neurophysiological in origin. The symptoms of feeding-skills disorder were suggestive of an oral sensorimotor impairment which is usually present from birth or early life, but tends to go unrecognized. Data from 38 infants with non-organic and 22 infants with organic FTT demonstrated that early clinical symptoms of feeding impairment, and observed maternal and infant feeding behaviours and interactions, were similar for both groups, suggesting a need to redefine the term 'non-organic'.
authors.affiliation: Failure to Thrive and Feeding Disorders Clinic, Montreal Children's Hospital, Quebec.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Gisel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boutry
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D015430:Weight Gain