Mouth stuffing is a symptom of other oral motor issues that need to be addressed by your occupational therapist, speech therapist, oral facial myologist, or sometimes two or three of these professionals work­ing in concert.

Many children with Fragile X syndrome struggle with feeding issues ranging from over-stuffing to picky eating. Mealtime can become stressful for families when these feeding problems exist. Here we highlight some common feeding difficulties and suggest strategies to make mealtime more successful for your family.