Commentary: assessing children’s swallowing – parent and professional perceptions

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Assessing children’s swallowing: parent and professional perceptions”.

– The commentary is a narrative review of the paper from a community-based SLT practitioner perspective looking at related, published practices.

– A number of important themes are identified, illustrating the complexity of swallowing assessment procedures.

– The paper and this commentary highlight the importance of partnership working in managing dysphagia in children, engaging parents and practitioners and providing empowerment for decision making.