Swing-a-sling eating aid
This eating aid lets a child
with very little strength
in her arm feed herself.
However, it must pivot
smoothly but firmly at
3 points. It will take a
skillful and imaginative
craftsperson to make it.
FEEDING 331
The spoon holder
can also be
adapted to hold
a pen, brush,
and other things.
Arm rocker—for a child whose arm is too weak to lift
Carve it out of wood—or
glue together layers of
Styrofoam (stiff foam
plastic) or cardboard.
Or make it
from the
bottom of an
old plastic
(or metal)
bucket.
Heat the plastic along
the lines with a hot
strip of metal.
Straps may
or may not
be needed.
And bend it
like this.
A boy with muscular dystrophy, whose arm is too weak to lift it to his mouth, eats with
the aid of an arm rocker. This arm rocker, cut out of Styrofoam, took about 5 minutes to
make.
disabled village children