hi njd thanks for your reply.

when he chokes sometimes he just gags and thats ok, but usually he just full on chokes and I mean, unable to get it up, can't make a sound, can't cry, can't cough. I have to pick him and do the back thrusts (don't even know if i do it right, but obviously something is right cause the food dislodges) once it dislodges he cries and seems terrified cause he couldn't bring it up himself.

he has milk arrowroot biscuits, but i hold onto them while he eats and I must admit he is getting better at chewing those when big bits come off, but if i let him hold it he will bite half of it off and then swallow it.

we have rye bread (we don't eat white) and he is good with that usually, it never sticks to the roof of his mouth.

its just the chewing of large bits of food that he bites off that he can't get the hang of and I don't know how to teach him iykwim