Ask A Therapist: Jaw Stability Protocol for Severe Underbite
Hi Therapists, What do I do for a 19 year old student with a severe underbite (a gap of ½ inch between top and bottom teeth) when trying to use…
Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction
I need advice please! I am seeing a 5 year old child with severe childhood apraxia of speech together with dysarthria (specifically weakness of tongue and lips). So far his…
STEPPING OUT OF THE OASIS AND BACK INTO LIFE
It is funny or maybe not funny, but ironic that with a special needs child all the things you have in place and are working one minute can become things…
16 MONTHS: SELF-FEEDING AND GETTING CHATTY
Earlier this month Annabelle was spitting out almost all of her food. It was extremely frustrating, to say the least. We knew that she needed all the calories that she…
SOME GREAT BLOG POSTS ON PEDIATRIC FEEDING
Follow the link below to read 5 of 2014’s best blog posts on feeding. Topics range from “stepping away from the Sippy Cup” to the “Medical Side of Pediatric Feeding.”…
15 MONTHS: ANNABELLE’S CHRISTMAS UPDATE!
Annabelle has seen incredible improvement over the past couple of months. Since her last update, Annabelle is continuing to eat table foods and drink from her Straw Cup using the…
14 MONTHS: VIDEO UPDATES!
Watch the following videos to see Annabelle’s exceptional progress in her therapy! Working on Straw #2: Eating table food: Working on oral motor exercises: -Lanie Beetsma Annabelle has Down Syndrome…
ELIZABETH FINDS THE RIGHT FIT FOR HER
Something so unique about having a special needs child is that when most typical children are headed in one direction, you find yourself wondering if you should follow their lead,…
THE BEST GIFT FROM ELIZABETH
As our journey continued, I was able to revisit the “to do” category of a preschool for Elizabeth. We initially had tried a preschool in our area that had half…
Ask A Therapist: TMJ Sensory Feedback for Calming
Hey Sara, Recently you had a parent open question meeting in Corpus Christi, TX. I was there with my 8 month old baby. You were talking to a woman who’s…