General Bite Tubes 101: How TalkTools Bite Tube Supports Jaw Stability, Safer Chewing, and Speech Clarity Bite Tubes 101: TalkTools Bite Tubes for Jaw Stability Home › General › Bite Tubes 101 General Bite Tubes 101: How TalkTools Bite Tubes Support Jaw Stability, Safer Chewing, and… October 14, 2025 General Ask A Therapist Ask a Therapist: Differentiating Between Bite Blocks and Bite Tube Answer: The difference between bite blocks and bite tubes is that bite blocks target isometric jaw stability at set jaw positions (often 2–7), while bite tubes target dynamic jaw grading… March 13, 2024 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: When to Start Tongue Retraction Exercises I have attended two of Sara‘s workshops. I have a 7-11 year old student with a frontal lisp who still sucks his thumb at night and sometimes during the day. His… May 23, 2018 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Down Syndrome & Feeding Hello, my daughter is almost 2 years old and has Down Syndrome. We had the opportunity to meet Lori Overland when my daughter was about 9 months old. I feel… May 23, 2018 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Help with Breathing Issues I need your advice for a client with Treacher Collins Syndrome. The child has had his left lip and palate repaired, his face & skull are severely deformed. We have… May 23, 2018 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress 4.8 YEARS: WORKING ON TONGUE PLACEMENT Here is Belle working on her spoon slurp exercises: And here working on proper tongue placement for sounds /t, d, n, l/ with the help of bite blocks. Belle had a… June 9, 2017 Annabelle's Progress TalkTools News ASHA CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! COME SEE US AT BOOTH 423, SESSIONS 1205 & 1689 ;) Who’s excited for the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention next week? The convention is happening November 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. We are ready to blow your mind both at… November 10, 2016 TalkTools News From the Experts A Modern Look at Van Riper’s Phonetic Placement Approach by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2016 annual ASHA Connect Convention, Poster Session #PS02. Download the poster here ABSTRACT Presentation explores 1) traditional versus phonological therapy,… July 11, 2016 From the Experts Elizabeth's Journey A Mother Learns Many Lessons Elizabeth is one of those children, lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, who has a summer birthday. These children get to wake up and automatically be off… May 18, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Ask A Therapist 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… February 25, 2015 Ask A Therapist