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Ask A Therapist: Biting through Chew Tools

My 5-year-old son has Down syndrome and chews on grabbers (purple and green Ps). He chews and bites so hard that he bites through the tubes. Any recommendations? He only eats pureed food, bananas, and Cheerios. He can chew chicken but doesn’t want to. Thanks,Susan It sounds like your son likes the sensory information he […]

October 8, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SET, CHEWING, CHEWING SKILLS, DOWN SYNDROMEFEEDING, GRABBER COMBO, GRABBERS, GREEN GRABBER, PREFEEDING, PURPLE GRABBER, SENSORY INPUT

Ask A Therapist: Bite Block Hierarchy Application

I bought the OPT Program, but am struggling with one part of it. I have a child who can hold the bite block #2 between her teeth on the L and R sides for 15 seconds with isometric pull. She can’t hold both of the bite blocks between her teeth at the same time with isometric pull (Exercise […]

July 23, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCK EXERCISES, BITE BLOCK HIERARCHY, BITE BLOCKS, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SETJAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, OPT BOOK, OPT PROGRAM, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY FOR SPEECH CLARITY AND FEEDINGSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHIES