Tag: CHEWING SKILLS
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…
Annabelle's Progress
4.6 YEARS: ENJOYING NEW FOODS
March has been an exciting month for Belle! We traveled to the beach to visit family and enjoyed some fun in the sun. She enjoys the plane rides and new…
Annabelle's Progress
4 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: COMMUNICATION GRANTS BELLE THE INDEPENDENCE SHE DESIRES
4 Years 2 Months Belle is doing well despite our crazy busy schedule and lack of consistency with her oral motor exercises. She is not regressing in any way, but I can’t…
Ask A Therapist
Ask A Therapist: Strong Gag Reflex
Tervehdys! I am speech pathologist from Finland, took your class about Feeding Therapy: a sensory-motor approach at Helsinki last May. I am sending you an e-mail, because I met a new…
Annabelle's Progress
9 MONTHS: LEARNING TO CHOMP, CHEW & SWALLOW
As Belle gets to be 9 months old, we are seeing progress in her therapy. She is getting more accustomed to her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) and has even tried…
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Ask a Therapist: Considerations for Altering Diets
Hi Ms. Lori Overland, I am an Occupational Therapist from Chicago. However, I am now working in Australia as an OT. I have always been interested in setting up a…
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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…