This poster was peer reviewed and accepted at the 2014 European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress in Brussels, Belgium. Author: Karin van der Walt, Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). “Effects of TalkTools Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw on Feeding in Children with Feeding and/or Swallowing Disorders”
Ask A Therapist: Teeth Grinding
My child has no problems with eating or drinking, but grinds his teeth until I want to grind mine! His dentist says it’s common in kids with Down syndrome. I saw your teeth grinding items and wondered if they might help? He is 5 years old, does not speak much – he imitates sounds, growls […]
Ask A Therapist: Teeth Grinding
My child has no problems with eating or drinking, but grinds his teeth until I want to grind mine! His dentist says it’s common in kids with Down syndrome. I saw your teeth grinding items and wondered if they might help? He is 5 years old, does not speak much – he imitates sounds, growls […]
Ask A Therapist: Jaw Instability and Parent “Homework”?
Hi TalkTools, I recently completed the self-study course “A Three Part Plan for Oral Placement Therapy.” Really enjoyed the course and hoping to use the knowledge with patients. I have 2 questions to start: 1) I see that the jaw assessment is done with bite blocks and then the bite blocks are used for therapy as […]