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Oral Habits: Why They Exist and How to Eliminate Them

Oral Habits: Why They Exist and How to Eliminate Them Home › General › Oral Habits: Why They Exist and How to Eliminate Them General Oral Habits: Why They Exist and How to Eliminate Them Thumb sucking, jaw clenching, teeth grinding, and prolonged pacifier use are among the most common challenges for families and clinicians. […]

November 2, 2025 jayne General Comments (0) Details
Tags: FEEDING THERAPY, JAW STABILITY, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, oral sensory stimulation, pacifier weaning, SLP strategies, SPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS, THUMB SUCKING, TMJ

Ask a Therapist: Dopamine Feedback Loop

The question Do you know where I can find more information on the dopamine feedback loop when the alveolar ridge is stimulated? I know this was discussed when I learned about tongue restrictions and oral habits, but I’d love more information. Do you know where I can find more information on the dopamine feedback loop […]

January 23, 2024 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: alveolar ridge, Dopamine, Dopamine Feedback Loop, MYOTools 102, ORAL HABITS, OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, Research references, TALKTOOLS TRAINING, Tethered oral tissues, Tongue restrictions, TOTS

Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy

Dashiell: Down Syndrome Self-Advocacy & TalkTools Home › Blog › Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy Success Story Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy Dashiell’s parents share how nearly a decade of TalkTools OPT — beginning at 5 months old — helped their son with Down syndrome become so intelligible he emceed an event for […]

November 4, 2014 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: BITE BLOCKS, BUTTON PULL, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME CLASS, DOWN SYNDROME COURSE, FEEDING THERAPY, JAW EXERCISERLORI OVERLAND, MUSCLE TONE, OPT, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH THERAPYSTRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW PROGRAM, STRAW THERAPY, SUCCESS STORIES, TONGUE DEPRESSOR

Ask A Therapist: A Therapeutic Alternative to Mouthing Habits

Hi Sara,   It has been awhile since we have seen you in Richmond! James is doing well. His speech seems pretty normal to us at this point (maybe some subtle things remaining). I was emailing with a related question, and hoping that you can point us in the right direction.   James has had some issues […]

September 24, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, GUM CHEWING, GUM CHEWING PROGRAMMOUTHING HABITS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION

Ask A Therapist: Bite Tube Hierarchy for TMJ Stimulation

Dear TalkTools, My son, David, is 4 years old and has Down syndrome. He has, in the last year, started chewing on his tongue. I have tried giving him the P & Q to chew on and also the Gator Jiggler. The Gator works for a time and the P’s and Q’s do not seem […]

August 27, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LOW MUSCLE TONE, LOW TONEMUSCLE WEAKNESS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, TALK TOOLSTALKTOOLS, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION