Client Testimonial
"My child uses the Grabber® and Grabber XT® in Speech Therapy. She is now beginning to bite and chew.
Thank you for designing such wonderful oral motor tools."
Sincerely,
Jean
Customer Testimonials
I find it refreshing to do business with an American company and support you! Delightful to call and get a person, who speaks English, answers the phone and provides actual customer service and support.
Terrie B.
I am so excited! I placed an order last week with Ark Therapeutic and we already received the package. The students are loving the dnz vibes and the y chew tools. Also thank you so much for the free gifts of the cat and mouse tips and the two carrying cases! Working with your company has been so easy, quick and convenient and the customer service very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be ordering from Ark again! Thank you!!
Monica
I want to thank you for the scented grabbers! They work so well for my son and he has really decreased his pica now that he has a better outlet for his chewing! No other chew tool worked and I think the scent and texture really made the difference. Thank you so much! Also, we finally used the whistle straws. Zach doesn't like to drink. At 3 years old we still have to hydrate him with an oral syringe when he gets sick or when it is hot out. He really likes the color changing straw and I was able to get him to drink 4 ounces of water with no protest. He likes the "magic". It's also the first and only thing he's been able to make whistle as he usually doesn't make the right shape with his mouth to blow. I was wicked impressed and he was so thrilled with himself for making the noise! These are a big hit at our house. We'll be placing another order after the holidays and I am sending an email to his speech teacher about these straws. (I already sent one to his OT about the grabbers.) Anyway thank you for the awesome products and great customer service!
Ashley
Hi Debbie,
Good to hear from you, thanks...Kudos on your website changes - I know that's a job unto itself! Sure you can use this for testimonial, or I can write one specifically (if there's a point you'd like me to share, just let me know - no problem, that's easy - for you and your company! You are a company with heart. It's so easy referring clients to you because: you, the owners, are hands-on developing your tools made in the USA, you truly care about people/clients/families, your pricing is not excessive and you are generous to help those in need...it is my pleasure to write a testimonial for you and your products, which are high quality, durable and very effective in supporting the oral motor/feeding/speech therapy I do with children. Thank you Debbie and John - for doing what you do. Also, the (new?) video segment on your website explaining and showing the Ark process, is amazing! How wonderful to show this--So impressed with your products and how you skillfully, thoughtfully produce them, without latex (and ETC.!!!) in the USA...KUDOS and thank you!
With best regards and prayers!!
Lauren
Dear Debbie,
In searching the web for tools for my son to use in conjunction with speech therapy for oral motor weakness and reverse swallow, your oral motor products seemed to meet all of my criteria. I not only wanted a tool that his speech therapist recommended but also something that was natural, non-toxic and could withstand a 2 year old mouth full of teeth! It was astonishing to see the differences in the way my 2 year old twins used the XT Grabbers. My son immediately began chewing on it with his back molars while my daughter sucked on it and lost interest fairly quickly. She does not have any oral motor or articulation issues as my son does. It was obvious that he was craving that input from the Grabber by the way he happily chewed on it while sitting in his high chair. We've just begun using the tools at home, but I already know the value of incorporating them into therapy and daily activities because I worked in the field of pediatric rehab for seven years and saw what a difference these products made with other children. Thank you for your compassion and dedication to this field and for offering these great products so concerned parents like me have safe, non-toxic, non-food-based tools to use with our children!
Melinda
Atlanta, GA
Hey John and Debbie!
Did I tell you that you guys are great?! Well, I'm having wonderful results with the therapy tools I've used so far. My little gagging boy is accepting the Z-vibe Fine Tip without a fuss...this is a little boy who sometimes gags when you touch his cheek or try to get him to smell something. He calls it "the tickles" or "the wiggles." I'm trying the Beckman spoon with and Z-vibe spoon tips with him next time. Z-vibe in general is awesome with all the different tips...I also use it to make a dum-dum lollypop vibrate...maybe you could make a tip that you insert a sucker stick into...something that could tighten and hold it kind of like those things you retrieve a golf ball with...just an idea...then you could make special sugar-free suckers that came in different shapes...who knows. He's not so sure about the grabber yet, but he did nibble it with his front teeth a little before he gagged last time. I have another little one that is liking the grabber. He only wants things on the right side of his mouth...he doesn't have much awareness of the other side...he allows stimulation on the outside of the left but he rejects attempts to wake up the left inside of his mouth...I'm going slowly and being patient. I don't have an XT level biter yet...I know I will.
Thanks so much!
Elizabeth
John,
Thanks soooooo much for my package!!! I am really excited to try the bite-n-chews and I LOVE the double z-vibe!!! (and my new motor, of course....)
You are the best!!!
Jennifer
Hi John,
Thank you for explaining the spare motor assembly. That was thoughtful to be sure that I'm not without a working Z-Vibe! We become so reliant on our favorite products! You absolutely may use my email as a testimonial. I'm glad I can help!
Thanks again,
Deborah
Dear John and Debbie,
I was so happy to have the opportunity to speak with Debbie today. I am such an enthusiastic advocate of your Z Vibe product. As I mentioned to Debbie, for many years I had conceptualized a similar device. Four years ago, I worked with the Dept of Bioengineering at University of Pennsylvania (my undergrad univ) for one year on the concept of such a product. My hats off to you for your successful accomplishment. What I love best of all, is the silence of the vibrator. Today, as I told Debbie, I had a mom whose 11 mo premie (corrected age 8 mos.) has had a life long battle with poor oral motor skills and GI issues. I did her eval one week ago and today was her first session. I tried the Z vibe with her and the mom almost broke down and cried. This implement made it possible (using it like a spoon) to give her the largest feeding she has ever not only eaten but of greater note... the baby ENJOYED EVERY SPOONFUL !!! She did not gag at any point and smiled through the meal for the very first time. This is thanks to your wonderful device that made it possible for me to guide mom as to the proper ways to help her oral motor skills emerge. I think that I was as ecstatic as the mom about this outcome . I "surrendered" my ONE AND ONLY z-vibe base because I couldn't stand the thought of this child's father not getting to see for himself the potential that lies ahead. .... Of course, I don't know what I'll do on Monday but maybe you can overnight mail me a shipment via US MAIL tomorrow... I just couldn't break this mom's heart without letting her take it home and having another HAPPY MEAL. She waited a lot of months to see her daughter enjoy a meal. Thanks so much to Debbie for spending part of her dinner hour prep time with me. Cudos to both of you for this sensational and oh so needed product.
Lori
Just wanted to thank-you for the quick delivery of the z-vibe. I love it. The babies I am using it with seem to like it to. I showed it to a colleague gave her your website, she wanted to order the z-vibe as well.
Kathleen
John,
Just wanted to let you know that we loved the two probes that you sent for Chelsea....Thank you.....and they are working GREAT!!! Her OT worked with her this morning on oral motor skills and was surprised at how much progress Chelsea has made with chewing on the two probes, one on each side, at the same time!!! We finally think we have found the product that is going to help Chelsea increase her jsaw stability!!! I can't not Thank you enough. Her speech evaluation had her at age appropriate and above for her language and cognition....now it is the articulation we need to work on!! Again thank you so much for your help.
Warm regards,
Diane
John,
I've had wonderful success using the Z-Vibe with a client of mine who has facial paresis secondary to a DX of Neurofibromatosis Type II. Thanks again for the wonderful and affordable products :)
Sincerely,
Melissa
I have a 5 year old autistic child with developmental delays and is fed by g-tube. Yesterday in therapy, they used one of your vibratory spoons and he actually picked it up and used it to feed himself with. I was totally amazed and I am sincerely hoping that I can get the same results at home. He has a lot of sensory issues and eats very little by mouth and i am hoping your products work wonders for me at home. I thought they were great in therapy. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sharon
My child uses the Grabber and Grabber XT in Speech Therapy. She is now beginning to bite and chew.
Thank you for designing such wonderful oral motor tools.
Sincerely,
Jean
ARK Therapeutic Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of speech therapy products, oral motor tools, and other healthcare products. All products manufactured by ARK are made from medical grade resins that contain no lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, or latex. ARK Therapeutic is registered with the FDA and its products, where applicable, are registered with the FDA.
