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Debbie's Blog

How to Practice Vowels & Jaw Heights

Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 29th May 2018

Question:  Can the bite blocks on the back of the animal tips be used to practice vowels? I usually use the bite blocks on the back of the Animal Tips as a jaw grading exercise fo … read more

Which Products Are Recommended for Apraxia?

Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 21st May 2018

Question:  My son hasn’t officially been diagnosed yet, but his doctor thinks he has Apraxia.  I'm not really getting a lot of guidance on tools to help my son so I'm trying to do some re … read more

Using the Grabber to Assist Pointing / Joint Attention

Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 28th Jun 2017

Back when my daughter was about 8 or 9 months old, I remember carrying her out to the car one day, and on the way she pointed up to an airplane in the sky. I immediately reinforced this by saying som … read more

Frequency of Speech Therapy Sessions

Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 31st Mar 2017

Question:  Do all children with speech problems have to attend regular speech therapy? Not necessarily.  Sometimes you can place mild cases on consultation to monitor their development … read more

Tongue Thrust Therapy

Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 12th Jul 2016

Question:  I am an SLP seeing a 8 year old student with a tongue thrust.  What products would be the best for addressing the tongue thrust?  How long does it usually take for th … read more