Debbie's Blog
The Benefits of Embracing the Need to Chew
14th Mar 2017
Does chewing on shirt sleeves/collars sound familiar? Chewing on legos or pencils? Nail biting? When this happens, one’s gut instinct might be to say “Don’t chew on that.”
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15 Made in the USA Autism Chew Toys
1st Nov 2016
Need to chew? You’ve come to the right place! We make lots of chew tool designs in a variety of different shapes, sizes, textures, and hardnesses to best meet a variety of sensory pref
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Does needing to chew mean my child has Autism or sensory processing disorder?
23rd Aug 2016
Question: I'm very new to all of this oral sensory topic. I'm trying to understand it better as my 12 year old daughter shows significant signs for the need to chew and always has (I just th
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10 Tips for Kids Who Need to Chew - An Oral Sensory Diet
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 11th Apr 2016
Have you ever craved crunchy foods? Or chewed gum? Ever chewed on your pen caps while concentrating or bit your fingernails when nervous? We all have oral sensory habits to s
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Why Does My Older Child Chew on Everything?
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 29th Nov 2015
Question: My 9 year old chews on everything... erasers, foam rubber, shirt collars. He has always had an oral fixation since he was a toddler, putting toys in his mouth and
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