The Sensory Project Show Reviews ARK Products
Posted by Guest Blogger Rachel and Jessica from The Sensory Project Show on 11th Oct 2019
This guest post is the transcription from a podcast with Rachel and Jessica at The Sensory Project Show.
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Rachel: Welcome back to The Sensory Project Show! So this is episode 63 and we’re talking about ARK Therapeutic today.
Jessica: Woohoo!
Rachel: If you follow us on Instagram, you saw our unboxing of a giant box of products from them that they
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Chewing Harder Foods
Posted by Guest Blogger Lori Nachtigal-Rothschild, MS, CCC-SLP on 30th Jul 2019
This informative guest blog post is courtesy of Lori Nachtigal-Rothschild, MS, CCC-SLP.
Question: What are the most important skills for chewing harder foods? Answer: Tongue-jaw disassociation (separation) and jaw pressure (aka jaw strength) are the 2 most important skills for breaking down harder foods like carrots, celery, and harder meats.
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Developmental Stage
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Introducing Oral Motor Tools
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 7th May 2018
Question: I have some of your products (Z-Vibe, Baby Grabber, Baby Guitar, Bear cup) but my son seems to be having a hard time accepting them. He’s just now finally accepting the bear here and there, but he doesn’t really want to have anything to do with the chew tools or Z-Vibe. I've read in some of your literature that dipping them in sticky foo
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Sucking on Solid Food Instead of Chewing It
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 18th Apr 2018
Question: I am a speech therapist who works mostly with adults but a little in early intervention. I currently have a two-year-old who was fed and is still fed quite a bit through a feeding tube, but who is able to chew and eat solid food now. However, she has a habit with all solid foods of taking one bite and then sucking the rest until she is either able to swallow it or she sp
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