Drooling - Getting to the Root of the Problem
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 23rd Aug 2015
Question: I was looking at some of the tools and videos on your site. I have a 9 year old daughter with low tone in her face and some periodic drooling. I have taken her to various speech therapists in the area for help with this issue and most say to remind her to swallow. Now she is 9 and still has this issue - reminding her does not seem to help. The dentist sai
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Does the Grabber Work on Different Skills than the Y-Chew?
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 5th Aug 2015
Skill-wise, what would a child gain from using a Baby Grabber vs. a Grabber vs. a Y-Chew? In other words, does the Baby Grabber work on different skills than the Grabber? Does the Grabber work on different skills than the Y-Chew?
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Great question. The Baby Grabber is for mouthing and oral exploration for babies/toddlers up to about the age of 3 years old. &
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Assisting Lip Closure
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 22nd Jul 2015
Just like its namesake, lip closure (also known as lip seal) is the ability to close one's lips. It's important for several different speech/feeding/oral motor skills:
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• Being able to close one's lips around a straw, spoon, a piece of food, etc.
• Being able to pronounce the speech sounds /p/, /b/, and /m/
• Being able to chew food with one's
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Practicing a Rhythmic Chewing Pattern
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 11th May 2015
Rhythmic chewing is one component of a mature chewing pattern. There's a tempo to the way we chew - it's not sporadic; we don't chew fast then slow then fast again. We chew to a silent yet steady beat in order to properly break down food.
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In the video below, however, this young man has a very sporadic chewing pattern. In fact, he'll
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