Debbie's Blog
How to Teach Straw Drinking
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 9th Nov 2011
1. To start, cut a regular straw in half. Not only is a shorter straw easier to handle, but it also takes less strength for a child to suck liquid from a shorter straw.
2. Dip t
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Tongue Lateralization and Protrusion
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 27th Sep 2011
Question: Do you have a tool to increase tongue protrusion and tongue lateralization?
We do! ARK's
Oro-Navigator was specifically created to help individuals "get" the conce
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Oral Defensiveness & Aversions
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 2nd Aug 2011
Oral defensiveness falls into two main categories: HYPOsensitivity and HYPERsensitivity:
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• Individuals with hyposensitivities have low oral tone and very little awareness of what's goin
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Strengthening Mouth Muscles
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 8th Jul 2011
My daughter's speech therapist suggested we have my daughter sip thick liquids (i.e. yogurt, chocolate pudding, etc.) through a straw to work on strengthening mouth muscles. I have not been a
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Jaw Grading & Stability
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 17th Jun 2011
Jaw grading is the ability to visually judge how far you need to open your mouth to take a bite out of certain foods and to say certain speech sounds. For example, say "ooooo" versus "aaahh" - can
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