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Living with a child with autism means that you get used to making compromises or, just downright giving up on things all together - because for most situations, nothing matters as much as their mental health and their sense of safety and autonomy. However, one of the very few things that can’t be compromised on is oral hygiene, which means regular trips to the dentist and twice daily brushin …

New Year, New Sensory Diet It’s early January, and today was my kids’ first day back at school. As much as I loved the holiday break, I found myself, and my kids, craving routine, though they would never admit it. For the past week or so of break, my 9-year-old had been thumping his sister on the head for no apparent reason, parkouring off the furniture, and begging his dad for nightly …

Question:  Hello, I am writing to get your opinion on the next product to order if my clients can chew through the toughest grade of chews.  I appreciate your time and help and look forward to your feedback.  It sounds like you're on the right track in getting the toughest (XXT - "Xtra Xtra Tough") level.  Although no chew tool is indestructible, XXT is pretty t …

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.”   And that’s true - we don’t want kids putting random objects in their mouths.  BUT, chewing (when redirected to  something safe to chew on) can actually …