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Question: Do you have any specific tips for doing oral motor exercises with a child who is blind or visually impaired? Almost all of the exercises we talk about (both in the  Z-Vibe book and on our blog) are tactile-based.  They focus on touch, not sight.  So you should be able to do almost all of the exercises.  Before each exercise, we always recommend d …

Back in 2000, we originally conceived the  Z-Vibe as a speech therapy tool - a device that would provide sensory input to the mouth via vibration and tactile cues.  Since then, the Z-Vibe has become more versatile than we ever imagined 18 years ago.  We use it for everything from normalizing oral sensitivities to feeding therapy to writing skills and much more. …

Question:  I have a daughter (24 months old) who has low tone in her face, open mouth posture, and drools all the time.  We are wanting to find a feeding therapist soon but also want to get started on our own at home in the meantime. I read your articles about drooling but am not sure which tools would be most appropriate for her.  Should we start out with the soft Y-chew …

Question:  I am looking for chews to help my almost 10 year old son stop chewing up and swallowing erasers (both large pink pearl type erasers and erasers on pencils).  I did get him a Brick Stick necklace already, but now I'm not sure if was the right one.  I know they come in different 'toughness levels'.  I figured that standard would be too soft since he's chewing …