Debbie's Blog
What is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?
24th May 2022
Below is the video and transcript from a live webinar we hosted featuring Speech Language Pathologist and Orofacial Myologist Anna Housman.
In this webinar, Anna will be providing
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Teaching Kids the Concept of Sucking (Not Blowing) through a Straw to Drink
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 26th May 2017
Question: Good afternoon! I'm a speech therapist working on straw drinking with a child who has Autism. We've done the first 3 steps of your How to Teach Straw Drinking blog post,
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Oral Motor Straw Workout
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 8th Apr 2017
Below are directions for a Straw / Lip Blok program I've used with many of my kids over the years. I usually do this in conjunction with
tongue thrust therapy when their swallowing pattern need
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Babies Biting on Straws
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 18th Sep 2016
Question: Hello! I have a 19-month old son that is currently doing occupational therapy through our state’s early childhood intervention program. We have been trying to teach him
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Tongue Thrust Therapy
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 12th Jul 2016
Question: I am an SLP seeing a 8 year old student with a tongue thrust. What products would be the best for addressing the tongue thrust? How long does it usually take for th
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