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 going on inside their mouths. This "oral numbness" so to speak can cause significant speech and feeding delays. For example, the ability to create a food bolus is a critical oral motor skill n
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How do you assemble the Z-Vibe and Z-Grabber?
23rd Jun 2011
There are three internal components for the
Z-Vibe and Z-Grabber - a heavy spring, a Vibe Battery, and a motor/spring assembly.
To assemble:
1. Put the motor into the handle first (spring end last)
2. Then the battery (as shown in the image below)
3. Then the heavy spring
4. And finally the Switch Tip (the tip that matches the ha
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