Debbie's Blog
When Kids Think Feeding Utensils Are Food
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 14th Apr 2017
Question: I work with a child who has Down Syndrome. She is 16 months old. She presents with open mouth posture and tongue thrusting not during feeding. Mom purchased a Z-vibe and I saw your art
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Feeding Problems - When It's Psychological
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 28th Mar 2017
Question: I've read your Food Refusal article, that feeding problems are usually related to oral motor or sensory problems. But can it be psychological? I’ve searched the int
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Tongue Tip Elevation Exercises
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 26th Jun 2016
Tongue tip elevation is the ability to lift the tip of one's tongue up to the alveolar ridge (the spot just behind the upper front teeth). As a shorthand, we often call this location "on spot
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Lip Closure & Rounding Exercises
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 30th May 2016
Lip closure (also known as lip seal) is the ability to close one's lips around a spoon, straw, cup, etc. It's also important in order to say certain speech sounds, such as /p/b/m/, and i
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Isolating Back of Tongue Elevation for K, G, and Y
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 18th May 2016
For the K, G, and Y sounds, the back of the tongue elevates to the palate. One of my favorite "tricks" to assist back of tongue elevation is to use the
Z-Vibe with the Hard Spoon Tip.
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