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G-Tube Advice(Post)
Question: I am a mother to a baby who is 6.5 months old, corrected age. He was born at 29 weeks gestational age. Because of being on a high level of O2 support for a long period ...
Can't Eat by Mouth, but Still Want/Need to Chew?(Post)Question: I’m a therapist searching for a product for an older woman with intellectual disabilities. She loves food and drink, but it’s not an option to drink and eat all day.
What to Do When Kids Are Afraid of Cups/Straws(Post)Question: I have a 2 and a half year old boy. He stopped eating and drinking just before he turned 2. He has an NG tube through his nose for 6 months so far. He started eating solid foods wi ...
10 Most Common Things People Chew On & What to Use Instead(Post)At ARK, we love answering your recommendation questions across our social media, customer service email and phone, and in person for those who have visited us at our HQ in South Carolina! Over a quar ...
Chewing on Straws(Post)Question: I have a student who chews on straws. What items would be the best for him? Hello! We have what we call ‘polytubing straws’ - it's medical grade tubing that comes in 3 fo ...
Feeding Issues from Reflux(Post)Question: I’m seeking help for our son. The short story is that my son was born at 25 weeks and was in the nicu for 3.5 months and has overcome many things. When he left the nicu ...
14 Discreet Chew Toys for Teens and Adults(Post)Are you looking for safe, discreet outlets to chew on? Then you’ve come to the right place! ARK has been making chewies for over 20 years with a wide range of c ...
Training the Oral Musculature with Lip Bloks(Post)Question: Hi! I have a 2 year old patient (12-14 month old skill level) who has significant tongue protrusion when attempting to drink out of a cup - this is not noted during any other ...
Chewelry for Girls(Post)All of our chews are used by both boys and girls, kids and adults. They come in a variety of shapes and colors for lots of different interests. But for anyone looking for "girl ...
What Is Chewelry?(Post)Chewelry is jewelry that's chewable (chew + jewelry = “chewelry”). If you crave chewing on non-food items for any reason, chewable necklaces and bracelets are a way to saf ...
10 Oral Motor Staples for Feeding Therapy(Post)As a feeding therapist, there are a lot of different tools in my therapy bag. These are my favorites: . PROBE The Probe is a simple but versatile tool for both feed ...
What is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?(Post)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 a quick def ...