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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 ...
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 ...
Easy Oral Motor Exercises to Try - Today!(Post)Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. These skills include: awareness, strength, coordination, movement, and endurance of the lips, ch ...
Oral Sensitivities and Low Tone in Children with Down Syndrome(Post)Question: I have a 12 day old infant with diagnosed Down Syndrome. She has moderate tongue protrusion. A friend suggested your products. I was wondering which ones you recommend and any s ...
DIY "Birthday Cake" Fine Motor Activity(Post)The best therapy exercises are the ones where the child doesn't know it's an exercise, which is why every pediatric speech and occupational therapist's "bag of tricks" is mostly full of toys ...
Food Aversions & Spoon Feeding Issues(Post)Question: Hi, I have a toddler who is almost 2 years old, have sensory processing disorder. He also has feeding aversion. and super sensitive to texture & taste. Some goal ...
Oral Motor Staples for Babies Who Have Down Syndrome(Post)Question: Hello! About 1 week ago my husband and I got a confirmed diagnosis of Down syndrome for our upcoming baby girl. I want to help my little flower as much as possible an ...
Chewing Harder Foods(Post)This informative guest blog post is courtesy of Lori Nachtigal-Rothschild, MS, CCC-SLP. Question: What are the most important skills for chewing harder foods? Answer: Ton ...
Thumb Sucking Side Effects + Strategies to Help(Post)Question: I have a client (5-years) who sucks her thumb. She has a lisp and produces most of her consonants while protruding her tongue. I perfectly understand that unless we resolv ...
Thumb / Finger Sucking Alternatives(Post)Question: My sensory child is more of a sucker than chewer. She usually sucks on her thumb and fingers, but I am wanting to get her some other options for school and tr ...
Sensory Diets for Adults: The Importance of Regulation for All Ages(Post)Why We Think Sensory = Kids When you hear the term “sensory diet” or even just “sensory,” most people think of kids. And it’s true. Kids often need more direct sensory s ...
Feeding Therapy Advice for Happy Eating(Post)We asked several feeding therapists: If there was one piece of advice that you'd like to share with families who are in pediatric feeding therapy, what would it be? Below are their t ...
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