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Navigating Sensory Sensitivities at the Dentist(Post)
Living with a child with autism means that you get used to making compromises or, just downright giving up on things all together - because for most situations, nothing matters as much as their menta ...
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 ...
When Kids Think Feeding Utensils Are Food(Post)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 ...
Consecutive Bites of Food(Post)Question: I am working with a 2-year-old with CP. I cannot get him to take consecutive bites of food. He takes one bite and lets it sit in his mouth until it dissolves, then swal ...
Feeding Problems - When It's Psychological(Post)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 searche ...
Writing with Vibration to Wake Up the Hand Muscles(Post)This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT. As a pediatric Occupational Therapist I am always looking to add items to my & ...
Isolating Back of Tongue Elevation for K, G, and Y(Post)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. .
Introducing Oral Motor Tools(Post)Question: I have some of your products (Z-Vibe, Baby Grabber, Baby Guitar, Bear cup) but my son seems to be having a hard time accepting them. He’s just now fin ...
Aubrey's Oral Motor Journey(Post)This wonderful guest blog comes to us from Elizabeth at This Little Home of Mine. When our oldest daughter was almost five months old, we received confirmation that Down Syndrome would be part ...
Practicing a Rhythmic Chewing Pattern(Post)Rhythmic chewing is one component of a mature chewing pattern. There's a tempo to the way we chew - it's not sporadic; we don't chew fast then slow then fast again. &n ...
An Oral Motor Workout for the New Year: 10 Easy Exercises(Post)Let’s kick off the New Year with new workout goals for the kids! Oral Motor Edition! Oral motor strength and coordination is essential for supporting safe mealtimes, nutritional intake, and ind ...
Food Pocketing in the Lips, Cheeks, and/or Gums(Post)Question: My four year old daughter pockets food in her lower gums. Foods like pizza, chicken, egg whites, etc. (that do not melt like crackers or cookies). She will simply let i ...