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    Remixing Therapy: Why Changing Routines Can Be Helpful(Post)

    You know that patient who can do everything in therapy, but doesn’t generalize the skill at home? They request, imitate, take bites, tolerate new experiences and show you new skills, but then l ...

    Meeting Our Kids Where They Are, Anxiety Included(Post)

    This wonderful guest post comes to us from Shae Lynn Watt.  What do you do when the reality of your kids conflicts with your imagined version? We all know it’s important to meet our ...

    Z-Vibe® Benefits, Background, & FAQs(Post)

    Why Does the Z-Vibe Work? Most of us are either visual or auditory learners. But when these two senses are not enough, you may need to physically direct the articulators for certain speech and feedin ...

    26 Uses for the Z-Vibe from A to Z(Post)

    A little ARK Trivia: How did we come up with the name for the  Z-Vibe?  Is it: A.  Because Debbie’s maiden name starts with Z B.  Because the Z-Vibe does everything fro ...

    How to Help Kids Stay Regulated through the Holidays(Post)

    The holidays are often filled with excitement, tradition, and togetherness, but they can also feel overwhelming for kids. Extra noise, changes in routine, new places, and busy schedules can make it h ...

    Why Chewing Matters: How Chew Tools Support Sensory Needs(Post)

    Chew tools may seem simple at first glance, but they pack a long list of benefits. For many people, they’re a simple way to self-regulate, focus, and cope with everyday stress and anxiety. For ...

    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 Tools for a Calmer Classroom(Post)

    Do bite mark indentations on every pencil sound familiar? Fingernails that are bitten down and potentially bleeding? Sleeves or shirt collars with holes in them? This is very common! Why? There could ...

    The Benefits of Embracing the Need to Chew(Post)

    Does chewing on shirt sleeves/collars sound familiar?   Chewing on legos or pencils?  Nail biting?  When this happens, one’s gut instinct might be to say “Don’t ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    An Overview of the Z-Vibe Tips(Post)

    ARK's Z-Vibe and Z-Grabber offer a vast range of possibilities for tactile learning and oral sensory motor stimulation.  Lots of different optional tip attachments are available for these tools ...