Debbie's Blog
Oral Defensiveness & Aversions
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 2nd Aug 2011
Oral defensiveness falls into two main categories: HYPOsensitivity and HYPERsensitivity:
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• Individuals with hyposensitivities have low oral tone and very little awareness of what's goin
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Strengthening Mouth Muscles
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 7th Jul 2011
My daughter's speech therapist suggested we have my daughter sip thick liquids (i.e. yogurt, chocolate pudding, etc.) through a straw to work on strengthening mouth muscles. I have not been a
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Jaw Grading & Stability
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 16th Jun 2011
Jaw grading is the ability to visually judge how far you need to open your mouth to take a bite out of certain foods and to say certain speech sounds. For example, say "ooooo" versus "aaahh" - can
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Improving a Weak Suck
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 3rd Jun 2011
I am looking for suggestions for our 2-year-old son with epilepsy. He currently functions at a 6 month level. He can eat by mouth (only stage 2 or 3 baby foods), but lacks a suck. He can swallow
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