Debbie's Blog
Aubrey's Oral Motor Journey
Posted by Guest Blogger Elizabeth from This Little Home of Mine on 17th Feb 2020
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 p
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5 Ways to Easily Assess Tongue-Ties Using ONE Simple Tool
Posted by Guest Blogger Susannah Silvia, MCD, CCC-SLP on 21st Aug 2019
This helpful guest blog post is courtesy of Susannah Silvia, MCD, CCC-SLP.
The term tongue-tie has been thrown around a lot lately in homes and in therapy clinics. With all the dif
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26 Uses for the Z-Vibe from A to Z
3rd Jun 2018
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
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How to Practice Vowels & Jaw Heights
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 29th May 2018
Question: Can the bite blocks on the back of the animal tips be used to practice vowels? I usually use the bite blocks on the back of the
Animal Tips as a jaw grading exercise fo
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Which Products Are Recommended for Apraxia?
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 21st May 2018
Question: My son hasn’t officially been diagnosed yet, but his doctor thinks he has Apraxia. I'm not really getting a lot of guidance on tools to help my son so I'm trying to do some re
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