Debbie's Blog
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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Using the Grabber to Assist Pointing / Joint Attention
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 27th Jun 2017
Back when my daughter was about 8 or 9 months old, I remember carrying her out to the car one day, and on the way she pointed up to an airplane in the sky. I immediately reinforced this by saying som
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Frequency of Speech Therapy Sessions
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 31st Mar 2017
Question: Do all children with speech problems have to attend regular speech therapy?
Not necessarily. Sometimes you can place mild cases on consultation to monitor their development
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Tongue Thrust Therapy
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 12th Jul 2016
Question: I am an SLP seeing a 8 year old student with a tongue thrust. What products would be the best for addressing the tongue thrust? How long does it usually take for th
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