SPEECH THERAPY FOR DOWN SYNDROME

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Ask A Therapist: 7 year old with Down Syndrome who can’t drink

My son who has Down Syndrome will be seven next month and still can’t drink. Ben had a high palate and was breastfed. He really latched with his tongue. He only drinks from a hard spo...

Ask A Therapist: Tongue Retraction

Hi, I’m beginning to work with a 7 year old boy with Down Syndrome and Apraxia. For the straws, he protrudes his tongue under the straw. He also does this with the Honey Bear. His Mom ...

Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking

Hello TalkTools, I feel so defeated. My son is 2 years old and I can’t get him to master straw drinking. He is an otherwise high-functioning, very successful child. He is starting to w...

Ask A Therapist: Using Vibration for Low Muscle Tone

Hi TalkTools, I have a question about using vibration (as with the DnZ-Vibe or Vibrator & Toothettes). I understand that vibration can be used to “wake up” the sensory syste...