Down Syndrome

A pillar of OPT (Oral Placement Therapy), the Straw Therapy promotes jaw-lip-tongue dissociation through twelve stages of development. It can be used to teach tongue retraction, grading, controlled tongue movements, and lip rounding, among other oral-motor skills. This activity, like the Horn Hierarchy, is fun for clients and appreciated by speech and feeding therapists for its effectiveness and affordability.

• Convenient kit needed to implement Straw Hierarchy, a pillar of Oral Placement Therapy
• Includes one of each straw in TalkTools’ Straw Hierarchy (colors may vary), one replacement Straw #1, two lip blocks, and TalkTools original instruction booklet
• Not dishwasher safe
• One-hour online course available to learn more on Straw Therapy

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