Straw #7 is the second to the last one in the TalkTools straw hierarchy kit. Matthew used this straw for 3 months, from April through June. ...

It's hard to tell if straw #6 is shorter than straw #5. Because of its coils, straw #6 doesn't stick out of the cup as far as straw ...

Straw #5 was the same diameter as straw #4. However, straw #5 was a little longer than the previous straw and used without a lip block. T...

"Use your lips, not your tongue." That was what I'd say when we started with Straw #4 in the beginning of June. I doubt many p...

Ever since starting straw therapy with Matthew, I've been trying to offer drinks using his therapy straw only so he gets as much practic...

We used straw #2 of the TalkTools Straw Hierarchy kit from the beginning of March to mid-April this year. Straw #2 is a curvy purple straw. ...

Straw #1 It's a blue straw with a duck that serves as a built-in lip block - to prevent too much of the straw to be in the mouth. Befor...

Tongue protrusion and low muscle tone (also known as hypotonia) are common among individuals with Down syndrome. Is it because of an enlarge...

The TalkTools horns kit is used by some speech therapists to help improve oral-motor tone and target skills such as lip rounding, lip closu...