ARK'S ORAL PROMINI AND MOTOR PROBE™ for oral motor treatment and sensory development (ADHD, ADD, AUTISM, Sensory needs)
Comes in 2 sizes:
1) ARK Oral Motor proMini (For smaller mouth, under 3 years old)
2) Ark Oral Motor Probe (For children over 3 years old)
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Ark Oral Motor proMini (For smaller mouth):
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DESCRIPTION:
Designed for those smaller mouths, ARK's Oral Motor proMini™ is a smaller version of our favorite Probe. It has a rectangular tip that is bumpy on one side, striated on the other, and smooth along the edges. These textured surfaces provide tactile input, awareness, and sensation.
Use as an oral massage brush to stimulate the gums, palate, lips, cheek, and tongue by tapping, stroking, and applying gentle pressure. For individuals with oral sensitivities or aversions, start with the smooth sides, as they provide the least input. Then progress to the striated side, and eventually the bumpy side.
You can also dip the proMini in foods for use as a "dipper spoon" in feeding therapy. This is an excellent tactic for beginning spoon-users and to introduce texture to puréed foods.
ARK's proMini was specifically designed with safety in mind. The handle is made out of a hard, medical grade plastic.
Then the same soft, medical grade material as the Grabber® is molded through and around a loop at the end of the handle so that the tip will NOT fall off.
At less than 5 inches in length, they’re super lightweight, compact, and portable. Ideal for oral motor exercises, gum massage, and sensory stimulation whether you’re at home, in therapy, or anywhere in between.
Details:
⦿ Sold individually in a sealed packaging
⦿ Recommended for children up to 2.5 years under the guidance of a therapist.
⦿ Dishwasher-safe
⦿ The proMIni does not vibrate
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Ark Oral Motor Probe (For children 3 years and above):
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DESCRIPTION:
This is a versatile go-to tool for oral motor treatment, feeding therapy, and sensory development.
An excellent tool for oral motor treatment and sensory development.
It has a rectangular tip that is bumpy on one side, striated on the other, and smooth along the edges. These textured surfaces provide tactile input, awareness, and sensation.
At less than 5 inches in length, they’re super lightweight, compact, and portable.
⦿ Dishwasher-safe
⦿ The Probe does not vibrate
⦿ A versatile go-to tool for oral motor treatment, feeding therapy, and sensory development
⦿ Super lightweight, compact, and portable
⦿ Length: 12cm
⦿ Width/Diameter: 1.2cm
Suggested Uses:
• For individuals with oral sensitivities or aversions, start with the smooth sides, as they provide the least input. Then progress to the striated side, and eventually the bumpy side.
• Most of us are either visual or auditory learners. But when these two senses are not enough, you may need to physically direct the articulators for certain speech and feeding skills. Use the Probe to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity to teach tongue elevation, lip closure, rotary chewing, and much more.
• For example, use the Probe to apply gentle pressure to the alveolar ridge (just behind the upper front teeth). Then remove the Probe and instruct the individual to touch the same spot with his/her tongue tip. Follow up by prompting the individual to say the tongue tip sounds /t/d/n/l/.
• Or use it to stroke the sides of the tongue to encourage lateralization (moving from side to side, a critical skill for manipulating food).
• Or use it to provide incremental tactile cues around the lips to practice removing leftover food from the lips.
Caution: this therapeutic tool should be used under adult supervision at all times.
ARK'S ORAL PROMINI AND MOTOR PROBE™ for oral motor treatment and sensory development (ADHD, ADD, AUTISM, Sensory needs)
Comes in 2 sizes:
1) ARK Oral Motor proMini (For smaller mouth, under 3 years old)
2) Ark Oral Motor Probe (For children over 3 years old)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ark Oral Motor proMini (For smaller mouth):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DESCRIPTION:
Designed for those smaller mouths, ARK's Oral Motor proMini™ is a smaller version of our favorite Probe. It has a rectangular tip that is bumpy on one side, striated on the other, and smooth along the edges. These textured surfaces provide tactile input, awareness, and sensation.
Use as an oral massage brush to stimulate the gums, palate, lips, cheek, and tongue by tapping, stroking, and applying gentle pressure. For individuals with oral sensitivities or aversions, start with the smooth sides, as they provide the least input. Then progress to the striated side, and eventually the bumpy side.
You can also dip the proMini in foods for use as a "dipper spoon" in feeding therapy. This is an excellent tactic for beginning spoon-users and to introduce texture to puréed foods.
ARK's proMini was specifically designed with safety in mind. The handle is made out of a hard, medical grade plastic.
Then the same soft, medical grade material as the Grabber® is molded through and around a loop at the end of the handle so that the tip will NOT fall off.
At less than 5 inches in length, they’re super lightweight, compact, and portable. Ideal for oral motor exercises, gum massage, and sensory stimulation whether you’re at home, in therapy, or anywhere in between.
Details:
⦿ Sold individually in a sealed packaging
⦿ Recommended for children up to 2.5 years under the guidance of a therapist.
⦿ Dishwasher-safe
⦿ The proMIni does not vibrate
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Ark Oral Motor Probe (For children 3 years and above):
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DESCRIPTION:
This is a versatile go-to tool for oral motor treatment, feeding therapy, and sensory development.
An excellent tool for oral motor treatment and sensory development.
It has a rectangular tip that is bumpy on one side, striated on the other, and smooth along the edges. These textured surfaces provide tactile input, awareness, and sensation.
At less than 5 inches in length, they’re super lightweight, compact, and portable.
⦿ Dishwasher-safe
⦿ The Probe does not vibrate
⦿ A versatile go-to tool for oral motor treatment, feeding therapy, and sensory development
⦿ Super lightweight, compact, and portable
⦿ Length: 12cm
⦿ Width/Diameter: 1.2cm
Suggested Uses:
• For individuals with oral sensitivities or aversions, start with the smooth sides, as they provide the least input. Then progress to the striated side, and eventually the bumpy side.
• Most of us are either visual or auditory learners. But when these two senses are not enough, you may need to physically direct the articulators for certain speech and feeding skills. Use the Probe to provide targeted tactile cues within the oral cavity to teach tongue elevation, lip closure, rotary chewing, and much more.
• For example, use the Probe to apply gentle pressure to the alveolar ridge (just behind the upper front teeth). Then remove the Probe and instruct the individual to touch the same spot with his/her tongue tip. Follow up by prompting the individual to say the tongue tip sounds /t/d/n/l/.
• Or use it to stroke the sides of the tongue to encourage lateralization (moving from side to side, a critical skill for manipulating food).
• Or use it to provide incremental tactile cues around the lips to practice removing leftover food from the lips.
Caution: this therapeutic tool should be used under adult supervision at all times.