Perspectives on an oral motor activity: the use of rubber tubing as a 'chewy'.
Among school-aged children with learning and behavioral problems, a therapeutic tool found to be helpful is a 'chewy.' A chewy is a cylindrical piece of rubber tubing, the ends of which are placed in the mouth and are chewed or sucked on. This behavior appears to have a calming, organizing, and focu...
| Published in: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 344 - 353 |
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| Format: | case study Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Apr1992
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