Lea Allbaugh, BSDH, M.S. CCC-Slp QOM

01/11/2026

12/31/2025

Jaw grading awareness is essential for speech and chewing tasks. Use a scale from 1-4 as shown above while watching in a mirror to create jaw grading awareness for your patients. Then take the mirror away to create awareness through ‘feel’ and proprioception of the movement. Adapted from Sacks, S. (n.d.) An Introduction of SATPAC and Remediating the S and R Sounds. [PDF]. www.satpac.com.

12/24/2025

12/07/2025

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12/06/2025

Form and Function always work together, for better or for worse. This connection impacts breathing, sleep, speech, and swallowing.

A few sleep disordered breathing symptoms that aren’t always considered:

- Teeth grinding - it’s a way for our body to wake us up just enough to get a breath

- Bedwetting - insufficient breathing during sleep does not allow us to get into the deep sleep needed to slow down this system at night

- Daytime hyperactivity - a way to stay awake during the day when our brain and bodies are actually exhausted

- Difficulty falling asleep - your brain and body have been ‘on’ all day trying to keep you awake and asking it to calm down enough to fall asleep can be difficult

- Staying asleep - if breathing is difficult while sleeping, your body will wake you up to improve breathing

12/05/2025

We don’t always need fancy and expensive products!

11/21/2025

Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) are not exclusive to children and adults!

Infants and toddlers can also experience abnormal function or development of the muscles and structures of the mouth and face.

Signs and symptoms can include mouth breathing, low tongue rest posture, narrow/vaulted palate, recessed mandible (lower jaw), lip and tongue tie, snoring, and poor sleep. These may cause difficulties with feeding, swallowing, chewing, breathing, and early speech development.

11/20/2025

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11/16/2025

Scale Smart Academy has been an exciting adventure! There is so much to learn and endless opportunity.

And stay tuned … I’ve got some exciting new resources in the works for both clinicians and parents—simple, effective tools to make therapy and carryover easier than ever.

Big things ahead ✨

11/13/2025

Parents, SLPs, OTs, dentists, RDHs, ENTs, bodyworkers, and orofacial myologists—we’re all part of the same team.

Collaboration isn’t optional; it’s essential to whole-body development.

Together, we help children thrive.

11/09/2025

You don’t need to be an expert in everything to make a difference.
Just being curious, compassionate, and open to learning is enough.
Growth—for our clients and ourselves—is built one step at a time. 🌿
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