The advantages of speech therapy

From the time we enrolled Buddy in First Steps immediately after his WS diagnosis, we wanted him to have a speech therapist (since there are known speech delays in those with WS, we wanted to be proactive in getting him help). Sadly for us, speech therapists are few and far between in our area. We had one for a few months last year but she quit First Steps and so we were back on the waiting list.

Finally, in June, we got another speech therapist. Mrs. Jane came highly recommended from our OT, and I've been happy with her work with Buddy and her suggestions for us in working with him. One of those suggestions is to offer him more chewy and crunchy foods (e.g., those round Snyder's pretzles) to strengthen his jaw muscles to help with his speech.

While I was grocery shopping, I picked up some Rice Krispies, thinking I'd make some Rice Krispy bars to fulfill the "chewy" part of therapy. This afternoon, we melted the marshmallows, added the cereal, and let them cool. And then we ate some.

Who said therapy can't be fun -- and delicious?