Two year old mouth open retrognathic mandible

I came into virtual contact with a two-year-old patient not too long ago. Some questions arose due to his breathing. This patient has no tongue tie or lip tie. He uses a sippy cup to drink. His mouth remains open for extended periods of time when relaxed.
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Scary appliances vs orthodontic systems

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Can you elaborate a bit more on the dental appliances? I know nothing about them but you've talked first about devices dentists use such as VIVOS, ALF etc and then showed us some really scary ones.
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ADHD and tongue connections

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If a patient has a tongue tie but no speech disorders, no swallowing disorders, no facial asymmetry, the palate is nice and wide etc but has ADHD. What is the likelihood a tongue tie revision will do anything to help the ADHD?
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Can SLP treat TMJ-D referral

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Q:  If a patient comes with TMJ-D and you find something abnormal on a myo evaluation but the only symptom is TMJ-D can you treat even though TMJ-D isn’t in the scope of SLP? A:  This would depend upon how they came to you in the first place. Why would someone send you a TMD
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Mouth prop for jaw sliding?

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Q:   In the past, I have used bite blocks to address jaw sliding in speech.  Where does that fit in with your program? Are they unnecessary or would I still use them? A:   That brings up a few questions before I can answer you. Are you referring to our 2- and 3-way Mouth Props or
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OK to do lips and mentalis earlier

Q:    The Myo Manual has been very helpful!  I have a question.  I know every patient is different, but do you typically work towards passing proficiency exam #1 before you move on to any of the lip and mentalis exercises in phase 1? A:  You may recall that we mentioned in class that the lip
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Compromised Nares

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Q:  Nares: if the client appears to have compromised nares, should he automatically be referred to an ENT? A:  I would have to have more info:  What do you mean by “compromised”?   Do you have an ENT you are close to, who would perhaps do a quick screening for your client?  Does the client have
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Recessed chin

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Recessed chin: What is done by ortho to fix this and starting at what age would they address it?
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6 year old reverting to sucking thumb

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Q:  I was wondering if you could give me any advice or suggestions for my six year old who’s had a relapse in his thumb sucking? We went through the Unplugging the Thumb program earlier this year and he did fantastic with it. You may remember my email a few months ago speaking so highly
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Dark L production and ankyloglossia

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Q: Some of my clients seem to have a dark L that is somehow “off”. Since the course, I have been considering it in regards to one client in particular and what we learned about tongue function.  I wondered if the issue was making the L without enough activation of the lateral borders of the
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