5 year old with tongue tie and difficultly with /l/ production

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I have a 5 yr old patient who has an obvious lingual tongue tie. He had a posterior cut when he was an infant but cannot elevate tongue tip to spot and cannot suction. He cannot produce /L/. I referred him to an ENT who said he doesn't recommend cutting the tie, but rather he suggested...
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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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