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It is very hard. Especially when you are dealing with an already full plate with 3 other children. I know that for my kiddos, we have 4 therapies, 1 hour per week for both kids. Thats 8 hours of therapy. I also homeschool. So I know what you mean when you say it's a lot to deal with.
Have you had an occupational therapist working with her? I ask because it's possible from what you are saying that she may have some oral defensiveness. That means she would be sensitive to textures, etc.
We do deep pressure around the mouth and pressure to the center of the tongue, and then sweeps along the roof of the mouth. Your speech therapist should be able to do some of these things.
But you know, sometimes it's not really an activity or exercise that makes the change, sometimes it's just TIME! I know it's hard to wait when they're on the threshold of a milestone. My 3 year old girl is trying so hard to walk. She gets up and holds on with just one hand, and I can tell she wants to let go and WALK, but she just can't make herself.
Hang in there and remember YOU are the only advocate for this little one! Get her all the services she's entitled to. It will make the biggest difference in who she is able to become someday. These first 3 years are priceless, and you can never re-do what is lost in these years.
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