{"product_id":"ark-probarbell-lip-closure-set-autism-adhd-2-pack","title":"ARK proBarbell Lip Closure Set - Autism \u0026 ADHD (2 Pack)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ARK proBarbell™ Set for Lip Closure and Strength is a pair of therapeutic oral motor tools designed to build lip closure, strength and endurance, supporting feeding skills, drinking, saliva control and speech development. The set includes a lighter blue barbell and a heavier green barbell, giving a graded way to build strength over time. It is designed for children and adults who benefit from oral motor practice, including autistic children and adults, pupils with ADHD, and people with sensory processing differences or a wider special educational need or learning difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it helps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach barbell handle measures approximately 13.5cm in length, with weighted resistance at each end equivalent to one coin's weight on the lighter blue barbell and two coins' weight on the heavier green barbell. This graded design offers a safer, more consistent alternative to the traditional home-made method of taping coins to a tongue depressor, allowing a speech and language therapist or parent to track progress as lip strength improves over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor schools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSupports speech and language therapy goals: designed to build lip closure, strength and endurance as part of a structured oral motor programme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFits feeding and communication plans: useful where a pupil's EHCP or care plan includes feeding, drinking, saliva control or speech development targets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGraded progression: the lighter blue and heavier green barbells let a therapy team track and build strength gradually across sessions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePractical for a SEN or therapy team: the dishwasher-safe design makes it easier to keep shared clinical resources hygienic between pupils.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor parents and home use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSupports home practice: gives parents a safe, purpose-built way to continue oral motor exercises recommended by a speech and language therapist, rather than improvising with tongue depressors and coins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTwo strength levels included: start with the lighter blue barbell and progress to the heavier green barbell as your child's lip strength builds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSimple to clean: handwash or top-rack dishwasher safe, making it easy to fit into a daily routine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAlways used with supervision: the manufacturer states this therapeutic tool should be used under adult supervision at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor the workplace\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSupports adult therapy caseloads: speech and language therapists and occupational health teams may use this as part of an individualised care plan, for example following a stroke, or as part of ongoing support for an autistic adult with sensory processing differences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFits reasonable adjustments: employers arranging support under the Equality Act 2010, or via Access to Work, may find this a low-cost addition to a wider oral motor or sensory toolkit recommended by a therapist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStraightforward to maintain: the dishwasher-safe design suits shared clinical or occupational health settings where hygiene between uses matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor autistic children and adults, a structured, repeatable oral motor exercise can feel more predictable and manageable than the improvised methods it replaces. For pupils and adults with ADHD, the two-stage strength progression gives a clear, motivating goal to work towards during short practice sessions. People with sensory processing differences may benefit from the graded resistance, which allows oral motor input to be tailored to what feels right for them. More broadly, for anyone with a general special educational need or learning difference, building lip closure and strength can support wider feeding, drinking and speech development goals identified by a therapist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpeech and language therapists commonly recommend graded oral motor exercises to build lip closure, strength and endurance where feeding, drinking, saliva control or speech development have been identified as an area of need. The ARK proBarbell Set is designed as a safer, purpose-built alternative to the traditional practice of taping coins to a tongue depressor for this type of exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are a SENCO, speech and language therapist, occupational health team or parent looking for a safe, graded oral motor strengthening tool, the ARK proBarbell Set for Lip Closure and Strength is a practical addition to a wider therapy toolkit. Order today from The Dyslexia Shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57861110661502,"sku":"TA2481","price":15.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6560\/6649\/files\/ark-probarbell-lip-closure-tools__47003.webp?v=1786973559","url":"https:\/\/www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk\/products\/ark-probarbell-lip-closure-set-autism-adhd-2-pack","provider":"The Dyslexia Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}