Make Speech
Therapy More Enjoyable.
For down syndrome kids
In the United States, the number of births in 2021 was
3,659,289
by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
1 in
700
Babies born in the United States today will be
diagnosed with Down Syndrome in some level of severity.
FACE FEATURES
Kids with Down syndrome tend to share certain physical features such as a flat facial profile, an upward slant to the eyes, small ears, and a protruding tongue.
LOWER MUSCLE TONE
The muscles of the mouth make them harder to talk. Language development is usually as slow as their peers.
Living with Down Syndrome
Ayala
Her teenage daughter, Eliana, has Down syndrome.
It is difficult for her to engage with peer due to difficulty with speech, Speech therapy seems to help with this.
During speech therapy, she had to drink through a straw only for a long time and then blow into things.
Learning to Communicate
Jennifer
Speech-language pathologist
For speech therapy, The most routine way is the practice of drinking water and blowing,
which will help with breathing, and breathing support, helping them speak better.
Also, blowing can help improve the volume of their speech and well increase length of sentences.
Life with Down Syndrome
During communication, they are unable to speak fluently due to their mouth muscles, resulting in their peers not understanding them very well.
Teaching
Motivation
Monitoring
Assessment
How might we create a toy that allows Down Syndrome
to practice their mouth muscles through playing?
Inspiration
Learning Through Prototype
