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TalkTools Cut-Out Cups (New & Improved)
The TalkTools Cut-Out Cups allow clients to drink without requiring head or neck extension, making them essential for feeding therapy with individuals who have postural or motor challenges. The generous open cut-out design gives therapists and caregivers a clear view of lip and tongue movement during drinking, and new volume markings on the sides make tracking fluid intake simple. A fun smiley face on the bottom of each cup adds an engaging element for pediatric clients.
Therapy Goals
- Facilitate drinking without compensatory head or neck extension
- Promote active lip and tongue engagement during cup drinking
- Support jaw stability and graded jaw movement during liquid intake
- Enable therapist monitoring of lip seal, tongue positioning, and bolus management
- Build independent drinking skills across a range of liquid volumes
- Open cut-out design eliminates the need for head or neck extension
- Flexible material stimulates the lips and cheeks during use
- Generously open front allows clear visual monitoring of lip and tongue movement
- Volume markings on the sides allow precise tracking of fluid intake
- Available in three sizes to match client ability and oral cavity size
- Smiley face on cup bottom makes therapy more engaging for children
- Clients with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or low oral motor tone
- Individuals with postural challenges who cannot achieve head extension for drinking
- Infants and toddlers transitioning from bottle or breast to cup
- Clients with autism or sensory processing disorders working on cup drinking
- SLPs, OTs, and feeding therapists across pre-feeding, early intervention, and school-based settings
- Cut-Out Cups available in three sizes: Large (8 oz), Medium (3 oz), and Small (1.5 oz). Select size at checkout.
| Material | Flexible BPA-free plastic |
| Sizes | Large 8 oz | Medium 3 oz | Small 1.5 oz |
| Features | Volume markings; smiley face on cup base |
| Free of | BPA, PVC, latex, phthalates, and lead |
- Wash thoroughly before first use with warm soapy water.
- Clean after each use with warm soapy water or place in the dishwasher (verify dishwasher safety before publishing).
- Do not use abrasive scrubbers or harsh chemical cleaners.
- Inspect cup before each use. Discontinue use and dispose of properly at the first sign of cracking or deterioration.
- Seat client in a stable, upright position.
- Fill cup with preferred liquid.
- Hold cup with dominant hand.
- Support client's jaw with non-dominant hand if needed.
- Place cup on the lower lip (under the tongue if the tongue is protruded).
- Tilt cup to allow one sip of liquid at a time.
Warning: Adult supervision required during all feeding and drinking activities. For more guidance on how to use this product in a therapy program, see TalkTools Courses and Workshops.