Oral motor issue with tongue

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My son (26 months) has trouble drinking from a cup without a straw. I know a lot

of kids have trouble with the straw- but his is the opposite. He has been

drinking from a straw for a long time. He can also blow on horns and out

candles, rotate his tongue in his mouth, etc. But he can't drink from a cup- he

tries to stick his tongue in it and lick it up and he spills it everywhere.

Anyone else experience this? Is there anything I can do to help him in this

area? We practice, obviously. I try to tell him to bite down on the cup so his

tongue won't go in it but he is having trouble.

He has verbal apraxia.

Thanks,

Casey