What have Anna and I been up to during quarantine?  Besides therapy, we actually tried to make the best of our time.  Although before, we were doing activities such as swimming, horseback ...

By: ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, MA, CCC-SLP/COM®   The biggest challenge for many therapists was “How in the world do I do oral motor , feeding or orofacial myofunctional therapy via telepra...

Isn’t it something how we all went from our various shelter in place orders to seeing our worlds open up and now it is summer! In Ohio, we get all 4 seasons so we happily greet the changes...

Original article is posted here. Authors: Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP/COM, Barbara Stark Baxter, MD, FACP, Ashley Lashley, BS, and Nicholas R. Rendell, MSc, PhD ...

We have now been in the lockdown for close to 60+ days.  I have such a hard time believing that it has been that long but at the same time,   IT  HAS BEEN  THAT  LONG. Things we left b...

Anna has been adjusting to her new routine.  When I say it’s time to do speech therapy, instead of heading to the door, she heads straight upstairs to the computer.  We have been doing o...

TalkTools has been approved as a Corporate Level CEU Provider with the American Academy of Dental Hygiene!  TalkTools joins such respected organizations as the American Dental Hygienists&#...

At home life with Anna has been quite interesting. It’s been a bit difficult because of course, she has no clue why we can’t go outside anymore. She has no clue why we haven’t been goi...

As I write this I am sitting with some ice on my left knee.  Why the ice? Well, it all started in October with a poorly planned turn of direction on my part which resulted in a twist of my ...