Ask A Therapist: Developmental Delay & Cerebral Palsy
Hi, I have two clients that I need assistance with. The first little girl is 5 years old and has developmental delay. She is mostly non-verbal and communicates using Makaton. …
TALKTOOLS ARTICLES EN ESPAÑOL!
We are very happy to have articles in Spanish on our site! You can find the links below. Connections Between Tongue Placement and Dental Alignment Effective Exercises for a Short…
Ask A Therapist: Bite Block Speech Sounds
Hi I am an SLP who attended the “A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy” workshop. I would like to find out if there is a set of speech…
Ask A Therapist: Tongue Placement
Hi, I am hoping you can offer a suggestion. I am an SLP and see a 2 YO child who began sucking on his tongue and had a forward tongue…
Ask A Therapist: Tongue Thrust Therapy versus Appliance Use
Hello, I am a speech language pathologist who has attended one of your presentations. I see an 8 year old girl who has a tongue thrust. She has had a…
CHARGE SYNDROME WEBINAR
We are happy to be partnering with the Charge Syndrome Foundation and The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness to present “Techniques to Improve Feeding Skills and Speech Clarity”. The webinar, presented by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson M.S. CCC-SLP was…
Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking Progression
I recently purchased the straw therapy kit for my 17 1/2 month old daughter with Down syndrome. She was breastfed for the first year and we began transitioning to a straw cup…
ARTICLE BY RISCA SOLOMON IN S&L WORLD MAGAZINE
“ABA verbal” Great article by Risca Solomon MSc, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, UK. Risca and Renee Roy Hill have worked together both in the UK and US. This article was…
Ask A Therapist: Biting through Chew Tools
My 5-year-old son has Down syndrome and chews on grabbers (purple and green Ps). He chews and bites so hard that he bites through the tubes. Any recommendations? He only…
Ask A Therapist: Nutritive Feeding for Charge Syndrome
I have a 4 year old student with CHARGE SYNDROME. He has minimal intake and could be looking at a feeding tube if this declines any more. Mom is totally…