8 MONTHS: SENSORY WARM-UP AND FEEDING THERAPY
Belle has been progressing nicely in her therapy program developed by TalkTools. This month we continued working on her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) by introducing pureed foods. We like to…
Oral Placement Therapy
8 MONTHS: SENSORY WARM-UP AND FEEDING THERAPY
Belle has been progressing nicely in her therapy program developed by TalkTools. This month we continued working on her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) by introducing pureed foods. We like to…
CSUN: INTERVIEW WITH RENEE ROY HILL
Please find a great interview by Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP in preparation for the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN). She talks, among others, about what…
WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS?
NOTE: This article has been reprinted with permission from Diane Bahr of Ages and Stage®, LLC and Robyn Merkel Walsh. Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI…
6 MONTHS: CONTINUED USE OF HONEY BEAR BOTTLE
Belle is now 6 months old and we have been working with the Honey Bear for over a month. She is doing a fantastic job learning how to drink out…
5 MONTHS: FIRST HONEY BEAR THERAPY SESSION
After Belle’s initial evaluation with Whitney Pimentel, TalkTools Oral Placement Speech and Feeding Therapist, we knew right away that this was the partnership we had been looking for in effort…
Ask A Therapist: YOU are your Child’s Best Advocate!
Hi, I was recently at the NDSC conference in Denver where I heard Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson speak and saw her video about the improvements in speech that are possible among young…
Ask a Therapist: Feeding after Attending TalkTools’ Feeding Course
Hi Lori, I attended your Feeding Therapy: Sensory Motor Approach 2 day course. It was terrific and I’ve been implementing a lot of what I learned. I’ve seen some progress…
ORAL MOTOR DEFICITS IN SPEECH-IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
New article published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience of a cooperative research group that included: The Groden Centre, USA Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom Center for the…
Ask a Therapist: Considerations for Altering Diets
Hi Ms. Lori Overland, I am an Occupational Therapist from Chicago. However, I am now working in Australia as an OT. I have always been interested in setting up a…