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Month: August 2014

12 MONTHS: SHE LOVES HER STRAWS

We have come a long way in the past several months, particularly since we teamed up with TalkTools to help provide therapy for our daughter Annabelle, who has Down syndrome. We love the progress our daughter has made in the past 12 months. She is so happy and lively, and frankly, we are too. She […]

August 30, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BABY FOOD, BABY WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDINGFEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOMESTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS CLIENT

EFFECTS OF TALKTOOLS ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW ON FEEDING IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING AND/OR SWALLOWING DISORDERS

This poster was peer reviewed and accepted at the 2014 European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress in Brussels, Belgium. Author: Karin van der Walt, Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). “Effects of TalkTools Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw on Feeding in Children with Feeding and/or Swallowing Disorders”

August 29, 2014 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW, CASE STUDY, CLINICAL STUDY, DYSPHAGIA, EBP, ESSDEUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR SWALLOWING DISORDERS, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING DISORDER, FROM THE EXPERTS, JAW DISSOCIATIONJAW GRADING, JAW INSTABILITY, KARIN VAN DER WALT, PEER REVIEWED, PEER REVIEWED POSTER, POSTER, RESEARCH, SPEECH RESEARCHSWALLOWING DISORDER, TRINITY COLLEGE

Ask A Therapist: Bite Tube Hierarchy for TMJ Stimulation

Dear TalkTools, My son, David, is 4 years old and has Down syndrome. He has, in the last year, started chewing on his tongue. I have tried giving him the P & Q to chew on and also the Gator Jiggler. The Gator works for a time and the P’s and Q’s do not seem […]

August 27, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LOW MUSCLE TONE, LOW TONEMUSCLE WEAKNESS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, TALK TOOLSTALKTOOLS, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION

Ask A Therapist: Therapy Cards & Bite Tube

Hi Sara, I am Jonathan’s speech therapist, his Mom and I had a few questions for you. 1. When working with your therapy cards should we provide jaw support due to his jaw sliding or just stay on lower level cards that don’t cause his jaw to slide until his jaw strengthens from the OPT […]

August 20, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCKS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDINGFEEDING THERAPY, OPT CARD SET, OPT CARDS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, PROGRAM PLAN, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPY CARDS, talk tools, TALKTOOLSTALKTOOLS CARD SET, THERAPY CARDS

IT’S NOT A SPRINT, IT’S A MARATHON: ELIZABETH BEGINS THERAPY

The words did start to come but they were words that required a great deal of work to understand or as in the case of many, they required me to translate. I remember how it was to automatically have the person to whom Elizabeth was speaking turn to look at me as if to say […]

August 15, 2014 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, MOTOR PLANNING, NUK BRUSH, NUK MASSAGERORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL STIMULATION, ORAL-MOTOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSPD, SPEECH THERAPIST, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools, TALKTOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Tongue Tip Position /S/ & /Z/

Hi Sara,   My friend Diane told me that you have been exploring alternate tongue positions for sibilants and recommended that I ask you the following question: Assuming there are no airway issues, how important is it to correct the resting posture of the tongue in order to enable correct production of sibilants?   I […]

August 13, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, /Z/, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SIBILANTS, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RESTING POSTURETONGUE TIP ELEVATION, TONGUE TIP LATERALIZATION, TONGUE TIP POSITION, TONGUE TIP TOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Straws & Tongue Placement

Hi Sara, I have taken your Oral Placement course and you currently have devised a plan regarding this program for my son Cole. I have a question however it is regarding something I am seeing in treatment (I am an OT) when using the straw program. I have a patient who has down syndrome, 6 months ago could […]

August 6, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE STRAWS, CHEEK CUEING, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SINGLE SIP, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KITSTRAW PROGRAM, STRAW THERAPY, SUCKLE PATTERN, TONGUE PROTRUSION, TONGUE RETRACTION

TalkTools Sponsor Spoon’S Feeding Therapy Work in Mauritius

Maureen Dykinga, MS, CCC-SLP, reached out to TalkTools last year to request a donation for SPOON Foundation‘s upcoming trip to Mauritius. The goal of this trip was to train the local caregivers to use good feeding techniques with children living in shelters. That mission was close to our heart as we strive to teach and spread good feeding techniques […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CUT-OUT CUPS, DONATION, FEEDING CHALLENGES, FEEDING DISABILITIES, FEEDING EQUIPMENT, FEEDING ISSUESFEEDING POSITION, FEEDING PRACTICES, FEEDING SAFETY, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING TECHNIQUES, FEEDING THERAPY, FEEDING TOOLSFLEX, FLEXICUP, I CUPS, LIP CLOSURE, MALNUTRITION, MAROON SPOONS, MAURITIUS, SAFE FEEDING, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTSPOON FOUNDATION, TALKTOOLS DONATION, VOLUNTEER WORK

11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING

We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her therapy. She is typically quite happy when we do the exercises with her. I am continuing to do her oral motor exercises 2-3 times a […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, DRINKING, FEEDING, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSTRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THRUST

11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING

We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her therapy. She is typically quite happy when we do the exercises with her. I am continuing to do her oral motor exercises 2-3 times a […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, DRINKING, FEEDING, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSTRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THRUST