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.…
August 2014
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…