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2 YEARS 4&5 MONTHS: MISS INDEPENDENT

2 Years 4 Months Hello! Attached are two videos of Belle working on some wooden puzzles – one of her name and one that includes shapes of different colors. She loves puzzles! She is a little more chatty in the name puzzle one though. B is her favorite letter so far. Working on the name […]

December 28, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD INDEPENDENCE, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LANIE BEETSMA, NAME PUZZLE, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PUZZLES, SHAPE PUZZLE, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VOCABULARYWHITNEY PIMENTEL

WHICH WORKSHOP WILL YOU TAKE IN 2016?

We are excited to present you our first 2016 Live Workshops! Next year is going to be busy and studious. Our Instructors are going to travel a lot and cover many different subjects to meet your needs. Get ready to take your therapy to the next level!   January 15 – 16, 2016 | San Juan, PR […]

December 21, 2015 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
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Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Who is ready to hear a therapy success story? Terrance was 26 months old when Vanessa first met him and was unable to drink from a straw. What Vanessa did with this little boy is amazing and truly inspiring. We are so glad TalkTools® was able to provide her with the tools and techniques she […]

December 14, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CHEWY TUBES, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY ASSESSMENT, HONEY BEAR, HORN 1, HORN HIERARCHY, JAW STABILITY, LIP ROUNDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY ASSESSMENT, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY PLAN, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESRED CHEWY TUBE, RENEE ROY HILL, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SPEECH THERAPY ASSESSMENT, SPEECH THERAPY PLANSPEECH THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN, STRAW #3, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, TERRANCETHERAPY SUCCESS STORY, TONGUE RETRACTION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, YELLOW CHEWY TUBE

AAPPSPA Position Statement – Oral-Motor Therapy

Good news! The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) has accepted a position statement TalkTools® Instructor Robyn Merkel-Walsh proposed on Oral Motor Therapy. American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) Position Statement – Oral-motor Therapy Originally posted on AAPPSPA website. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP Foreword: In order to investigate […]

December 2, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AAPPSPA, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PRIVATE PRACTICE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, ASHA SIG13, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEINGCLINICAL EVIDENCE, CUE FADING, DYSARTHRIA, DYSPHAGIA, EBP, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING THERAPY, FROM THE EXPERTSGREGORY LOF, IAOM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, LOFMOTO-KINESTHETIC SPEECH TRAINING, MOTOR-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLE-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMENMYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, NON-SPEECH ORAL-MOTOR EXERCISES, NSOME, OMD, OPD, OPT, ORAL IMITATION TASKS, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT DISORDER, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SPEECH TOOLS, ORAL-MOTOR TREATMENTOROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS, OROFACIAL MYOLOGIST, PERSPECTIVES ON SWALLOWING AND SWALLOWING DISORDERSPHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PPT, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, PROMPT FACIAL CUE, SENSORY-MOTOR DYSFUNCTIONSPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, SWALLOWING EXERCISES, TACTILE INTERVENTION, TACTILE-KINESTHETIC FACILITATION TECHNIQUETACTILE-KINESTHETIC TECHNIQUE, THE FEEDBACK MODEL, THERAPY TOOL

2 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: BECOMING CHATTY

2 Years 2 Months Belle is doing well and has really been enjoying being 2 🙂 She was a clown for Halloween and loved everything about that holiday. She even let me paint her face! Another picture shows her having fun at an outdoor lighting display, and the last is of Belle watching television while […]

November 30, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, GUM CHEWING, KISSES EXERCISES, OPTORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

TALKTOOLS NEWS: NEW CREDENTIALS FOR OUR VERY OWN JENNIFER JONES!

Congratulations to TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones, who became this weekend one of only 2 SLPs in the world with the credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT! What does this all mean? A PhD (the abbreviation for the Latin “Philosophiæ Doctor”, literally, Doctor of Philosophy) is the holder of a doctor’s degree, which is the highest university degree. This degree rewards substantial contributions to […]

November 25, 2015 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
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How We Survive the Holiday Season

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year … Welcome to the holiday season! When you have a child with special needs, many days go by and you don’t necessarily think about your child’s special needs in any extra fashion. Meaning you go about your life with its therapies, struggles and successes. Not really thinking, just doing. But […]

November 23, 2015 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: 18 YEAR-OLD, CHILD IN PUBLIC, CHRISTMAS GATHERING, CHRISTMAS PARTY, CONVERSATION WITH CHILDREN, DYSPRAXIA, DYSPRAXICELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FAMILY GATHERING, HOLIDAY SEASON, NON-VERBAL, PUBLIC BEHAVIOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPDSPECIAL NEEDS HOLIDAY SEASON, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, VERBAL

Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) vs. Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises (NSOME): Understanding the Debate

By: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2015 annual ASHA Convention, Session #9333, Poster Board #602. INTRODUCTION Presentation explores 1) defining Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises, 2) defining Oral Placement Therapy, 3) understanding the difference between NSOME and OPT, 4) clinical implications for Evidenced Based Practice. Two widely used models of articulation […]

November 18, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
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Ella Under the Spotlight

We are proud to show you this video of Ella Kinder, daughter of our presenter Dr. Julia Pewitt Kinder! Ella has Down Syndrome and this doesn’t prevent her from singing and dancing beautifully. When she was a little girl, she inspired her mom to develop products and services to help other parents with early education. […]

November 11, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
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Learning to Behave in Public

I think one of the hardest things to do when raising a child with special needs is to get the world to bend to them and their needs.  Trust me, the world will only bend so far and the rest of the distance will either get made up by the work you and your child […]

November 4, 2015 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: 18 YEAR-OLD, CHILD IN PUBLIC, CONVERSATION WITH CHILDREN, DYSPRAXIA, DYSPRAXIC, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, NON-VERBALPUBLIC BEHAVIOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS VERBAL