TalkTools Instructor Whitney Pimentel, MA, CCC-SLP is presenting at the CHARGE Syndrome Conference this week in Chicago! Whitney will be speaking on Friday, July 31 from 2:15 – 3:15PM. Her presentation is on “Addressing Feeding Issues in CHARGE Syndrome: Implications for Future Oral Motor & Speech Development.” Whitney will have TalkTools products on-hand and will be available to answer questions. This year’s […]
22 MONTHS: FAMILY TIME & HORN PROGRESS
We have some fun pictures in this update including one of Belle with her extremely loving brother and sister. You can also see Belle enjoying her veggie straws at therapy (notice her food placement on her side molars) and having fun with some Play-Doh. Our family’s schedule has been quite busy lately, so I try my best to get […]
Podcast: A Case for Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
Recently, TalkTools® Presenter Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP joined Jeff Stepen, MS, CCC-SLP on his podcast, Conversations in Speech Pathology. In the podcast, Robyn discusses common misconceptions about Oral Placement Therapy (OPT). Click below to listen to the podcast. We encourage everyone to add their thoughts for discussion in the comments section on the Conversations in Speech Pathology page.
Middle School Awaits
It is funny but just as soon as you get used to something, that something changes. I am sure everyone can sympathize with that, right? Well, this is how I was feeling about Elizabeth’s new school year, her last year in elementary school. I had managed to figure out a few things: How […]
WHY EVERY SLP NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND DYSPHAGIA
by: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S As a Board Certified Swallowing Specialist, I am asked on a regular basis about why other therapists, nurses, physicians and general population need to know more about dysphagia and the symptoms. Dysphagia is a growing health problem in the United States and the prevalence will increase significantly over the […]