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4 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: COMMUNICATION GRANTS BELLE THE INDEPENDENCE SHE DESIRES

4 Years 2 Months Belle is doing well despite our crazy busy schedule and lack of consistency with her oral motor exercises.  She is not regressing in any way, but I can’t say that I have seen significant gains in her speech clarity this month.  It’s a marathon, not a sprint, right?  Her congestion has returned in full […]

December 26, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATION, CHEWING EXERCISES, CHEWING SKILLS, CHRISTMASCOMMUNICATION SKILLS, DOWN SYNDROME, FIRST SLEEPOVER, FOUR YEAR OLD, GUM CHEWING, GUM EXERCISES, NSOMEORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOMESPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPYTODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD

Brain Stem Stroke: A Case Study

This case study was originally posted in Advance for Speech & Hearing on November 14, 2016. Retrieved from http://www.advanceweb.com/ Author: Gabrielle Zimmer, MS, CCC-SLP Brain Stem Stroke: A Case Study Rebuilding communication one subsystem at a time. Where do you start when a client understands everything that is said but has no way to communicate back to you? He cannot […]

December 21, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADULT PATIENT, ADULT SPEECH THERAPY, GABRIELLE ZIMMER, KESSLER INSTITUTE, REHAB CENTER, REHAB HOSPITAL, REHAB SPEECH THERAPYREHAB THERAPY, REHABILITATION THERAPY, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH REHAB, SPEECH THERAPY FOR ADULTS, STROKE RECOVERYTACTILE APPROACH, TACTILE INTERVENTION, TBI, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Tongue Ties & Speech Sound Disorders: What Are We Overlooking?

“The conversation for tongue tie in the speech pathology community is growing louder among some groups of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) (ASHA Leader, 2015). An ASHA literature search has suggested a correlation between tongue ties and difficulty producing lingual alveolar phonemes (Merkel-Walsh & Jahn, 2014). Furthermore, Eschler, Klein, and Overby (2010) indicated that SLPs’ diagnostic criteria, […]

December 14, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ANKYLOGLOSSIA, ASHA, ASHA CONVENTION, ASHA POSTER, ASHLEY MEAUXCOURTNEY GONSOULIN, FEEDING DISORDER, FEEDING ISSUE, FEEDING THERAPY, FRENULUM, HEALTHCARE, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYMEGHAN SAVAGE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, SPEECH DISORDER, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGYSPEECH RESEARCH, SPEECH SOUND DISORDER, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, TONGUE, TONGUE TIE

Some of the Best Presents Cannot Be Put in a Box

“That will be five dollars to get into the game.” Weird how those ten words can make me think. Okay, perhaps you might need a bit of background information here. I heard those words as I entered my ten-year-old son’s basketball game this past Saturday. I had not heard those words since last year’s basketball […]

December 12, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILD WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, CHILD WITH SPD, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS FOR SPECIAL NEEDSCHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS TIPS, FAMILY REUNION, HOLIDAY SEASON, HOLIDAY TIPS, HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS FOR SPECIAL NEEDSHOLIDAYS SEASON, MICHELE GIANETTI, PARENTING, PARENTING TIPS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS KID, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEENTEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDSSPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE

Preventing Vocal Burnout in Future Teachers: An Education & Prevention Program

Did you know that 51.2% of Teachers sought medical care for voice disorders? That $2.5 billion was spent annually on sick leave and treatment of voice disorders of teachers? Hume & Wegman elaborate on this subject on their poster “Preventing Vocal Burnout in Future Teachers: An Education & Prevention Program,” that was presented at the 2016 Annual […]

December 1, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ALLISON WEGMAN, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA, ASHA CONVENTION, ASHA POSTER, FROM THE EXPERTSGASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX, GERD, HEALTHCARE, HUME & WEGMAN, LARYNGITIS, MEDICAL CARE, OVERUSE OF VOICE, SICK DAYSSICK LEAVE, SMOKING, SPEECH DISORDER, SPEECH RESEARCH, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, STUDENT TEACHERSSUE HUME, TEACHERS HEALTHCARE, TEACHERS RIGHTS, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, VOCAL BURNOUT, VOCAL DISORDER, VOCAL PROBLEMSVOICE CONDITION, VOICE DISORDER, VOICE PROBLEMS, VOICE RESEARCH, VOICE SCREENING, VOICE SYMPTOM

4 YEARS 1 MONTH: WORKING ON SPEECH ACCURACY AND CLARITY

We love working with Monica at TalkTools! She is full of knowledge and experience. When a speech issue comes up with Belle, and I am viewing it as a really big problem that we are going to be stuck on forever, Monica handles it so gracefully and gives me hope. She has years of experience with oral motor therapy […]

November 28, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ABC, ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATIONCOMMUNICATION SKILLS, FOUR YEAR OLD, MONICA PURDY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENTSPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, TALKTOOLS CLIENTTALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD, VOCABULARY

ASHA CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! COME SEE US AT BOOTH 423, SESSIONS 1205 & 1689 ;)

Who’s excited for the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention next week? The convention is happening November 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. We are ready to blow your mind both at presentations and at booth #423 and serve you the best we can! THE BOOTH At the booth, you will be able to view and handle […]

November 10, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASD, ASHA CONFERENCEASHA CONVENTION, ASHA PRESENTATIONS, AUTISM, BITE BLOCKS, CEUS COLETTE ELLISCOMFORT FEEDING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSCONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS, DISCOUNT, DYSPHAGIA, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY TOOLS, FEEDING TOOLS, GIVEAWAY, HONEY BEAR HORN BLOWINGHORN HIERARCHY, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, LORI OVERLAND, MONICA PURDYORAL MOTOR DISORDER, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCEPHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, PICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRESENTATION ABSTRACTPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROMO, RAFFLE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SELF-LIMITED DIETSENSORY FRIENDLY TOOLS, SENSORY MOTOR APPROACH, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SENSORY MOTOR TECHNIQUES, SENSORY TOOLS, SLP, SLP CONTINUING EDUCATIONSPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS, SPEECH THERAPYSPEECH THERAPY CONTINUING EDUCATION, SPEECH TOOLSSTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SWALLOWING DISORDER, TALKTOOLS INTRUCTORSTALKTOOLS NEWS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTATION, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, TALKTOOLS SUPPLIES, TALKTOOLS TOOLS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLE!!! 4 AND STARTING PRESCHOOL!

Belle is 4! It’s crazy to believe that we just celebrated her 4th birthday. This little gal is full of life, and we are so proud of her. Belle also started preschool this month. She goes three mornings per week, and is in a class with 11 other students, all of whom are typical kiddos. […]

October 31, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, AUDIOVISUAL SPEECH THERAPY, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, PRESCHOOL, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TONGUE PLACEMENTTRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY, TYPICAL CHILD, TYPICAL CLASSROOM

DIET-SHAPING FOR SELF-LIMITED DIETS IN CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

This article was initially presented at the 2016 Annual ASHA Convention, Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:30-5:30 PM. It is available in video in full on Facebook: Part 1 / Part 2 Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP Lori Overland MS, CCC-SLP/C-NDT Learner Outcomes: 1. Participants will have an improved understanding of the etiology of a self-limited. 2. Participants will be able […]

October 22, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: #ASHA16, ABA, ABA THERAPY, APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, ASD, ASHA PRESENTATION, ASHA SESSION, ASHAASHA CONVENTION, AUTISM, AUTISM DIETAUTISM SPECTRUM, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AUTISM THERAPY, AUTISM TREATMENTBEHAVIOR THERAPY, BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CHILDHOOD AUTISM, DIET FOR AUTISMEATING, EATING PROBLEM, EXTREME PICKY EATING, FEEDING DISABILITYFEEDING EXERCISE, FEEDING FOR AUTISM, FEEDING ISSUES, FEEDING PROBLEMFEEDING PROGRAM, FEEDING THERAPY, FOOD THERAPY, NERVOUS SYSTEM, NUTRITIONNUTRITIVE FEEDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPYPICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESPRE-FEEDING PROGRAM, PREFEEDING, SELECTIVE EATER, SELECTIVE EATINGSELF-LIMITED DIET, SENSORY APPROACH, SENSORY EXPERIENCE, SENSORY OVERLOADSENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, TACTILE APPROACH, TALKTOOLS THERAPY

TALKTOOLS TEAM AT THE LOWCOUNTRY BUDDY WALK

And … This is some of us from the TalkTools Team posing at the Lowcountry Buddy Walk last Sunday!!! We are so proud to have donated to this great cause and have met incredible people who live Down Syndrome as superheroes. TalkTools also helps the Down Syndrome community everyday with targeted courses and tools. To learn […]

October 5, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: #TALKTOOLSWORKS, ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATESBUDDY WALK, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRYDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DSAL, TalkTools News, TALKTOOLS THERAPYVANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH