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Month: March 2016

2 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: FIVE WORD PHRASES!

2 Years 10 Months Summer has gotten the best of us, in a good way. We have been busy with family reunions, lake trips, and a long road trip to a beach vacation. Belle enjoyed each of these adventures immensely, but I have to admit that we have not been consistent with our oral motor exercises this month. With that […]

March 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FAMILY REUNION, FAMILY ROAD TRIP, GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, POTTY TRAININGSPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TWO YEAR OLD, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

Cerebral Palsy Treated with OPT in Norway

Posted by Deborah Grauzam on March 23, 2016 In a recent article published in the Norwegian publication Cerebral Palsy Magazine,  TalkTools® Instructor Line Avers, MS, SLP is featured along with one of her long date client diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The main focus of the article is TalkTools Therapy and the huge gains that this little girl has made. TalkTools® Instructor Renee Roy Hill, […]

March 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY SPEECH THERAPY, CEREBRAL PALSY THERAPY, CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, LINE AVERSNORWAY SPEECH THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAINING, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY EXERCISES, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, PSU ALUMNISPEECH THERAPY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY, SPEECH THERAPY IN NORWAY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS DISTRIBUTOR, TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTORTALKTOOLS THERAPIST, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST

Success Story: Beth & Heather

In celebration of 30 years of successful therapy, we asked you to share your success stories with us at the last ASHA Convention and the response was amazing! Here are Beth Marafiote and Heather Peterson’s inspiring testimonials. “My name is Beth Marafiote and I live in Parker, Colorado. I discovered TalkTools and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson many […]

March 17, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA, ASHA 2015, ASHA CONFERENCE, ASHA CONVENTION, BETH MARAFIOTECONTINUING EDUCATION, DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREADOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DROOLING, FEEDING TOOLS, HEATHER PETERSON, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPISTS, SPEECH TOOLS, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS

Performing A VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult & Pediatric Patients

We are delighted to share with you a description of TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones’s four-hour presentation at the annual MSHA Convention, March 3, 2016. “Performing a VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult and Pediatric Patients” By Jennifer Jones, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT ABSTRACT The VFSS is the standard for instrumental evaluation of swallowing disorders, but if clinicians don’t communicate the […]

March 2, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADULT DYSPHAGIA, CHILD DYSPHAGIA, DYSPHAGIA, DYSPHAGIA COURSE, FROM THE EXPERTS, JENNIFER JONES, MBSS, MISSISSIPPI ASHAMS ASHA, MSHA, MSHA CONVENTION, PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA, SWALLOWING, SWALLOWING DISORDER, SWALLOWING DISORDERSSWALLOWING EXERCISES, SWALLOWING STUDY, VFSS, VIDEOFLUOROSCOPIC SWALLOW STUDY