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Month: September 2016

3 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: GETTING BACK-TO-SCHOOL AFTER DISNEY WORLD MAGIC

3 Years 10 Months Summer continues in our household! This month, Belle has enjoyed swimming lessons (and lots of pool time), a slip’n slide party, BBQs, fairs, a trip to the lake, and a full week at Walt Disney World! While our hearts may be full, our routine is not. 🙂 However… Belle continues to do […]

September 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATION, BACK TO SCHOOLBACK TO SCHOOL ROUTINE, BELLE BEETSMA, BELLE UPDATES, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COUNTING, DISNEYLAND, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLER, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLERHOOD, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME CHILD, LANIE BEETSMAMONICA MITCHELL, MONICA PURDY, NUMBER PUZZLE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENTSPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, SUMMER SCHEDULE, SUMMER TIME, TALKTOOLS CLIENTTALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TEACHING NUMBERS, THREE YEAR OLD, THREE YEAR OLD GIRLTODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD, VISUAL AID, VOCABULARY, WALT DISNEY WORLD

Breastfeeding Improvement Following Tongue Tie Release: A Prospective Cohort Study

Bobak A. Ghaheri, MD; Melissa Cole, IBCLC; Sarah C. Fausel, BA; Maria Chuop, BS; Jess C. Mace, MPH, CCRP This article was published in The Laryngoscope, 00:000–000, 2016. Objectives/Hypothesis Numerous symptoms may arise that prevent mother-infant dyads from maintaining desired breastfeeding intervals. Investigations into treatments that positively influence breastfeeding outcomes allow for improved patient counseling for treatment […]

September 26, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANKYLOGLOSSIA, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING ISSUES, BREASTMILK, COHORT STUDY, EVIDENCE BASED, FRENECTOMY, FRENOTOMYFROM THE EXPERTS, GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX, GERQ, HEALTHCARE, INFANT REFLUX, INFANT SURGERY, LATCH, LIP TIELIP TIE RELEASE, NEW RESEARCH, NEW STUDY, NIPPLE PAIN, OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH-BASEDSUCKLING, TONGUE TIE, TONGUE TIE RELEASE, VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

Success Story: Colter & Vanessa

In April of 2015, I received an e-mail about a little boy with Down syndrome named Colter. His mother was desperately seeking help…he couldn’t chew his food and she was at her wits end trying to figure out how to teach him. Even though this is “speech therapy,” his actual speech was not an issue […]

September 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH TO FEEDING, ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAW, LIP CLOSURELIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEM, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAININGORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, STRAW DRINKING, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HONEY BEAR, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESSTONGUE LATERALIZATION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

How to Plan After-School Activities for Your Special Needs Child (and their friends!)

You know the feeling of the first few weeks of a new school year.  There is the shopping for backpacks and school supplies.  Clothing and shoes and if you are like my son, a great number of very specific shirts.  Even if your child is in a preschool setting, there are still so many things […]

September 19, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIESELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FALL ACTIVITIES, FALL MADNESS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, HOME THERAPY, I BELIEVE IN YOU, KIDSKIDS ACTIVITIES, MICHELE GIANETTI, MOTHERHOOD, NON-SPEECH ORAL-MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY EXERCISES, ORGANIZATION, PARENTING, SIBLINGS, SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS, SPECIAL NEEDS SIBLINGS, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, THERAPY EXERCISES, TYPICAL CHILDTYPICAL CHILDREN, TYPICAL SIBLINGS, WEEK SCHEDULE