Month: May 2018

I am using your straws for therapy with several of my students. When we get to the thickened liquid steps I am not sure what food to use at the puree and pudding consistencies, as my student is allergic to wheat and dairy products. Can you offer suggestions or guidance? This is a great question and one […]

One of the phrases that I say a lot is “the gift of Elizabeth.” I use it to talk about the perspective that having her in our lives gives us. I use it to talk about the love she has brought to our world. I use it to talk about the way she has changed our lives and the lives […]

In celebration of 30 years of successful therapy we asked you to share your success stories with us and the response was amazing! Here are our three favorite videos. We hope you enjoy and you will cast your vote to help us determine the grand prize winner. CLICK HERE TO VOTE Vote closes January 10, […]

Moments like this are exactly why we LOVE what we do!

When it gets to be this time of year, we go from quiet Thanksgivings to a veritable bell ringing at midnight on Thanksgiving that signifies the start of the Christmas season. The shopping, the running and the just plain busy. Then we move to the reflective time prior to the end of the year. -Everyone does their mental evaluations of […]

Raise your hand if you cannot believe we are one day away from Thanksgiving, the official unofficial beginning of the holiday season. I feel like I just shut my door at the end of Halloween and then … BAM, we are talking turkey, stuffing, days off and then … gulp … Christmas. I try to […]

  We are mixing it up a bit for our video this month! The video shows Annabelle at her dentist check up. She loves the dentist and has always enjoyed it. The oral motor exercises that we have done with her since the age of 5 months old have allowed her to have no oral sensitivities. […]

Belle turned 2 years old this month! How is it possible? She is full of life and joy. I am so proud of this little gal. She celebrated her birthday with family and friends and even blew out her own birthday candles! I know this wouldn’t have been possible for her without TalkTools. She has […]

“A Systematic Approach to Teaching Speech to Non-Vocal Individuals with Autism” (1.2 CEUs) Developing functional speech in non-vocal clients with Autism as well as those with challenging behaviors can be one of the biggest challenges when they do not respond to traditional verbal modeling approaches. Developed by TalkTools Instructors Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP & Risca Solomon, MS, BCBA, […]

I know that most of you know our story. I know that most of you know that our beautiful Elizabeth has two disorders. And I know you know that our journey has been quite winding and amazing. But how about an update about Elizabeth? Right now Elizabeth is 19 years old and is graduating from […]