Is Open-Mouth Posture/ Mouth Breathing Ever Okay? No Way!
IS OPEN MOUTH POSTURE/MOUTH BREATHING EVER OK? NO WAY! As Richard F. Liao, DDS states, “your mouth is the source of your energy and the gateway to your whole-body…
2024
A Parent’s Perspective: Summer Planning
Quick answer: The best way to start summer planning is to plan as best you can. Research camps and activities, vet them by phone, visit in person, share your child’s…
Being the Expert on Your Child- Anticipating Emotions and Planning for that
Quick answer: When multiple changes hit at once, I try to (1) keep her schedule to a degree, (2) keep talking and communicating, and (3) anticipate emotions, including delayed reactions.…
Accepting Change and Embracing Growth Together: When Your Child’s Interests Shift
Quick answer: Special needs interest shifts can be normal for a child with special needs to love something for a season, then like it less later. It can be normal…
Transition from School to Summer: A Parent’s Perspective
Quick answer: To navigate the transition from school to summer, talk with the school team about summer focus areas, share the plan with private therapists, schedule therapies early, tuck “work”…
5 STAR Global Ministry’s Work In Haiti with TalkTools
My name is Autumn Marshall and I am the president and co-founder of 5 STAR Global Ministry. I have been serving in Haiti since 2007, and living full-time in Haiti…
Ask a Therapist: Targeting Hyposensitivity in the Mouth for Speech Production and Open-Mouth Posture
Answer: When oral hyposensitivity and open-mouth posture are present, speech progress (including /sh/) is more likely when you assess and address the full orofacial myofunctional picture—especially airway, feeding, and structure—while…
A Parent’s Perspective: Navigating the Therapy World
Quick answer: For us, therapy worked best when (1) the therapist was a true fit for my child, (2) the schedule was sustainable long term, and (3) we planned for…
Timing is Everything: Planning a Trip and When to Tell Elizabeth
So how do we handle or decide how to tell Elizabeth something that might be stressful to her? Timing is everything! I will let you know what we have done…
Finding Good Among the Bad
At home life with Anna has been quite interesting. It’s been a bit difficult because of course, she has no clue why we can’t go outside anymore. She has no…