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Elizabeth's Journey Mixed Emotion With Sister Emily Moving! We are all very aware of time passing.  Especially this year and last year.  Due in part to the pandemic. Because we are often told the number of months “we… May 12, 2021 Elizabeth's Journey Vaccine Social Story? Vaccine Social Story? Well, for us I would not say as I actually wrote one out for Elizabeth. But I did walk her through what we will be doing, when… May 12, 2021 General Deverron Robinson’s Story: A Father’s Journey of Hope, Growth & Connection Deverron Robinson: Apraxia & ASD Speech Progress Home › Blog › “Share Your Story” Winner: Deverron Robinson Share Your Story “Share Your Story” Winner: Deverron Robinson Deverron Robinson shares how… May 12, 2021 General A Mother’s Journey with Down Syndrome: Rachel Cunningham’s Story of Hope & Love Down Syndrome SLP Parent: Rachel Cunningham’s Story Home › Blog › “Share Your Story” Winner: Rachel Cunningham Share Your Story “Share Your Story” Winner: Rachel Cunningham SLP and mom Rachel… May 12, 2021 General Sarah Stites’ Story: A Journey of Advocacy, Hope & Powerful Impact Sarah Stites: Advocacy & TalkTools in Armenia Home › Blog › “Share Your Story” Winner: Sarah Stites Share Your Story “Share Your Story” Winner: Sarah Stites Sarah Stites connects the… May 12, 2021 General How One Family Found Hope Through Speech Progress OPT Autism Nonverbal Speech: How Tracey’s Son Found His Voice Home › Blog › “Share Your Story” Winner: Tracey Simmons Share Your Story “Share Your Story” Winner: Tracey Simmons When… May 12, 2021 Elizabeth's Journey What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? It is funny but when you are young the one thing you are asked more than anything is “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  The answers… March 10, 2021 General OMD101 OMD 101: What Is an Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder? Home › General › OMD 101 General OMD 101: What Is an Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder? A plain-language primer on orofacial myofunctional disorders… February 8, 2021 General Myo Conference – 3rd Global Virtual Event Beginning March 12-19 We’re Deconstructing Orofacial Myology Join us for our 3rd Global Virtual Conference, where we are focusing on OMDs (Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders) and delivering therapy solutions for you to apply right away… February 7, 2021 Elizabeth's Journey The changes 2020 have brought… As I watched Elizabeth tell me she was going to text one of her friends to “connect” with them.  I started thinking about how much this year has changed her… February 7, 2021