Success Story: Anna & Heather
Heather Vukelich, MS, CCC-SLP, TalkTools Level 4 therapist and owner of Happy Kids Therapy in Danville, CA specializes in treating speech and feeding issues in individuals with Down Syndrome. She…
Consider Experience as Part of Evidence-Based Practice to Evolve Our Profession
This is a repost from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), with permission from the author. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh I was happy to read Melanie Potock’s recent blog, “Three Structures in…
WHAT’S NEW AT TALKTOOLS? 5 MUST-HAVES
From tongue-training to throat-scoping, learning and CEU-earning. What’s new at TalkTools? 1. FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF TOTS (BOOK) The dynamic duo Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP and Lori Overland, MS,…
“Stop & Teach”: Achieving Independence for Your Special Needs Child
I thought that maybe I would give everyone an update on how Elizabeth is doing in her life. ELIZABETH IS 20 YEARS OLD NOW. AND SHE IS IN A COLLEGE…
A GLANCE AT THE PREMIERE OF OUR NEW TOTS WORKSHOP
The premiere of our brand-new live workshop, “Functional Assessment and Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs),” instructed by tongue-tie experts Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP and Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT,…
5.3 YEARS: THE COOLEST SPEECH THERAPIST
You know how there are some people who you just click with? That’s how it is for Belle and Monica Mitchell, TalkTools speech therapist. Belle adores her. Not only does…
OUR FIRST LIVE Q&A + “A WEEK IN THE LIFE”
TalkTools is thrilled to present our first Live Q&A and Instagram takeover! TalkTools Level 4 Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith will be hosting a Q&A Facebook Live video on the TalkTools Therapy…
Setting Goals & Defining Independence for Your Special Needs Child
I wanted to write about finding strength and the positive. I feel like I need to write about this because so much of the time, when you have a child…
3 WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT TOTS
Tethered Oral Tissue(s) or TOTs is a topic that has been more frequently discussed in the fields of lactation, speech pathology, oral surgery, orofacial myology and otolaryngology. Organizations such as…