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TalkTools News 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 Facebook page on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Vanessa will… January 26, 2018 TalkTools News Elizabeth's Journey 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… January 22, 2018 Elizabeth's Journey Annabelle's Progress 5.2 YEARS: COMPLEX THOUGHTS 5 Years 2 Months Hello! Belle is cruising along with dance classes and school this fall. I feel like her articulation is holding steady, but I do see an improvement in… January 19, 2018 Annabelle's Progress TalkTools News 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 the International… January 8, 2018 TalkTools News From the Experts Deciphering Dysphagia BY COLETTE ELLIS M.ED., CCC-SLP, BCS-S Dysphagia, or having difficulty swallowing, can affect upwards of 15 million adults in the United States alone. Research has demonstrated that as many as 1… December 22, 2017 From the Experts Annabelle's Progress 5 & 5.1 YEARS: GETTING EASIER TO UNDERSTAND 5 Years How in the world is this little gal 5 years old? Seriously. It has hit me pretty hard that I don’t have any little ones at home anymore. We… December 8, 2017 Annabelle's Progress Elizabeth's Journey 5 Tips for “Conference” If your school is anything like ours, you are nearing the coveted time called conference night. You may have already had yours. I used to solely rely on these times… November 25, 2017 Elizabeth's Journey TalkTools News TALKTOOLS RECEIVES CONTINUED APPROVAL AS AN ASHA APPROVED CE PROVIDER TalkTools has been re-approved by the Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to offer continuing education activities for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. The approval period is… November 21, 2017 TalkTools News From the Experts Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia This poster was presented at the 2017 annual American Speech-Language & Hearing Association, Saturday, November 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia” Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Lori Overland,… November 17, 2017 From the Experts TalkTools News COMING TOGETHER FOR PUERTO RICO The TalkTools extended family has been closely following the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico over the last weeks — and months. We were saddened by the immense devastation caused by… November 13, 2017 TalkTools News