Success Story: Maddox
Maddox Before & After TalkTools® Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) After our daughter Maddox was born, one of the first things her teacher said to us was, “Be sure that she…
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Parameters of Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh M.A., CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson M.S., CCC-SLP Foreword: This article, in the original form, was published in Advance Magazine for Speech Pathologists. The article has been expanded…
2015 CHARGE SYNDROME CONFERENCE
TalkTools Instructor Whitney Pimentel, MA, CCC-SLP is presenting at the CHARGE Syndrome Conference this week in Chicago! Whitney will be speaking on Friday, July 31 from 2:15 – 3:15PM. Her…
22 MONTHS: FAMILY TIME & HORN PROGRESS
We have some fun pictures in this update including one of Belle with her extremely loving brother and sister. You can also see Belle enjoying her veggie straws at therapy…
Podcast: A Case for Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
Recently, TalkTools® Presenter Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP joined Jeff Stepen, MS, CCC-SLP on his podcast, Conversations in Speech Pathology. In the podcast, Robyn discusses common misconceptions about Oral Placement Therapy…
Middle School Awaits
It is funny but just as soon as you get used to something, that something changes. I am sure everyone can sympathize with that, right? Well, this is how I…
21 MONTHS: REPEATING WORDS
Belle is continuing to progress month after month. She has become more vocal, and she has officially mastered walking. Belle is confident in her ability to walk anywhere she wants…
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Individuals with a Down Syndrome
By: Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP Presentation of the Problem: Individuals with Down syndrome are at risk for what is known as Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders or OMD. OMD can impact the…