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Success Stories Success Story: Beth & Heather Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Home › Blog › Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Testimonials Oral Motor Therapy… March 17, 2016 From the Experts Performing A VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult & Pediatric Patients We are delighted to share with you a description of TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones’s four-hour presentation at the annual MSHA Convention, March 3, 2016. “Performing a VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult and Pediatric… March 2, 2016 Annabelle's Progress 2 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: UPS AND DOWNS 2 Years 8 Months Hello! Today we were walking through the snack/cereal aisle at the grocery store, and Belle had spotted something so she ran ahead. She quickly grabbed a… February 29, 2016 TalkTools News TALKTOOLS WORKSHOP HOSTS SPEAK UP “Everyone really enjoyed the course.  All of the feedback I’ve gotten has also been positive.  Lori did a wonderful job presenting.  Chad did a great job handling everything on site. … February 23, 2016 TalkTools News AN INTERVIEW WITH DIANE BAHR, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI BEFORE HER FIRST TALKTOOLS WORKSHOP While Diane Bahr’s first workshop with TalkTools is approaching, we wanted to highlight her recent addition to the team. TalkTools: What was your first encounter with Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)? Diane:  I took courses… February 23, 2016 TalkTools News TALKTOOLS SPONSORS A SPEECH THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TRIP TO UKRAINE Last November, TalkTools sponsored a mission trip to Ukraine made by five Curtin University Health Sciences (Australia) Alumni, through the program “Go Global.” They trained parents of children with Speech… February 19, 2016 Elizabeth's Journey Socialization at School Sometimes it is weird how you will look back on certain times in your life and see the struggles you had quite clearly.  But at the time, you are simply… February 10, 2016 Success Stories Success Story | Cora Rose Cora Rose: Down Syndrome TalkTools Infant Success Home › Blog › Success Story: Cora Rose Success Story Success Story: Cora Rose Cora Rose — a TalkTools client since infancy with… February 6, 2016 TalkTools News HOW THIS RESEARCHER TOOK A STEP TOWARD CLINICIANS: RAY D. KENT, PHD’S LATEST FINDINGS Recently, Ray D. Kent, PhD has published a review article entitled “Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders: A Narrative Review,” in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2015, Vol.… February 3, 2016 Annabelle's Progress 2 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: SEEING PROGRESS 2 Years 6 Months Here are a few recent pictures of Belle. (Yes, the second picture is of Belle letting us bury her in the sand.)   Belle just crossed the 100… January 27, 2016