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Annabelle's Progress 20 MONTHS: EATING GUMMIES & USING A CUP Belle is now 20 months old and is continuing to do well. She has started walking so she has been focusing a lot on mastering that skill. Her talking has slowed down… May 26, 2015 Annabelle's Progress Elizabeth's Journey A Mother Learns Many Lessons Elizabeth is one of those children, lucky or unlucky, depending on how you see it, who has a summer birthday. These children get to wake up and automatically be off… May 18, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey TalkTools News THE DSCBA MAKES A BIG IMPACT The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area’s mission is to promote the unique contributions of children and adults with Down syndrome by providing direct services to them and their families, and to… May 8, 2015 TalkTools News Annabelle's Progress 19 MONTHS: 18 WORDS & 18 SIGNS Belle is starting to imitate words more which I am excited about. To date, she has approximately 18 words and 18 signs. She is very animated and quite dramatic at… April 30, 2015 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 18 MONTHS: CHEWING WITH HER NEW TEETH Annabelle is continuing to do well with her straws and eating. Several of her teeth are coming in all at the same time so she is getting to eat a… March 31, 2015 Annabelle's Progress Elizabeth's Journey Interning in Advocacy I left everyone last month by saying that Elizabeth was going to school!  What an accomplishment for her and her strength. Yes our little Elizabeth is in school.  Everyday of… March 31, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Annabelle's Progress 17 MONTHS: ATTENDING A COURSE AND IMPROVING HER EXERCISES I recently attended the “Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy” and it was great. Monica was the presenter and I really learned a lot. It helped to show me what exercises and goals… February 28, 2015 Annabelle's Progress From the Experts EARLY ORAL-MOTOR INTERVENTIONS FOR PEDIATRIC FEEDING PROBLEMS: WHAT, WHEN AND HOW “Early Oral-Motor Interventions for Pediatric Feeding Problems: What, When and How” Authors: Cecilia J. Manno, Catherine Fox, Peggy S. Eicher and MaryLouise E. Kerwin JEIBI VOLUME 2, ISSUE NO. 3,… February 26, 2015 From the Experts Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Jaw Stability Protocol for Severe Underbite Hi Therapists, What do I do for a 19 year old student with a severe underbite (a gap of ½ inch between top and bottom teeth) when trying to use… February 25, 2015 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction Ask a Therapist Ask A Therapist: Proper… February 18, 2015 Ask A Therapist